r/TikTokCringe • u/newphonehudus • Jul 27 '26

Discussion Crime: working out while black

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u/JonnyTN Jul 27 '26

Just a guess. Gym saw a guy recording behind a person not knowing it was a father son. Maybe they have a no recording in the gym policy.

They overreacted, called the police, and it turned into an issue of "a business asked you to leave the premises" and the guy kind of refusing to leave. Just a non biased look at it though.

But if they got a membership there, it should have just been "hey no recording man" and that's it

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u/Accomplished_Mind792 Jul 27 '26

The shit part is they don't seem to have asked him to leave.

So the cops were unnecessary

They also weren't revoking his membership so they aren't saying he did anything.

Only at the end did they ask him to leave by blaming him for there being a scene. Which is ironic from the people who called the cops

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u/jmtyndall Jul 27 '26

They arent revoking his membership because to get outta them payments he needs to send a hand written request signed in blood and notarized by the president to the gym ownership via carrier pigeon and have it arrive between 2:15pm and 2:25pm on an odd-dated Wednesday of an even numbered month

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u/PlantainPat Jul 27 '26

I was at a crunch recently and a woman was crying explaining to the dude at the desk that she had come by 4 times to cancel her membership (cant cancel via email/online if you aren't from CA) and their managers were always "in a meeting" and unable to help her as they sat in their guest tables together 10 feet away.

So you aren't wrong. This place is definitely going to be the new planet/la fitness trapped in you in a membership we don't want to let you out of

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u/Ser_VimesGoT Jul 27 '26

Should be a requirement by law that you be able to cancel any membership or subscription in a reasonable manner.

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u/BeanWaiting4CeMoment Jul 27 '26

In 2024, the FTC made a rule that companies had to make it as easy to cancel as it was to sign up. Unfortunately, the courts struck it down in July of last year.

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u/absawd_4om Jul 27 '26

The fruits of corruption, oh lobbying.

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u/mandala1 Jul 27 '26

Lina khan was truly the goat

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u/BeanWaiting4CeMoment Jul 27 '26

Absolute queen among thieves

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u/BiZzles14 Jul 27 '26

Democrats in office vs. Republicans in office

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u/davexa Jul 27 '26

Well they can fuck right off. I’ll just pass on signing up for gym membership…yeah.

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u/Toadcola Jul 27 '26

Too bad the oligarchs gutted the CFPB. So much winning, for them.

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u/NO_FIX_AUTOCORRECT Jul 27 '26

They tried to add rules like that but Republicans blocked it

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u/Ser_VimesGoT Jul 27 '26

I know they're the absolute worst but what would be the justification for that? What do they gain?

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u/Korashy Jul 27 '26

What do they gain?

The United States Dollar

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u/TheoryNew1736 Jul 27 '26

Not sure if it works everywhere, but when I lived in NV and wanted to cancel my gym membership without a fuss all it took was going onto the website and changing my address to a random one in CA. Did that and hit refresh and suddenly there was a button to cancel on the page.

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u/fallingfeelslikefly Jul 28 '26

It's law here in Mamdanistan!

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u/SnoopFoxyFox Jul 27 '26

I would just cancel the card it's on, or leave the account with no money. They'll get the hint.

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u/ShorelineStrider Jul 27 '26

I had to get my bank involved to get out of a local gym membership....after I moved away. Just showed proof of attempts to cancel. It was easier than jumping through the gym's hoops.

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u/cassavetes Jul 27 '26

Private Equity acquisition just last year. Stay away from them.

https://pesqueeze.com/company/crunch-fitness

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u/fresh-dork Jul 27 '26

i'd just stand in the lobby and make a scene - chant I WANNA CANCEL on repeat until someone showed up

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u/RealSociety6433 Jul 27 '26

It took me 2 weeks of calls and a letter mailed to Crunch to get out of my membership

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u/Thick-Giraffe1710 Jul 27 '26

It’s easy, stop paying.