In a chilling reminder of the present zeitgeist in a severely polarized America, the following story serves as a double cautionary tale:
Be careful where you go and what you say. Any kind of complaint, microaggression, or suggestion of disrespect can be fatal.
If another person does or says something provocative or disrespectful toward you, you must resist the urge to punch them in the face or worse.
Wendy’s employee charged with murder after customer fatally hit at Arizona restaurant
After a customer complained about his fast food order:
A Wendy’s employee is being charged with second degree murder after a man was struck in the head in a Arizona fast food restaurant in July, and later died…
Wendy’s employee charged with murder after customer fatally hit at Arizona restaurant
A few weeks ago a fast food customer shot two store employees, one fatally, because there was too much mayo on his sandwich.
June 27, 2022 ATLANTA (AP) — A man who complained there was too much mayonnaise on his sandwich opened fire at an Atlanta sandwich shop, killing one employee and injuring another, police said.
Almost everyone is on a hair trigger now, even when they don’t realize it before something happens.
I’ve always had one of those tempers that makes me stupid when I’m taken by surprise. I know this is a survival instinct, but in my case it borders on suicidal.
There is more than one kind of PTSD.
Anyhow, it takes a long, long time to learn to handle fear and anger without doing something crazy.
Young people, who don’t even have fully developed forebrains, are particularly vulnerable. So, yes, indeed, be careful what you say or do to whom.
We had active shooter training at the church the other day. Another sign of the times.
I feel for the employee. He may have been very badly slurred. He will face years and years in prison. He never should have gotten violent. He was not a kid. He was more than old enough to manage himself. He was angry.
When you say be careful what you say…yep not that there should be violence at all but that older man provoked that more than likely. I mean he went there. That was the ultimate dumb. Other than the man who hit him that was dumber.
This is why I’m rude to telemarketers instead. I’m the one who has asked telemarketers (men and women) for oral sex and lap dances or told them I was masturbating to the sound of their voices. Yes, this works at getting them to hang up. Come to think of it, I haven’t heard from a telemarketer in some time, so there goes my chance for an extended warranty on my car.
This is why I’m rude to telemarketers instead. I’m the one who has asked telemarketers (men and women) for oral sex and lap dances or told them I was masturbating to the sound of their voices. Yes, this works at getting them to hang up. Come to think of it, I haven’t heard from a telemarketer in some time, so there goes my chance for an extended warranty on my car.
DV,
Telemarketers may be the bane of our existence. While your post seems chuckle-inducing, on reflection it may be worth remembering that teenagers as young as age 14 can work under the FLSA:
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets wage, hours worked, and safety requirements for minors (individuals under age 18) working in jobs covered by the statute. The rules vary depending upon the particular age of the minor and the particular job involved. As a general rule, the FLSA sets 14 years old as the minimum age for employment, and limits the number of hours worked by minors under the age of 16… Each state also has its own laws relating to employment, including the employment of minors. If state law and the FLSA overlap, the law which is more protective of the minor will apply. [Information source public domain.]
The attack (one of many) and also the responses of some METARs is indicative of the gradual disintegration of the social civility that makes a crowded, highly interactive civilization possible.
When families stop teaching self-control (based on religion and/or philosophy) and schools stop teaching civics, people absorb their concepts of proper behavior from the media and video games. The media and video games train people to act on primitive emotional impulses.
Strong odds the man in front of the counter was very provocative.
That punch killed him but the intent was not to murder anyone. If the intent was murder it would have been assumed to continue the beating.
The civics are completely lost on those (we do not know specifically in this case) who are utterly racist. None of us should be surprised if that was the provocation.
When families stop teaching self-control (based on religion and/or philosophy) and schools stop teaching civics, people absorb their concepts of proper behavior from the media and video games. The media and video games train people to act on primitive emotional impulses.
We need to be mindful that there is a movement here in Shinyland that depends on, and promotes, people childishly acting out at the slightest affront, rather than “turning the other cheek” as some Commie, some years ago, urged.
The man who was struck never should have been. But odds on he asked to be in a massive argument. This was not just some random act of violence because the cashier was African American lets get past that.
video games train people to act on primitive emotional impulses.
Well, sort of. They train people to react to visceral stimuli in controlled, disciplined ways. People who fail to develop that control do not win at video games.
I agree there is too much pew pew pew in video games.
