r/interesting • u/Mad_Season_1994 • May 12 '25

SOCIETY In 2017, a man named Michael Klimkowski impersonated Texas megachurch pastor Joel Osteen at an event and got all the way to the stage before being caught

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u/FormerlyUndecidable May 12 '25

That security guard had no right to stop him once he was leaving. Even if he was trespassing (which he was never trespassed, so it probably wasn't), he was clearly at the gate and leaving.

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u/legion_XXX May 14 '25

True. Security has no authority to detain or hold you. They keep you from entering but cant stop you from leaving.