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<h3>For new-comers to the story, here's a brief recap</h3>
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<p>On Friday May 8th, I took this picture at the downtown Seattle REI store.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/3513998015/" title="Two Loomis Employees Refilling an ATM at the Downtown Seattle REI by veganstraightedge, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3513998015_6cc77c0563.jpg" alt="Two Loomis Employees Refilling an ATM at the Downtown Seattle REI"></a></p>
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<p>I was arrested by the Seattle Police at REI. This picture was taken of me by Mark Sangerman, another customer at REI</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/3532300070/" title="This is me getting arrested by Officer Abed at REI for taking a photo and refusing to show my ID by veganstraightedge, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3532300070_5f91e86086_o.jpg" alt="This is me getting arrested by Officer Abed at REI for taking a photo and refusing to show my ID"></a></p>
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<p>After I was released and got home later that night, <a href="http://veganstraightedge.com/articles/2009/5/9/1/of-atms-iphones-and-911/" title="Of ATMs, iPhones… and 9/11? « I Am Shane Becker">I wrote about my experience.</a></p>
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<p>The next few days was a lot of media coverage on <a href="http://consumerist.com/5249853/loomis-rent+a+cops-have-shopper-cuffed-hauled-away-over-atm-photo?skyline=true&s=x" title="Your Rights: Loomis Rent-A-Cops Have Shopper Cuffed, Hauled Away Over ATM Photo">various</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/8jman/rei_shopper_arrested_for_taking_photo_of_an_atm/" title="REI shopper arrested for taking photo of an ATM : reddit.com">websites</a>, <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/snap-judgment/Content?oid=1540903" title="Snap Judgment - News - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper">print</a> <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/CoverArt?oid=1537386" title="The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper">media</a>, <a href="http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=76&sid=167428" title="The Dori Monson Show · MyNorthwest.com">talk</a> and <a href="http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17542" title="Public Art and Bad Advice">news radio</a> and on <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/45065832.html?video=YHI&t=a" title="KOMO News - Local & Regional - Video - Cell phone snapshot lands man in jail">television</a> <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/45065832.html" title="Cell phone snapshot lands man in jail | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional">news</a>.</p>
<p>I was interviewed on NPR member station KUOW in Seattle, WA today (May 13th). The full show can be heard at <a href="http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17542" title="Public Art and Bad Advice">http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17542</a>. This is the <a href="http://assets.veganstraightedge.com/audio/linked/rei-loomis-atm/shane-becker-on-the-conversation-on-kuow-with-ross-reynolds.mp3" title="MP3">few minutes that was about me and what happened at REI</a> (mp3).</p>
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<p>Here's <a href="http://assets.veganstraightedge.com/audio/linked/rei-loomis-atm/shane-becker-on-the-dori-monson-show-about-atm_rei_loomis-incident-2009-05-13.mp3" title="">the audio from the Dori Monson show today (May 13th) where we talked about the ATM/REI/Loomis incident</a> (mp3). It's just the actual show parts, no news or commercials. It was edited down by <a href="http://exitcavehere.com/2009/05/people-with-ity/" title="Exit Cave Here » Blog Archive » People with “ity”">Matt Misbach</a>. (Thanks, Matt). I'm pretty happy with how the show turned out.</p>
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<p>After a few days, <a href="http://veganstraightedge.com/articles/2009/5/13/1/what-happened-at-rei-an-update/" title="What happened at REI. An Update. « I Am Shane Becker">I wrote an update about the new things that happened</a>.</p>
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<p>What's next is not especially clear, but this is not over.</p>
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<p>Questions, comments, suggestions, editorial corrections, death threats, love letters, deathbed confessions, insider whistle blowing, vegan cookie recipes, high fives, bike rides, chilling exposes, or media requests? <a href="mailto:veganstraightedge@gmail.com">Email me</a>. (<a href="mailto:veganstraightedge@gmail.com">veganstraightedge@gmail.com</a>)</p>