Not All Re-Cycling Is Good
EDITORS' CHOICE, IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS, PARENTS/GUARDIANS, PARK | RIGHT | JUNE 15, 2010
(I am in a public park, riding my quad. A little girl comes up and asks for a ride. Since I’m not accustomed to giving strangers rides, I politely decline. A few minutes later, an angry woman storms up.)
Woman: “Excuse me!”
Me: “Uh, yes?”
Woman: “Why won’t you give my daughter a ride?! You made her cry!”
Me: “Well, I’m sorry about that.”
Woman: “So you’ll give her a ride?”
Me: “No, ma’am, I’m sorry. I just don’t feel comfortable giving strangers rides.”
Woman: “What terrible service! I am going to report you!”
(I hear her on the phone with the police.)
Woman: “Yes, this person refuses to give my daughter a ride on her quad. No, I don’t know her. What?! No, I am not on drugs!”
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