Amazon shuts customer’s house down for a week due to alleged racial slur

If you think you control your Amazon devices, think again.

That’s what Brandon Jackson assumed about his “Ring” camera, Amazon’s latest surveillance doorbell that offers both convenience and security. Well, that is, until a delivery person accuses you of a racial slur. If that happens, you might as well bid farewell to all convenience and security. And control.

Glenn Beck elucidates not only what happened to Jackson'’s home but also what this incident reveals about the world we live in.

It all started when a package was delivered to Jackson's home. He had programmed his doorbell to say, “Excuse me, can I help you?” any time someone rang the bell. Seems innocent enough, right?

Apparently not.

The Ring doorbell, which begins recording based on motion sensors, captured the delivery person saying, “How dare you,” getting back into his car, and driving away with Jackson’s package in tow. Never mind that he was wearing headphones when all this occurred; that’s not an important detail.

Fast-forward to when Jackson returns home, expecting his package to be waiting for him. You already know he doesn’t find the package, but what he does find is that he’s been locked out of his home, unable to get inside because the other Amazon devices that power his house have been shut down.

Once he does manage to get inside, he realizes he can’t turn anything on or use any of the items he’s paid for because everything in his home is run by Amazon products.

Unbeknownst to Jackson, the slighted delivery person had reported to Amazon that Jackson’s doorbell had spouted off a racial slur when he approached.

And Amazon’s response was not to call Jackson, their longtime customer, to get clarification on the situation, but rather to power down all the Amazon devices that operate Jackson’s home.

It took a full week for Amazon to even respond to Jackson and lift the restrictions.

Lucky for Amazon, Jackson was quite forgiving, claiming he was glad that Amazon protected its employees.

Beck, however, is far less optimistic.

Before Amazon seizes control of your property, “they don’t even call, they don’t check, they don’t do anything,” he says.

Never mind the fact that “you’re paying for the service, you’re the customer, you’re the one who just ordered things on Amazon and have purchased every little device to run your house from Amazon and are paying Amazon a monthly payment.” None of that matters because “you don’t matter – that’s the world we are entering,” he explains.

“Maybe we need to question our reliance on Amazon’s service and maybe our own information and our own devices,” he warns.

Amazon is just the beginning, though. This crippling control is already permeating the globe. Beck compares Brandon Jackson’s Amazon disaster to a bone-chilling tale about his recent trip to Scotland. Watch the full video here.

Want more from Glenn Beck?

To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.