> What most people think is "just a little disrespect" to a cop is usually
> far more than they'd ever take themselves from anyone in their own job,
> let alone from a family member or a friend. Gates would probably never
> treat a shopkeeper, a house painter, or a car salesman like he probably
> treated that cop.
OTOH, this thread made me think: what if Customer Service / Tech. Support workers had arrest powers? How Gates screamed at the cop is how "a lot" of people treat others on the phone when their cable tv stops working, their gadget is broken, their Internet has problems. But unlike cops, customer service workers are expected to take the verbal abuse.
Matt
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