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March 13, 2002
OfficeMax Rats Out Its Customers
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Laura Hershey of Denver, Colorado, went to her local OfficeMax to do some copying
on March 9, and she was astonished to see a "Notice to Our Customers" that read:
"During this time of heightened security awareness, we will report suspicious or
questionable requests for printing or document reproduction to law enforcement
authorities."
Hershey complained to the store manager and wrote a letter to OfficeMax
headquarters in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
"This policy does not make anyone more secure," Hershey wrote. "On the contrary, it
is likely to intimidate people who may hold controversial political or religious
opinions,
and suppress their right to disseminate those opinions through flyers, newsletters,
etc. . . .
"Those who will be affected are the grassroots activists, organizers, artists,
students,
and others who have a legitimate need or desire to express their opinions in print,
and who must do their duplicating at a local retail outlet such as OfficeMax.
"When these individuals come into your store, and read the sign posted prominently
at the Copy Center, many will be afraid to proceed with their printing project-not
because they are doing anything dangerous or illegal, but because they feel
intimidated by that threat to turn them over to the authorities.
"Those who do go ahead and print their materials may risk being reported,
investigated, harassed, even arrested."
In short, Hershey said, the policy invades people's privacy and "suppresses their
right to free expression."
The Progressive talked with Steve Baisden, manager of investor relations at
OfficeMax headquarters, on March 13.
He said the sign "is up in all of our print-for-pay stores," and the company has more
than 1,000 of them.
The policy, he said, "is a direct result of the events of Sept. 11. We are cooperating
with the authorities in every way we can."
Baisden says the company has already turned in a few customers to the authorities.
"I'm sure we've reported a few things, but I don't think anything's come of them," he
said.
As to Hershey's point about trampling on basic freedoms, Baisden said: "Certainly
we want to respect people's rights, but we have a social responsibility as well to work
with local authorities as much as we can."
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