A bar in Seattle has become the first in the country to officially ban patrons from wearing Google Glass. "I'm a thought leader," the owner of 5 Point, Dave Meinert, told KIRO Radio. "First you have to understand the culture of the 5 Point, which is a sometimes seedy, maybe notorious place." Indeed, they are notorious for their $3 shredded pork tacos and spinach omelets. Basically, you don't want to enrage the mutant heroin-smuggling pirate cannibals at 5 Point with your $1,500 sissy toy, because pretty soon Danny Trejo or Don Johnson will show up and people are going to get hurt.
“Part of this is a joke, to be funny on Facebook, and get reaction," Meinert admits, "But part of it’s serious, because we don’t let people film other people or take photos unwanted of people in the bar, because it is kind of a private place that people go."
A Google spokesperson told CNET, "It is still very early days for Glass, and we expect that as with other new technologies, such as cell phones, behaviors and social norms will develop over time." Oh, goodie.
So remember, don't bring your fancy, Big Brother technology into 5 Point, because as the management says, "ass kickings will be encouraged for violators." (Don't forget to "like" 5 Point on Facebook!)
