A word to the wise: don’t ever say “go ahead and call the cops” unless you’re absolutely positive you’re in the right and you’re not going to end up having a huge problem with the 5-0.

But some people are clueless and they need to learn the hard way!

A Reddit user who worked as a security guard talked about what happened when a situation like this was sprung on them out of nowhere.

Call the cops? If you insist.

Many summers ago I worked front desk at a regional headquarter of a multinational corporation. For a visitor to be granted entrance, they had to prove that a) they have an appointment, and b) they are who they claim to be.

Now the first part was easy, no need to show us your email, just give us a name and we’d call that person to confirm. The second required some sort of ID though, driver’s license, employee badge, something like that.

Or your inviter would have to meet you out here and confirm to us in writing. Note that we didn’t keep your document, we just needed to put down your name and take a real quick glance of your face and photo.

Things seemed to be pretty normal on the job…until one particular guy showed up…

Most of our visitors had no problem with the protocol. Some would voice their frustration but still comply. Well not this special guy. He got aggressive and demanded an explanation about the need for an ID when he was standing right here.

But this guy was insistent, so this security guard could only do what was asked of them!

Couldn’t seem to grasp it however we tried, and he got increasingly louder. He didn’t want his inviter to meet him outside because “this is wrong.” Security was ready to see him out when he screamed at us to call the cops, because we needed to be arrested and taught a lesson on civil rights.

And he learned a HUGE lesson that day.

Calls were made, cops came quickly, and he went out in cuffs.

Turned out they already had a warrant, just weren’t in a hurry to get him.

Icing on the cake was that he was here for a job interview.

Check out what Reddit users had to say about this.

One person made an excellent point.

Another individual said this person can do better…

This reader talked about something all job seekers should be aware of.

And one Reddit user said this story offers a life lesson.

What a dummy!

I have a feeling he learned a valuable lesson that day…