For victims of public humiliation, which includes verbal attacks, they could feel as although they're less than a person. This holds genuine for a whole lot of hardworking single mothers accessible suffering to make ends meet even as elevating a baby or numerous children on their personal.
There are a whole lot of opinionated jerks in the world who love not anything extra than take cheap shots at those less lucky than they may be. And watching exact people suffer abuse at the fingers of these types of people is regularly very frustrating because a variety of people don’t dare to stand up to the abuser. They either sense it isn’t their place or just freeze up while the instant to step up provides itself. however, the purchaser in this fictional comic story did step up in protection of a single mom who became being browbeaten by way of an arrogant wealthy snob because she couldn’t find the money for to buy her son a birthday cake. What this appropriate Samaritan did next was wonderful.
(I’m in line to pay. Customer #1 in front of me is about in his 4os, and very well-dressed in a suit and tie. Customer #2 in front of him seems to be a single mother with her child. I’m pretty shabbily dressed (day off); wearing only faded jeans, an old, novelty Star Wars shirt, and have my long hair almost covering my eyes.)
Customer #1: "Lady, can you hurry up! Some people are important and actually have places to be!”
(Customer #2 is fumbling with her money. In her cart, she only has basic groceries and what appears to be a birthday cake for her child. She mumbles something about not having enough money, and decides to leave the cake behind.)
Customer #1: "Don’t waste everyone’s time if you can’t even pay for your s***! Or maybe you need another government handout that comes from my taxes?!”
(At this point, I feel like I’ve got to step in.)
Me: "Hey man, that’s enough!”
Customer #1: "Who do you think you are? I’ll have you know I’m the [high profile position] at [large shipping company], and no one ever talks to me like that.”
(Suddenly, I become much more respectful.)
Me: "I’m so sorry, sir. I had no idea you were so important. Would you mind if I asked you for your business card?”
(Customer #1 smugly hands me his card. I see he is, indeed, who he says he is.)
Me: "And here’s my business card.”
Customer #1: "Why the h*** would I want your”
(Customer #1 suddenly goes pale, as he notices that I am co-owner of [large shipping company].)
Me: "Now that I know your name, I’ll be sure to phone your supervisor to ensure you’re put on probation. One more act like this and you’re fired.”
(Customer #1 stammers for a bit, before practically running from the store. I end up paying for the mother’s cake, and even gave them a bit extra to buy the kid any toy from the store.)
