Woman killed over not saying 'thank you'

outlander said:
People are just sick, twisted and stupid:(

I'm in and out of a lot of restaurants while working.

I always hold the door open for people and surprisingly, they almost always hold it for me. Probably mostly due to my senior status:)
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here... people just genrally speaking hold the door open for someone whose right behind them or coming in as a person goes out...granted there's a very few who don't hold the door open.. but hey , so what.. we didn't know what reason they didn't so who cares...it's absolutely no biggie...
 
Ruthanne said:
There's a lot of people who shouldn't carry a gun or other weapons! It's very sad this happened. RIP
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Jazzy1 said:
The Brief:

1. A woman was shot and killed outside a Dallas PetSmart on Tuesday following an argument that started over the suspect not saying "thank you" for a held door.

2. The victim, Cecilia Simpson, was shot multiple times after the dispute escalated into a physical fight in the parking lot.

3. Police have arrested 22-year-old Keona Zachyua Hampton, who is booked into the Dallas County Jail; a bond has not yet been set.

Full article: Woman killed outside Dallas PetSmart after argument over not saying 'thank you'
I’m a door holder. If I see someone about to come out of the door I’m walking in, or I see them following me out, I’ll hold it open. 95% of the time they will say thank you. The other 5% when they don’t acknowledge my presence? I shrug my shoulders and keep on with my day. It is not worth losing your life over.

Your thoughts on this?
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My thoughts are not to jump to conclusions about where blame lies. I've just read the full account of what happened that is contained in the link in the OP.

The woman for whom the door was opened and who did not say thank you, Keona Hampton, is in my mind entirely to blame for the death of the other woman, Cecilia Simpson. Simpson and her daughter were trying to escape from Hampton who followed them to another location where the shooting occurred. The murder was malicious and also premedicated. That a gun was used is IMO a secondary issue. She might have just as easily used her car to kill Simpson.

Where does all this rage come from?
 

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If I hold open a door, help someone reach something on a high grocery shelf (I’m tall) or anything else that helps someone out, I do it because it makes ME feel good, not for the thanks or accolades, but just because it makes me feel like a better person.
 
hollydolly said:
OK. which part of it did they exaggerate...?.. just so we know :oops:
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The exaggerated "click me now" part was the headline making it sound as if someone didn't say thank you and got immediately shot for it. The actual story is that it was the person who didn't say thank you that killed the door opener after stalking the victim and her daughter to another store and then to their car. But sensationalized headlines get more clicks.
 
I just wish people would quit assuming the door holder was holding the door for some sort of selfish or less than purely loving reasons, along with the implication that she was at fault somehow. She did a polite thing and now she's dead. I think she deserves a little sympathy and not so much of the holier-than-thou criticism.
 
timoc said:
I held a door open for a young woman of 63 with walking aids, she said, "Thank you Darling, not many like you now." She gave me a really big smile and disappered into the store. That for me was a 'feel good' moment. 😊

Trish, how I came to learn her age was I met her again in the store cafe 30 minutes later, we had tea together and she told me I was the same age as her Dad. 😊
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She sounds like a sweet lady and such a nice meeting for you both although, I hope it was Yorkshire tea! :)
 
She held the door for an ungrateful brat and then didn't have the control to ignore that the ungrateful brat didn't have the courtesy to say thank you. I guess she was one that thought it her social duty to let this brat know she was rude. That isn't something that anyone can do safely, in this day and time. If a person in their 20s doesn't know common courtesy, then arguing with them or pointing it out, will not change anything and many times leads to conflict.

The killer stalked her and her daughter. It is clear to me the killer probably had gang affiliations and perhaps, purposely, was rude in order to start a conflict. Her stalking the victim, certainly paints the profile of a gang affiliation. It is also clear to me, that the killer sought conflict and did all the things to try and make this killing look like it had some kind of justification.
 

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