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Mister Ed

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12. They empowered *her* to decide whether she was safe and whether the interaction was normal.

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 09:03 PM

Oct 2023

They didn't decide for her. We internet posters, far removed from the scene, shouldn't decide for her either.

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How about some GOOD news? [View all] AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 OP

How clever and thoughtful of the Starbucks staff to offer this help! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2023 #1

Yay!!!! Karadeniz Oct 2023 #2

Fantastic! There is human kindness left in this world. We need to encourage it when possible. Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #3

Notice concern and compassion comes from the average citizen worker Stargazer99 Oct 2023 #61

Seems a little weird, actually lostnfound Oct 2023 #4

No joke..oh, my gosh! Somebody approaching someone and Talking to them! masmdu Oct 2023 #5

No... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #6

What's not safe about someone talking to someone? masmdu Oct 2023 #10

Unfortunately... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #15

Not true. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #42

I agree with you... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #43

Maybe they Rebl2 Oct 2023 #18

You weren't there ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #56

How do you know the guy WAS? Rabrrrrrr Oct 2023 #69

Thank you for saying what I was going to say. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2023 #72

Nothing, in ideal circumstances. forgotmylogin Oct 2023 #71

Yeah, and it seems like they left out some details of the encounter Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #9

An older man talking to a very young woman can give a creepy vibe in a variety of ways. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #14

True, but I have to agree with the other posters saying it may have been an overreaction. Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #21

It's a social media post by someone who wasn't there ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #57

Yes, they need more there , as it gives ammunition treestar Oct 2023 #64

They empowered *her* to decide whether she was safe and whether the interaction was normal. Mister Ed Oct 2023 #12

Well said, and an excellent point. Think. Again. Oct 2023 #16

Agreed. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2023 #17

Wasn't she already empowered to do that? masmdu Oct 2023 #22

No one assumed anything. They merely asked her. Unobtrusively. Mister Ed Oct 2023 #26

Sure they did. The assumption was that one person approaching another and talking to them is masmdu Oct 2023 #29

+1. Excellent analysis. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2023 #37

All this from the comfort of our place at the keyboard and the lofty heights of our ivory towers. Mister Ed Oct 2023 #39

Good, but "empowered" is not the right word. I'd say, they let her call the play without interfering Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2023 #36

Aye. I knew that wasn't exactly the word I wanted. Mister Ed Oct 2023 #38

Exactly we can do it Oct 2023 #46

Exactly we can do it Oct 2023 #47

I don't believe stories like this anyway. LisaM Oct 2023 #30

I've seen this story more than a few times already... Native Oct 2023 #34

same pic, tho. mopinko Oct 2023 #44

Your anecdote ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #53

Not sure Italy is a good example -A 65 yr old man can grope a teen as long as it's under 10 seconds. progressoid Oct 2023 #31

Oh, Delphinus Oct 2023 #51

This was my take RAB910 Oct 2023 #50

If you weren't there ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #52

As but one example of how gob-smacking naive it is ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #55

whoever tells the story knows we were not there treestar Oct 2023 #65

Anytime you see a child being forcefully taken to a car you should ask them if that is their parent. Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #59

It never hurts to be careful with people we dont know especially for females Stargazer99 Oct 2023 #62

Yeah, they need more description there treestar Oct 2023 #63

I like it republianmushroom Oct 2023 #7

Wow Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #8

Was this in Seattle? The Blue Flower Oct 2023 #11

For those with social anxiety like myself Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #13

Don't come to the south. I will start a conversation with just about anyone. Lochloosa Oct 2023 #19

True! "Accidentally" spent a couple of hours yesterday chatting with masmdu Oct 2023 #23

Same in the Keys tavernier Oct 2023 #28

And you showed up right? Lochloosa Oct 2023 #32

Me too. I make it a point of having pleasant conversations with strangers. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #33

Do you approach people in a way that makes them ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #58

Well Bless Your Heart. I was not even responding to the original Post nor about the story. Lochloosa Oct 2023 #66

I read that as the drink was extra-hot, in case she needed to dump it his lap JoseBalow Oct 2023 #20

I stopped into the Highway 1 Brewery along the Coast Highway with my college-age niece. We were on NBachers Oct 2023 #24

Know the hand signal for distress. usonian Oct 2023 #25

Having worked in the food service industry (light years ago) you get used to "reading" fierywoman Oct 2023 #27

Something like this happened to me and I'm a guy. A woman came in and reached for Wonder Why Oct 2023 #35

The Starbucks staff did the right thing. wnylib Oct 2023 #40

Great story! I can't think of a better guardian to keep you safe. NBachers Oct 2023 #41

That one did in 1966 when this experience happened. wnylib Oct 2023 #48

One thing that I didn't mention. wnylib Oct 2023 #49

it was fla. mopinko Oct 2023 #45

EXCELLENT n/t CousinIT Oct 2023 #54

What a great anecdote!!! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2023 #60

It was a judgement call by the staff and they did the right thing. world wide wally Oct 2023 #67

I wish MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2023 #68

This is beautiful ❤️ redqueen Oct 2023 #70

So fucking what if it was an over-reaction??????????? Ferrets are Cool Oct 2023 #73

Crime statistic in general are not necessarily relevanyt to any given situation soldierant Oct 2023 #74