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Is this fair preferential treatment or unfair?

This is old news. I was the first to post about this on the forum.
 
pablo7 said:
That guy is a DOUCHE for accepting but not a total douche cause he did not ask them to let him go first. I guess you could say he's douchebagging it part time.
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To me you hit the nail on the head: the fact that he didn't ask and genuinely seemed to not expect this at all makes it alright with me. After all, when it comes down to it, it was one more person in front of you if you were previously in front of him. Pretty inconsequential. (Yes, I know it's not necessarily the best precedent to set but it didn't get out of control so no big deal IMO.)
 
decadentdave said:
Another child of entitlement. What do you want, a free Bumper or something?
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I already got one from Apple, but thanks for offering.

BTW, pay attention to the thread, it was merged. Hence, my post came from another thread, the one that was merged into this one. Not sure if you could figure that one out.
 
Sean4123 said:
No i'm not lazy and I don't care about defending myself and can handle your criticism with ease. Why would I give a damn what some stranger on macrumors.com thinks. The only thing that frustrates me is the fact that you have no idea what kind of a person you are. Due to the rules of the forum, i'm not obliged to tell you, but I think if you take a look in the mirror, you'll realize what i'm talking about.
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Please, enlighten me through PM if you'd like.
 
Jason Bateman deserves privilege.

On a serious note, imagine how annoying it is for a known celebrity to have to wait on line for these sorts of things. You are essentially trapped so you are just going to be pestered for autographs, pictures and be told stories non-stop. Word of you being there will spread, and since everyone waiting in line have nothing to do they will all come bother you at some point. it would seem entirely unbearable.

If people treated celebrities better, I might feel different about it, but I think getting to the front of the line to reduce the commotion and his exposure is a fair thing.
 
marksman said:
Jason Bateman deserves privilege.

On a serious note, imagine how annoying it is for a known celebrity to have to wait on line for these sorts of things. You are essentially trapped so you are just going to be pestered for autographs, pictures and be told stories non-stop. Word of you being there will spread, and since everyone waiting in line have nothing to do they will all come bother you at some point. it would seem entirely unbearable.

If people treated celebrities better, I might feel different about it, but I think getting to the front of the line to reduce the commotion and his exposure is a fair thing.
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Yeah, there was a small uproar a few months ago over Halle Berry, her daughter, and then-boyfriend getting to jump lines and go through security early at an airport (I believe it was in Montreal). People were all angry saying that they shouldn't have gotten preferential treatment, but I think if they'd waited in line the paparazzi would've been all over them and then people would have complained that they were interrupted/disturbed by the photographers and said they should've just moved them on through to avoid that :rolleyes:
 
nparmelee said:
With a celebrity in line the security issues and headaches can go way up! I remember working at a movie theater when Steve Perry (yeah, I'm old) came in with friends. We put them up in the balcony to keep the sanity somewhat controllable, then the jerk had to lean over the balcony edge and yell down to people. Almost caused a riot and we had to kick him out of there.

I don't blame them for making the offer and who really wouldn't accept if given the offer?
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+1
 
nws0291 said:
Miami cops are corrupt d-bags. Would have loved to see that.
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Pretty ignorant statement to make. It's been my experience that people who break the law and get busted often make such over the top blanket statements. So what crime did you get busted for? I have a tip for ya.... Don't break the law and you won't be bothered by the dbag Miami pd.
 
IlliniDude said:
I think it's cool that he was willing to wait in line. Would have been cooler if he had declined the invitation, but if you were waiting in line and someone invited you to the front, what would you do?
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Agreed, can't fault Jason for accepting an offer like that.
 
marksman said:
Jason Bateman deserves privilege.

On a serious note, imagine how annoying it is for a known celebrity to have to wait on line for these sorts of things. You are essentially trapped so you are just going to be pestered for autographs, pictures and be told stories non-stop. Word of you being there will spread, and since everyone waiting in line have nothing to do they will all come bother you at some point. it would seem entirely unbearable.

If people treated celebrities better, I might feel different about it, but I think getting to the front of the line to reduce the commotion and his exposure is a fair thing.
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Isn't that one of the occupational hazards of being a millionaire AND wanting to be famous? If you don't want to be famous, don't become a Hollywood actor...
 
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