Lee
Senior Member
- Location
- Chatham, Ontario
At first glance most of us would say Yes, it is an assault. But this could only happen at Costco and it happened today and I witnessed it.
Costco lets seniors and front line workers in early to avoid the lineup. They have two separate lines with security monitoring. Now here comes a young woman, no way was she a senior, more like mid to late 30's sporting a ratty grey wig that looked like it came from a thrift store. Her way of not waiting in the long line.
Bold as brass she attempts to get a cart only to be stopped and asked to show proof of age. No proof but she thinks pointing out her grey hair is going to be like waving a magic wand. The man tells her again that he needs ID and she again points to the wig. Security says that could be a wig. Next thing I know the man in front of me reached with his cane, speared the wig and proudly waved his prize and in a loud voice says "yup, it's a wig all right"
You would think the lady would have been embarrassed enough to slink off, but no, instead starts screaming that she was assaulted. To make matters worse or actually funnier I think, the cane guy still has the wig caught on the prongy end of the cane and is waving it in the air just out of reach.
As much as I wanted to stick around for the end of it I instead thought I better scram into the store before the cops were called and I would have to give a statement.
Only at Costco eh?
Your thoughts though, would this be an assault?
Costco lets seniors and front line workers in early to avoid the lineup. They have two separate lines with security monitoring. Now here comes a young woman, no way was she a senior, more like mid to late 30's sporting a ratty grey wig that looked like it came from a thrift store. Her way of not waiting in the long line.
Bold as brass she attempts to get a cart only to be stopped and asked to show proof of age. No proof but she thinks pointing out her grey hair is going to be like waving a magic wand. The man tells her again that he needs ID and she again points to the wig. Security says that could be a wig. Next thing I know the man in front of me reached with his cane, speared the wig and proudly waved his prize and in a loud voice says "yup, it's a wig all right"
You would think the lady would have been embarrassed enough to slink off, but no, instead starts screaming that she was assaulted. To make matters worse or actually funnier I think, the cane guy still has the wig caught on the prongy end of the cane and is waving it in the air just out of reach.
As much as I wanted to stick around for the end of it I instead thought I better scram into the store before the cops were called and I would have to give a statement.
Only at Costco eh?
Your thoughts though, would this be an assault?
