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I think thats kinda the point, law enforcement likely wouldnt be involved in this situation in a civil society. The manager might have taken the loss or he migh
by petermcneeley 8y ago
I think thats kinda the point, law enforcement likely wouldnt be involved in this situation in a civil society. The manager might have taken the loss or he might have spoken to scott directly. Living in a civil society is about deescalation and assuming good intentions of those around you. Again the main mistake Scott is making is not his absent minded stumblings (note his bomb squad story) BUT his lack of recognition that he is living in a society where many minor errors are considered criminally hostile behavior.
- pdabbadabba 8y agoDoes it make a difference to you if (as seems like might be the case) smoothie bar employees did attempt to speak to him directly (though not in especially calm or lucid ways, as Aaronson describes it) but, at least from their perspective, he just walked away mid-interaction?
- petermcneeley 8y agoYes it does improve the situation and maybe if scott was less absent minded he would have snapped out of it and realized wtf was happening. However at the end of the day you have scott misunderstanding this as demanding a tip and the employee then misunderstanding this as brazen petty theft. Both reach these rather hostile assumptions quite quickly which causes escalation of a rather ridiculously silly situation.