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Stop Corporate Abuse: Threaten to Call the Cops

I recently stayed at a hotel that I read online was dog friendly.  When I checked in, I had Amicus with me.  I went up to my room, went to bed, and woke up the next morning.A woman comes screaming at me as I'm leaving the hotel.  "Dogs aren't allowed here!" "Um, OK.  Sorry.  I'm checking out anyway.""Oh no you don't!  What room were you staying in?  There will be a $200 room cleaning fee."  I had driven 7 hours the night before and was about to get the keys for a new apartment - which required another 2 hours of driving.  It was 6 a.m.  After assessing the woman's negative body language, I concluded that she could not be reasoned with.  So I went nuclear."If you charge my credit card $200, I will call the police!""What?! How dare you!""I did not hide the dog at check in...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on April 23, 2009 (boomark / email).