Comment on please be nice to retail workers
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 month agoAt least here in Indiana, that would not at all be unprecedented as a reason someone decided to attack someone else physically.
I used to do video journalism for one of the local TV stations. People would threaten me for the camera being in their presence. Not pointed at them, just them being around it. “You point that thing at me and you’re dead.” When they were walking by and my back was too them.
I just don’t have the courage to speak up to people in this environment. I wish I did, but I don’t. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have that sort of bravery.
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
That sucks and yeah, a bunch of America is pretty hot headed. Sorry you had to experience that shit. Camera people are just trying to do their jobs.
I think another direction is also just being support. A kind “That dude was a asshole” empathy is also pretty helpful in the moment, when the victim is still processing and stressing.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Now that I have done. Said that to the person afterward.
I don’t know if this matters to them or not, but I always try to look people at the register in the eye at least once during the transaction (usually at the end). Just to show we’re on the same level. Maybe they don’t notice, but I feel like it’s a minor gesture I can make in case they do.
occhionaut@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Even if they don’t consciously notice your intention, i’m sure it comes off as a blissfully low-streas interaction. Good on ya, wish there were more folks like you!