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Our next Reddit post is from Because Life Is. Many summers ago I worked front desk at a regional

headquarters of a multinational corporation. For a visitor to be granted entrance, they had to

prove that A, they had an appointment, and B, they are who they claim to be. Now the first part

was easy. No need to show us your email. Just give us a name and we'd call that person to confirm.

The second required some sort of ID though. Driver's license, employee badge, something like that.

Alternatively, your inviteer would have to meet you out here and confirm to us that it's you in

writing. Note that we didn't keep your ID. We just needed to put down your name and take a real

quick glance of your face and photo. Most of our visitors had no real problem with this protocol.

Some would voice their frustration, but still comply. Well, not this special guy. He got aggressive

and demanded an explanation about the need for an ID when he was standing right here. He couldn't

seem to grasp it however we tried and he got increasingly louder. He didn't want the person who

invited him to meet him outside because this is wrong. Security was ready to see him out when

he screamed at us to call the cops because we needed to be arrested and taught a lesson on civil

rights. Calls were made, cops came quickly and he was escorted out in cuffs. Turns out he already

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