[nagdu] Stupid people?

[PICKRELL, REBECCA M (TASC)]

Sounds like the guy just didn't like women. To Michael, it's extremely difficult to be in this position and adopt the "I'll just educate them" attitude because these people just will not listen to anything a woman has to say You cannot educate someone who is not going to take the messenger seriously. 
To whoever this happened to, do make sure that the mall followed through in a manner that you like or can at least be okay with. Also, if you want to try it, go back and see if the situation changes if you have a man with you. This wouldn't make it right, but it would show you if you still care what you are up against. 


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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 4:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Stupid people?

Did the guy come from a foreign land? Some such folk don't understand the laws.


On Jan 1, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Jessica Pitzer wrote:

> Today, Kip and I went shopping with my mom. I was holding her arm,
> heeling Kip who was behaving very well. We stopped at this little
> stand in the mall which had these rings you could get engraved with
> your name on them. I was feeling the different types of rings, when I
> had noticed that Kip had broken his sit, and his tail was beating my
> legs. I immediately knew someone was petting my dog, so I turned a
> little to my left and said very politely, can you please stop petting
> my dog, he's a working dog and you are distracting him. Without
> missing a beat teh guy says sure, but leave my stand right now. I was
> taken aback, I just stood their. My mom was like lets go this guy
> asked us to leave. I was like no mom he has no right to ask us to
> leave, my dog was going nothign wrong and neither were we, the got got
> enraged and told us to leave right now. My mom and I found the mall
> manager and reported the situation, and were told it'd be handled. I
> was just shocked, my dog was well groomed, was sitting perfectly at my
> left side while I browsed, bothering no one, and yet what an idiot.
> Jessica and Kip
> 
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