Parents Sue Wal-Mart Over Arrest Of Daughter With Special Needs

[Demo_Chris]

20. And? What, beyond our compassion and a parking space, does this entitle her to do?

It's bloody easy to always "one-up" the compassion of someone else when all you are doing is talking about it.

Real world you have a twenty five year old woman, either completely mental or going postal on PCP or meth, repeatedly shrieking at the top of her lungs and violently refusing to cooperate when confronted by store security. In the fantasy world of online compassion racing you would rush up with a big old hug and hand her an ice-cream sandwich and a puppy and everyone would laugh and congratulate you on your empathic skills. But in the real world you would be protecting any kids near you while you hustled for the nearest exit, probably scared shitless.

I ran into a very similar situation at a Chile's Restaurantant late last year. Guy just completely freaked out, screaming, yelling, refused to leave when confronted by management. A few waiters tried to grab him and escort him out and he was having none of it. He fought them off and continued storming around the dinning room. Out of a room full of terrified men, women, kids, and employees, I was the ONLY guest who stood up to this guy and blocked him from the diners cowering in the back of the room.

NO ONE said, "Wait just cone minute! This guy might be mentally handicapped!" That's absurd. Why would anyone care if he was? Handicapped doesn't mean you have blanket screaming freak-out privileges. In fact, it doesn't entitle you to any special behavior at all. Society doesn't have to tolerate someone's bullshit just because they have problems.