Woman killed over not saying 'thank you'

I’ve held the door open for many people carrying children, packages or just not physically capable of doing it themselves. Most say ‘thank you’. A few don’t. In both cases I just say, in a normal voice, “You’re welcome.”
 

Warrigal said:
PS. I've been to Hawaii and US. Have you visited Tasmania and anywhere else in Australia

It is an expensive exercise.
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I always wanted to go on a walkabout when I was a young man, never got around to it.

I also got an offer to manage and supervise a new restaurant chain in New Zealand. Being recently divorced I had two small children I didn't want to become estranged from. Also the investor was a lawyer and I didn't really trust him ;)
 
CallMeKate said:
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.
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Believe me having worked for many years in the Media, I know about sensationalism and clickbaits... I just wondered in my initial question, that someone had some inside information...that some part of the news had been exaggerated :unsure:
 
How about the scenario where A holds the door open for B, then B responds by saying "Thank you", but then A remains silent rather than responding with "You're welcome"? I that case would it be resonable for B to shoot A?
 
Trade said:
How about the scenario where A holds the door open for B, then B responds by saying "Thank you", but then A remains silent rather than responding with "You're welcome"? I that case would it be resonable for B to shoot A?
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I don't think there is any rational justification for the use of a gun in these circumstances.

As a Brit, there is no justification for taking a gun to the mall in the first place.

When I lived in the US, I mentioned guns to my wife (a New Yorker born in Manhattan). She made it very clear that she wouldn't ever allow a gun in a house she lived in. Enough said.

You know, I'm guessing that even the person who did the shooting wouldn't be able, at this point, to make sense of what happened.
 
VaughanJB said:
I don't think there is any rational justification for the use of a gun in these circumstances.

As a Brit, there is no justification for taking a gun to the mall in the first place.

When I lived in the US, I mentioned guns to my wife (a New Yorker born in Manhattan). She made it very clear that she wouldn't ever allow a gun in a house she lived in. Enough said.

You know, I'm guessing that even the person who did the shooting wouldn't be able, at this point, to make sense of what happened.
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I was being facetious.
 
Warrigal said:
PS. I've been to Hawaii and US. Have you visited Tasmania and anywhere else in Australia

It is an expensive exercise.
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I have not visited every country on the planet.

That said, I've been to several, and my favorites are US, and then Australia. And for very different reasons.

The US was fast paced, energetic, competitive, action oriented. Australia was (in my experience) the polar opposite. Aussies were very laid back, relaxed, and very much aware that we need time to enjoy ourselves outside a work ethic. Damn, I loved it there.

But yes, it's not only a very long way away, it's therefore expensive.

Without meaning to offend anyone, the US is a great place to work and fight in competition. Australia is a better way to retire and take it easy.

Oh, and Kangeroo's and fantastic. Seeing them in the wild was just something else.
 
horseless carriage said:
The Second Amendment to the Constitution states the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The Supreme Court has affirmed this as an individual right, particularly for self-defence. The right applies to both federal and state governments, thanks to the Supreme Court's ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago.
That Amendment allows Americans to carry firearms which, sadly, get used. The U.S. gun death rate is over 340 times higher than the UK's. Guns are deeply ingrained in American society and the nation’s political debates.

About a third of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun. At the same time, in response to concerns such as rising gun death rates and mass shootings, the U.S. surgeon general has taken the unprecedented step of declaring gun violence a public health crisis. The answer is up to Americans, they can't have it both ways.

The UK is rare among developed countries for it's police officers to not carry firearms, as only a small percentage of officers are authoried to do so, typically specialist armed firearms officers. This approach is based on policing by consent, relying on community trust, and is a historical foundation of the British criminal justice system, with a very low level of gun crime contributing to the low number of routine firearm carriers.
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That’s why they use machetes and knives and clubs.
Maybe you should be comparing the number of violent deaths or people killed with any kind of weapon.
Yes! PEOPLE GET KILLED EVERY DAY IN THE UK JUST LIKE THEY DO IN CHICAGO BUT NOT WITH GUNS!
I get so tired of seeing all of the smug comments about how much nicer it is to get a face full of acid or hacked with a machete than it is to get shot!
 
outlander said:
Apparently to be safe in today's world both parties should exclaim their extreme gratitude and bow to each other.
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Great material for an SNL sketch.

Person A holds the door for Person B.

Person B: Thank you
Person A: You're very, very welcome
Person B: No, no, I really mean it. Thank you SO much.
Person A: Oh, it was nothing
Person B: I shall be forever in your debt for your kindness
Person A: Well, after all, I was going through the door anyway
Person B: That doesn't matter. It was still very nice of you...

and so on and so on, while each is holding a gun pointed at the other.
 

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