Did you hear about the Target porn?

[CloudBee]

Oct 15, 2015 9:56:33 GMT -5 toledo said:

This is the second time in recent months that pornographic audio invaded a Target in California. In July, much the same happened at a Target in San Luis Obispo, 185 miles to the south. Police were called to the store, which was briefly evacuated until staff silenced the bawdy broadcast.

[oliviapope]

LOL, I don't know how I would react to this.

[fryjack2]

Someone explain loudspeakers to me. Doesn't someone have to push a button and talk into something to get it to broadcast? Is someone sitting in a room playing this into a microphone?

Or is it a hackable system that can be controlled from outside?

[oliviapope]

Oct 15, 2015 10:05:54 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

Someone explain loudspeakers to me. Doesn't someone have to push a button and talk into something to get it to broadcast? Is someone sitting in a room playing this into a microphone?

Or is it a hackable system that can be controlled from outside?

When I worked retail we played music over a system and just flipped a button and it played on a repeat all day. I'm guessing this was similar, I'm just not sure why they weren't able to turn it off. 

[pixy0stix]

Oct 15, 2015 10:05:54 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

Or is it a hackable system that can be controlled from outside?

Must be if this happened to another store.

[zoomzoom]

This is just plain weird. I can't believe there just wasn't an off switch or something. But I probably would have been the inappropriate one who started laughing uncontrollable. Also, I don't have kids; if I did, I'd probably have a different reaction.

[Deleted]

I feel lawsuit coming "I felt violated..."
I wouldn't like it but that seems like a bit much to me.

[lilafowler]

Oct 15, 2015 10:20:58 GMT -5 zoomzoom said:

This is just plain weird. I can't believe there just wasn't an off switch or something. But I probably would have been the inappropriate one who started laughing uncontrollable. Also, I don't have kids; if I did, I'd probably have a different reaction.

I have a kid and I would have laughed.
But I'm an asshole.
ETA-and then I would have removed my preshusss from the premises asap. Lol.

[spindle92]

I can't get the link to open so sorry if this was addressed in the article but was this two store employees going at it on someone's desk and they hit the audio button or what?

[thebreakfastclub]

Maybe things have changed, but when I worked at Target, the microphone was at a desk by the employee entrance. Press the button and talk, lol.

They don't play music in the store, so they didn't need more than that.

[cuddlyevil]

Oct 15, 2015 10:20:58 GMT -5 zoomzoom said:

This is just plain weird. I can't believe there just wasn't an off switch or something. But I probably would have been the inappropriate one who started laughing uncontrollable. Also, I don't have kids; if I did, I'd probably have a different reaction.

If it's muzak, it's a set-up like sirius/xm-- so they have a receiver/speaker system. Which would make it hackable. 

I find it hard to believe they couldn't turn it off though, you'd think they'd have at least volume control. 

[clseale]

Oct 15, 2015 10:21:32 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

I feel lawsuit coming "I felt violated..."
I wouldn't like it but that seems like a bit much to me.

So violated and appalled, that he stood there and recorded it. LOL

[fryjack2]

Oct 15, 2015 10:18:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Oct 15, 2015 10:05:54 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

Or is it a hackable system that can be controlled from outside?

Must be if this happened to another store.

Or a district manager ( both were in California, right?)or someone who travels to more than one Target for work who has access to the PA system? 

I have no clue.  

[zoomzoom]

Oct 15, 2015 10:26:11 GMT -5 clseale said:

Oct 15, 2015 10:21:32 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

I feel lawsuit coming "I felt violated..."
I wouldn't like it but that seems like a bit much to me.

So violated and appalled, that he stood there and recorded it. LOL

...and then promptly excused himself into the men's room. 

[janetplanet20]

I don't understand why people were yelling at employees instead of just leaving the store.

[thatgirl2478]

I don't understand the people who feel 'violated'... or those who dropped everything they had and ran out of the store...

[spindle92]

Oct 15, 2015 10:38:37 GMT -5 toledo said:

Oct 15, 2015 10:22:33 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

I can't get the link to open so sorry if this was addressed in the article but was this two store employees going at it on someone's desk and they hit the audio button or what?

The article is C&Ped in full right under the link.

sorry, I thought that was just part of the article - didn't realize it was the full thing.

[demelza]

I've worked at Target and they have a pa system with multiple microphones throughout the building. Guest service, fitting room, in the employee office. Also the red courtesy phones can access the pa system as well.

[iamgrace]

I would probably want to cover my kid's ears, but then proceed to laugh my ass off.

[Eagles]

I can't imagine flinging my Threshold shower curtain to the floor and fleeing the scene in disgust.

[iamgrace]

Oct 15, 2015 11:13:37 GMT -5 Eagles said:

I can't imagine flinging my Threshold shower curtain to the floor and fleeing the scene in disgust.

like, if I was alone(without kids) I would probably fall down laughing.

[Eagles]

Oct 15, 2015 11:32:37 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

Oct 15, 2015 11:13:37 GMT -5 Eagles said:

I can't imagine flinging my Threshold shower curtain to the floor and fleeing the scene in disgust.

like, if I was alone(without kids) I would probably fall down laughing.

Seriously.  I would be cracking up and probably calling my sister so she could hear it. 

[Aloe Vera]

I watched the video and it sounds like it's the audio from a porn movie. I could be wrong but either they've been hacked or someone is playing a porn movie through their phone and blasting it on the PA system.

[jennysmitten]

I would laugh my ass off and call my bff so she could hear and laugh her ass off as well.

[RoxMonster]

Ha this would make me crack up. I mean, I don't have kids, and if I did, I would probably not be crazy about them hearing this.

But lol. I mean, yes, it's inappropriate to play this at Target obviously, but I feel like some of the customers are taking life way too seriously in this article.