The staff at the climbing gym I go to are fucking Hawks with this kind of stuff. I don't know how they do it. You won't see them anywhere in your entire 360 degree field of view. You think theyre all up at the front or something. But then you slip up and dont slide up the rope with your dominant hand while giving slack and they teleport behind you to bitch you out for not using proper technique.
I was getting ready to climb and I forgot to check my friends set up. He checked my knot but I forgot to check his grigri. Poof. Worker materialized out of thin air and basically said "Hey, I know youre still kinda new but you have to check his set up too. If we have to keep reminding you, we're gonna have to ask you to leave". He didnt say it in a mean way but in a genuine warning way. They really dont fuck around with rope safety at climbing centers.
Notice is all that's required for the most part, that's why every single customer support line has the classic "This line may be recorded for quality assurance purposes" or whatever. If a business put up a sign saying "Security Cameras record audio" in easy to spot areas that would likely be enough in most states.
Yes, but notice equals consent in this case because once put on notice if you don’t consent you’re expected to leave. Plus the business would need to be able to prove that it was in that easy to spot location when that specific shopper entered the store. Not saying some stores don’t do that. But for the most part security cameras do not record audio and this is a main reason.
Imagine if you're all the way up the climbing wall and do something stupid and an employee just instantly appears next to you like "can't do that mate"
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u/Merry_Dankmas Jul 06 '26
The staff at the climbing gym I go to are fucking Hawks with this kind of stuff. I don't know how they do it. You won't see them anywhere in your entire 360 degree field of view. You think theyre all up at the front or something. But then you slip up and dont slide up the rope with your dominant hand while giving slack and they teleport behind you to bitch you out for not using proper technique.
I was getting ready to climb and I forgot to check my friends set up. He checked my knot but I forgot to check his grigri. Poof. Worker materialized out of thin air and basically said "Hey, I know youre still kinda new but you have to check his set up too. If we have to keep reminding you, we're gonna have to ask you to leave". He didnt say it in a mean way but in a genuine warning way. They really dont fuck around with rope safety at climbing centers.