Polite or Prick

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Interesting Thread so far

My point in the original post “lady parks in fire zone” was not to talk about parking in fire zones or handicap spots but to think about these little civil disobediences and our obligation as a citizen and the overall effect of not doing anything.

I usually give the benefit of the doubt and do nothing, but is that right? Is that too passive?

I want to pose a challenge, at the next opportunity, to take some action, as politely as possible and post what happens in this thread.

After finding this sight about a month ago it is obvious the members constitute a high percentage of motivated men and women. Let’s make a difference

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[quote]lostinthought wrote:
I think there’s a TON more crap in the world to worry about. We’re a nation at war with a corrupt political system and our values on life keep lowering…But a lady parking in a fire zone gets to you? [/quote]

In that case it makes as little sense to get upset when people curl in the squat racks.

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[quote]HardcoreHorn wrote:
lostinthought wrote:
I think there’s a TON more crap in the world to worry about. We’re a nation at war with a corrupt political system and our values on life keep lowering…But a lady parking in a fire zone gets to you?

In that case it makes as little sense to get upset when people curl in the squat racks.[/quote]

I personally could care less about someone curling in the squat rack unless I need to squat right then.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
HardcoreHorn wrote:
lostinthought wrote:
I think there’s a TON more crap in the world to worry about. We’re a nation at war with a corrupt political system and our values on life keep lowering…But a lady parking in a fire zone gets to you?

In that case it makes as little sense to get upset when people curl in the squat racks.

I personally could care less about someone curling in the squat rack unless I need to squat right then. [/quote]

Right, and that’s why I care as I’ve said, about littering. I have to look at it blowing across the parking lot. That’s why I speak up.

And speaking up to illegal handicap parkers may keep that spot open for a handicapped person.

Every little bit helps.

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[quote]derek wrote:
Professor X wrote:
HardcoreHorn wrote:
lostinthought wrote:
I think there’s a TON more crap in the world to worry about. We’re a nation at war with a corrupt political system and our values on life keep lowering…But a lady parking in a fire zone gets to you?

In that case it makes as little sense to get upset when people curl in the squat racks.

I personally could care less about someone curling in the squat rack unless I need to squat right then.

Right, and that’s why I care as I’ve said, about littering. I have to look at it blowing across the parking lot. That’s why I speak up.

And speaking up to illegal handicap parkers may keep that spot open for a handicapped person.

Every little bit helps.[/quote]

It is all about priorities. I hate people who litter. If I can hold onto my trash until I get home, so can they. I put that as a greater offense in my mind than someone who goes into a pizza parlor and parks in the fire lane.

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Light her car on fire or ignore it.

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[quote]HardcoreHorn wrote:
lostinthought wrote:
I think there’s a TON more crap in the world to worry about. We’re a nation at war with a corrupt political system and our values on life keep lowering…But a lady parking in a fire zone gets to you?

In that case it makes as little sense to get upset when people curl in the squat racks.[/quote]

If we can’t put an end to squat rack curlers, delinquent parkers and the riff-raff that undermines our attempts at a polite society, how the hell are we supposed to stop global warming, terrorists, nuclear threats, intercontinental ballistic missiles, economic supervillians, the beasty boys…

…terrorists that use intercontinental ballistic missiles to exacerbate global warming…

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[quote]derek wrote:
Sweet justice[/quote]

I’ve seen them do that in NYC. Bust both windows and run the hose thru…too frickin funny. Sometimes they also push it out of the way with the truck…not too gently.

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One time when I was 16, I was renting a movie next to the grocery store where my dad was shopping. I walked back back into the grocery store to see my dad sitting down and holding his chest. He asked me to go get the car since he had a history of heart problems, so I went out and quickly pulled up in front of the store and started back in to help him outside.
Suddenly, some old woman starts screaming at me saying that I was not in a parking spot and I need to move looking all smug with her friends next to her. I immediately started yelling right back as I was running into the store(can’t remember what I said but it was not plesant). That shut her the fuck up real fast. Ever since then I think twice before I open my mouth when shit like this happens because you never know the whole deal.

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Normally I say to people who litter, "hey you dropped something and I point to it. That’s about as far as I go. As long as they don’t tell me to go fuck myself, I leave it alone. Most of the time they pick it up.

My rule of thumb on saying things to people is, would I say something to the person if it were a guy who was 6’5" and no doubt would throw me a beating? That kind of keeps me from saying something just because I know I can. Small, stupid shit goes south fast so I TRY to use the MYOB approach.

As far as people abusing other people, clerks in stores, even something that might look domestic, I have always said I would just ask that person getting abused if they would like me to call the police? All situations are different, but like most of the posters have stated, escalation isn’t good but it is hard to walk away from schmucks.

I remember stopping a lady in Trenton from spanking her child kinda hard. I always remember being happy I did that, but when I’m reminded of it, I ALWAYS ask myself if I would have done it had it been a big angry dude who would have vented his frustration on me.

My nephew, 19, who isn’t a fighter had one a couple of years ago and hurt the other kid, and did 6 months in Monmouth County Prison in NJ. It has made me reflect on things. You hurt someone, you either go to jail, or lose some possessions, or both. The flip side is someone fucks you up and I have been on that end. Nothing like a thorough ass kicking.

I’m into taking plate numbers and I tell my wife if anyone is driving and threatening, get your cell phone out and act like or actually call the cops.
My days of getting out of the car with guys are over. Lose-lose situation.

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[quote]derek wrote:
Professor X wrote:
HardcoreHorn wrote:
lostinthought wrote:
I think there’s a TON more crap in the world to worry about. We’re a nation at war with a corrupt political system and our values on life keep lowering…But a lady parking in a fire zone gets to you?

In that case it makes as little sense to get upset when people curl in the squat racks.

I personally could care less about someone curling in the squat rack unless I need to squat right then.

Right, and that’s why I care as I’ve said, about littering. I have to look at it blowing across the parking lot. That’s why I speak up.

And speaking up to illegal handicap parkers may keep that spot open for a handicapped person.

Every little bit helps.[/quote]

I see what you’re saying (I think). If it affects you in some way (other than just wanting to put your nose in other people’s business) I’m all for saying something to the person.

The stop sign example that Prof. X used, to me, is an example of when someone shouldn’t say anything. It didn’t affect the lady that the person in fron of her didn’t stop. She was wrong to say something (IMO).

If someone didn’t yield to me when it was my turn (and if it was obvious) at a 4 way intersection, then yea, I’m probably going to honk, cut him off and yell out my window.

The public area that is being littered on is technically property that is owned by the state who you pay taxes to, so if you don’t want to see it littered, then I agree you’d be right to say something to someone you see litter on it.

I wouldn’t say anything to the lady parking in the fire lane, unless she was blocking me in, or making it more difficult for me to enter or leave.

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[quote]djoh615893 wrote:
Here in the Middle East, people are just plain dirty, nasty, self-centered, careless, and depraved. No one gives a shit about the past or the future. It’s just “what is in it for me, what is convenient for me, right here and right now.”
[/quote]

You’re an idiot!

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[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Light her car on fire or ignore it. [/quote]

She’ll remember why its a fire lane after that.

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I think you’re justified in being annoyed, but a lot of people just don’t think when it comes to this stuff. We have a restaurant nearby with take out spots that are obviously horizontal. I went in the other night and this guy had parked his crown vic vertically, which ended up blocking the other cars who were parked in the regular spots.

I would say something if it was handicapped. There was a disabled vet that use to work out at the Gold’s by my house in Boston. He was there everyday, no matter the weather. It really burned my ass when someone took the handicap spot and got out of the car (and was not disabled). I pointed it out and he told me to go fuck myself. I saw the vet trying to get out of his car at another non-handicap spot across the lot and offered him help. He just shrugged it off and said luckily it didn’t happen that often. Sometimes, people can be dicks, but if you can help out, it makes you feel better.

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Bottom line is, a majority of the general population could give two fucks about anybody but themselves. Learn to accept that fact and move on with your life.

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if you’re ready to intervene with someone parking in a fire lane, then you are in for a long day. if i went around policing everything as small as that, i don’t think i’d have time to do anything else.

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[quote]tekgrl wrote:
It really burned my ass when someone took the handicap spot and got out of the car (and was not disabled).[/quote]

This is really the only time I get involved with situations.

I am in complete disagreement with Professor X and the rest of the posters in this thread on stepping into domestic disputes, even if a woman is being physically abused.

It would have to be so blatant and so vicious for me to do anything that I’d probably take longer to respond than someone else. Almost every single time the woman is going to end up telling the police you came up and attacked her significant other, and it’s not worth the hassle unless the woman is clearly being beaten into submission.

Kids are another matter all together, though what defines physical abuse to children probably varies depending on the views of each person.

But the handicap thing bothers me. It doesn’t bother me if there’s 10 open handicap spaces and a guy pulls in and takes one. It bothers me if there’s 3 handicap spaces and two are taken and a guy pulls in to take the third. I usually tell someone to move their car, and they listen. On the off chance they don’t, I’ve threatened people with violence before.

Probably not a great way for me to avoid some form of legal liability or my own death, but that’s what gets me angry without fail.

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[quote]Dweezil wrote:
tekgrl wrote:
It really burned my ass when someone took the handicap spot and got out of the car (and was not disabled).

This is really the only time I get involved with situations.

I am in complete disagreement with Professor X and the rest of the posters in this thread on stepping into domestic disputes, even if a woman is being physically abused.

It would have to be so blatant and so vicious for me to do anything that I’d probably take longer to respond than someone else. Almost every single time the woman is going to end up telling the police you came up and attacked her significant other, and it’s not worth the hassle unless the woman is clearly being beaten into submission.[/quote]

How is that in disagreement with what I wrote? I basically said the same thing.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
How is that in disagreement with what I wrote? I basically said the same thing. [/quote]

Maybe it’s not you and it’s the people that respond to you with pats on the back, I’m probably even more reserved than you on this issue, though. I can not see myself stepping in unless the woman is being absolutely thrashed, and I would imagine most people in this thread would respond if a man raised a hand period.

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[quote]CC wrote:
Bottom line is, a majority of the general population could give two fucks about anybody but themselves. Learn to accept that fact and move on with your life.[/quote]

Very true.