[Ensorceled]

I don't understand this point:

"I don't hold it against the security guy, he was just following instructions."

Why does everybody assume that while what he's doing is awful, he's just following instructions and that he wouldn't do anything truly f'ed up.

I would assume that a guy who is willing to take a job that involves excluding a kid from their class field trip based wholly on that kid's name being on some magic list is the sort to be willing to do all sorts of evil stuff if ordered to.

I'm not saying he IS the type to do evil things if ordered, but that is the safer assumption.

[TillE]

I don't think hypotheticals are particularly relevant.

What I would argue is that (unless you're the bouncer at a nightclub) it is pretty shitty to refuse someone entry without explanation. If you don't know the reason, you should be willing to call your superior and find out, and maybe sort out the situation properly.

And if it's a company where that kind of information is "secret" and not disclosed to the people who are enforcing it, that's a sick culture.