Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/52447663

On August 8, police arrived on the scene of Long Branch Lagoon Water Park in Dodge City, Kansas, to the sight of three self-described “bearded, burly men” who had been in the women’s bathroom and changing area. The manager of the municipally run property allegedly screamed and rushed children out the door.

The men knew this was likely. They didn’t agitate any of the women; they didn’t remove their clothes or make crass comments. They simply used the gendered spaces that the state of Kansas requires them to use by law, because these men are transgender.

“Supporters of SB244, including Attorney General Kris Kobach and Senate Majority Leader Ty Masterson, billed it as a way to keep men out of women’s spaces; it clearly requires some men to enter women’s spaces,” a press release sent to news outlets reads. So, these men took action—using malicious compliance to prove their point.

“Segregating people by suspected genitalia does nothing to improve public safety; it does quite the opposite by opening Kansans up to sexual harassment and discrimination. At no point should anyone be asking anyone else what genitals they have in public.”

The men, dressed in yellow “Compliance Crew” shirts, were part of a small group of trans-masculine Kansans who used the women’s room at facilities across the state that day in a coordinated action. They were also spotted at a zoo, a library, a museum, and other parks. They were in Emporia, Great Bend, Garden City, and Dodge City. At the library, at least one patron complained; at other places, the men used the bathroom and received dirty looks, and simply left the space without confrontation.

But at Long Branch Lagoon, members of the Kansas Compliance Crew resorted to having to describe their genitals to police in order to resolve the matter and avoid arrest.

“The men had a discussion with the manager and police and explained the situation, including uncomfortable descriptions of their bodies,” the press release said. Furthermore, both the manager and the police reportedly said “they had never heard of SB244 nor been notified by any government entity of its passage.”

“I could easily continue using the men’s restroom under the radar,” said Ray Vieux, who participated as one of the demonstrators.

My neighbor come to shop at the store. He specifically called for me, as I don't stay at the front lines of retail but behind, doing other stuff, and jokingly asked, "can I get neighbor discount?". I said sure, and while he's in front of me, I call the supervisor at the phone to approve that. Not even ten seconds pass that he's shouting in my face "can you hurry with that price? I have something else to do!!".

I hung up the phone, sorry, you asked discount, I had to approve that, your price is $LIST_PRICE

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/post/423354

I "wrote" a previous post and I largely did it with AI as a experiment, thinking back on it...stupid and I'm sorry so I deleted it. With that being said, I did actually fight AT&T and won. Here's the story.

It all started with a simple offer, I trade in my phones they pay off my wifes phone, and we get brand new phones. Not an unbelievable offer, but a reasonable offer.

Now, here is where I made my mistake I ask if I need to port my number, and the rep says "Its up to you" I think about it, and kinda want a new number anyway so I say "Give me a new number" and so they do.

I then fill in the info to get my money to pay off the phone, and its declined because I didn't port my number, also some other paper technicality caused by previous carrier that I had zero control over. I escalated my compliant up and down their customer service chain, and got no where.

So I sat there, feeling defeated and dejected and most importantly pissed off. I was now PAYING MORE for my phone service, and we actually had NO NEED to trade in my wife phones and now I'm stuck with this contract for the new phones, it sucked. So I said "Fuck it I'll sue them"

And unlike others, I actually I started my research with ChatGPT. Which I will say WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL. So I drafted a legal letter in that letter I did the following:

• I explained the situation in total honesty
• I citied their own advertisements
• I cited case law against them (they've been sued plenty of times)
• I cited treble damages in my state (means if I win in small claims court I can get 3x my damages)
• I offered them Option A or Option B
• I gave them a generous deadline

In short I was due approx $1,500 in value, they where looking at about $4,500 in losses if this went to court...which after my research I was kinda hoping WOULD HAPPEN.

I then sent the letter certified mail, to their legal entity. In order to find the legal entity go to google and type "Corporation name Legal Entity" and start doing your digging. I actually used ChatGPT to find it for me. And it was spot on.

So I sent the letter certified mail to their legal entity. A few weeks later I get a call from their presidents office. Which is basically their first line of defense against legal complaints.

We have a fairly pleasant conversation, he reviews my letter with me. He goes I see why we declined your service, I also see why you complained. He then said if Option A is still on the table I'd like to do that. I said "Of course, how fast can we get the money?" he said "next week" I said "Great and as for billing" he said "Next billing cycle" I said "Awesome"

In short they agreed to give me the money to pay off my wife phone and the trade in credits that where taken away from us. I've already received the money for the pay off.

So in short

If your mad at a company, write a letter, send it via certified mail to their legal entity, and ChatGPT can be a helpful resource.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33333666

I love malicious compliance with car-centric rules 😎

This piece must be carefully written to avoid my being imprisoned for up to 14 years. That’s a curious sentence to say as a newspaper columnist in Britain in 2025. But since the government voted to proscribe the direct action protest group Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act, any statement seen as expressing support could lead to arrest and prosecution.

Last week, our home secretary joined other female Labour MPs in a photoshoot celebrating the suffragettes, who planted bombs, burned down private homes and smashed up art galleries. They then voted to classify a movement which positions itself as opposing violence against people as a terrorist organisation.

And this weekend, an 83-year-old retired priest, Sue Parfitt, was arrested after holding a placard that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Twenty-eight others were also arrested on those grounds. Questioned about her detention, the Metropolitan police commissioner, Mark Rowley, responded: “It is not about protest. This is about an organisation committing serious criminality.”

Note how even Britain’s top police officer could not bring himself to claim Palestine Action was “an organisation committing terrorism”, which is what the law proclaims. I suspect he knows that, in doing so, he would have exposed the grotesque absurdity of this legislation. Yes, those who have helped drown Gaza in blood have turned the world upside down – treating the opponents of this mass extermination as dangerous, hateful extremists – but words have still not been entirely emptied of their meaning.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31994141