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I always wonder about stories like this what the internal process that lead to this insane overreaction was. At some point, did someone really make the decision
by OskarS 3y ago
I always wonder about stories like this what the internal process that lead to this insane overreaction was. At some point, did someone really make the decision "lets send Pinkertons to this guy's house, risking an enormous publicity backlash"? It's easy to blame "the legal department" for stuff like this, but it seems extreme even for the most zealous attorney.
My hunch is that they probably have some kind of security contract with the Pinkertons to safeguard secrets, and the Pinkertons acted on their own. Hasbro/WotC has done some sketchy stuff recently, but this seems extreme even for them.
- jldugger 3y ago> Hasbro/WotC has done some sketchy stuff recently, but this seems extreme even for them. I'm told their security executive used to be a pinkerton.
- jstarfish 3y agoIf true, that explains a lot. This sort of response appears deranged to outsiders, but would be completely logical if you rationalize it as calling in a favor from your former colleagues. For someone like that, it's not a vulgar display of force-- it's just another Tuesday. Optics are overlooked in favor of ease.
- JohnFen 3y ago> My hunch is that they probably have some kind of security contract with the Pinkertons to safeguard secrets, and the Pinkertons acted on their own This is almost certainly the case, but Pinkerton was acting as agents of WotC here, so WotC are the ones ultimately responsible.
- OskarS 3y agoFor sure. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I was just saying I'm always curious about what the processes are in companies that lead to these disastrous results.
- lmkg 3y ago> and the Pinkertons acted on their own Play Pinkerton games, win Pinkerton prizes. Or, less flippantly: everyone knows who the Pinkertons are and what they do. And the fact that everyone knows is, quite literally, the actual service that they offer. They will do such things without you have to explicitly tell them.
- philsnow 3y agoI have literally never heard of this group. "Pinkerton" is the name of a Weezer album as far as I'm concerned.
- orange_joe 3y agoThey have an outright ominous reputation from their historical involvement in violently suppressing the labor movement in the US. Because they’re still corporate security, they’ve kept this reputation as corporate goons for hire.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoYou should probably read up on some history. They have played a pivotal role (as the antagonists) in the labor movement in the United States. They were involved in some of the largest insurrections after the Civil War. Their name is scattered throughout American history, and not for their good deeds.
- jeffwask 3y ago100% Movies and TV often sow them as a policing the West in the early days of the US but what they should be known for is as thugs and strike breakers for hire who intimidate and threaten whoever you ask while providing distance and cover.
- phyllistine 3y agohttps://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ Aside from the xkcd, this 'everybody knows' effect can be domain specific. The people who hired the pinkertons, and any party interested in stealing corporate secrets, know who they are.
- duxup 3y agoI feel bad for the possible guy in the room who said “Guys this seems like a bit much….” and then had to hear the response…