Friday - June 02, 2006

Respect for the “Uniform”

Via Kim, I find this story from the Englishman:

Young people are twice as likely to show respect to someone in a uniform than are the older generation, the survey by G4S Security Services (UK) reveals. While a quarter of 16-to 24-year-olds said they have respect for a person wearing a uniform just 13% of 55-64 years olds agreed.

But what sort of uniform? G4S used to be known as Securicor and is the largest supplier of uniformed jobs-worths in the country. I have a feeling this question isn’t about respecting proper people in uniform but instead shows that older people have come to despise all the make believe forces who order us about in car parks and shopping centres.

I tried to buy a bench once in B&Q and the only one left was the display model. which the manager refused to let me buy. So I walked out the entrance - the cashier said - “You can’t go out that way”. I pointed out to her that I could, and I would, the word she had be looking for was “mustn’t”. Her reply was a puzzled “eh” and I was then chased across the car park by a security goon who insisted that I went back into the store and left the “proper” way. I asked him what he was accusing me of and how was he going to make me. The fact I wasn’t respecting his cheap man-made fibre suit and cardboard hat perplexed him and he eventually moved out the way before I ran over his foot.

So how many of you routinely disregard the people in “cheap man-made fibre suits”?

I had the occasion to be in Wal*Mart the other day.  After getting my goods, standing in line to check out and paying for said goods, I was “stopped” by an aging fellow in a blue vest at the door.  He wanted to check my receipt before I left (carrying three bags with the word “WAL*MART” clearly emblazoned on them").  I said: “No thanks” and kept walking.  For a moment, he did not know how to react, then finally walked behind me to catch up and said: “I have to check your receipt”, to which I replied (from the second set of doors by now): “If you think I stole something, call the police.  Otherwise, go away.” He wandered back into the store with a rather disturbed look on his face.

Do we subject ourselves to a full frisking when we enter a store like this?  Do we give implicit agreement and permission for such action by merely shopping there?

Posted by Drew458     on 06/02/2006 at 07:50 AM   
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