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Jamie ([info]jamezverusaum) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2006-04-30 16:13:00
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cf_hardcore is at it again
It started out on a typical day. The birds were singing, it was a happy fluffy day. Someone posts this post in customers_suck about an unattended minin human running around unsupervised in their game store. Of course cf_hardcore finds out, as it is prime fodder for the masses. And general wank and wackiness ensues on calling the OP out on not doing the human thing and grabbing the kid to see where the parents were, etc.

Whacky AND Wanky

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[info]sisterelwood
2006-04-30 08:19 pm UTC (link)
It appears that the CF entry is locked now. :(

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[info]jamezverusaum
2006-04-30 08:20 pm UTC (link)
crap.. well it wasn't. ~goes to delete that part of the post~

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[info]kijikun
2006-04-30 09:18 pm UTC (link)
I swear they have sensors.

"The wank sensor! Quick to the lock-down!"

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(no subject) - [info]mathilde, 2006-05-01 01:39 am UTC

[info]ladyvorkosigan
2006-04-30 08:34 pm UTC (link)
Okay, people always say things like this like it's common wisdom:

Simple answer: ANYONE involved in laying a hand on a kid these days could easily be sued or charged with abuse of some kind. I make it a policy to never place a hand on anyone's child. Doesn't matter what the intentions are, people go crazy over that kind of thing. Had I seen it, I would have just gone right to calling the police and letting them know the kid was running around; but actually try to control it? Never.

But has anyone actually heard of a specific incident of someone stopping a kid from running out in traffic and getting sued for abuse, much less actually winning? I mean, it just sounds so much like this general "OMG!1! People are suing McDonald's for burning themselves with coffee all the time! Stooooopid Americans!1!11" that's so prevalent and uninformed that I have a hard time taking it seriously without some kind of corroborating evidence. (I could be totally wrong, in which case I apologize to all the people who have been sued for letting kids run out in traffic).

So, in that vein, I think the OP is a jerk. Sometimes kids run away; maybe the parent messed up, maybe it was one of those things nobody can control - either way, a 2-year-old who doesn't know any better shouldn't suffer, and it's not exactly like it takes more than a minute of your time to restrain the child and make an announcement (And maybe this is just me, but playing with children trumps actually working any day of the week).

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(no subject) - [info]rogue, 2006-04-30 09:01 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]rogue, 2006-04-30 09:10 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]azhidahaki, 2006-05-01 01:07 am UTC
The hell? - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 01:12 am UTC
Re: The hell? - (Anonymous), 2006-05-03 03:07 am UTC
(no subject) - mirandafox, 2006-05-01 11:24 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]nikkief, 2006-05-01 08:05 am UTC
Well, lookie here... - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 09:16 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]ladyvorkosigan, 2006-05-01 03:19 am UTC
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[info]nebbieq
2006-04-30 08:40 pm UTC (link)
I don't want to touch the kid, because 1) I don't like kids and 2) it's possibly a liability issue, if he decides to tumble into one of our many shelves and wire racks.

So...shouldn't that last part be motivation to get the kid the fuck out of there?

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(no subject) - [info]smo, 2006-04-30 08:45 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2006-04-30 08:51 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]smo, 2006-04-30 08:59 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]smo, 2006-05-01 07:16 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2006-04-30 08:56 pm UTC (link)
This is why my parents kept me on a leash.

And hey, it's everybody's "favorite" gay furry CFer, tigerwolf, in the comments. Describes a kid running into traffic as "Darwinism at work," and that he wouldn't stop it. Lovely fellow.

- onaga

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(no subject) - [info]seiberwing, 2006-04-30 09:41 pm UTC
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[info]kijikun
2006-04-30 09:22 pm UTC (link)
O_o Dude, I guess I shouldn't have picked up that lost crying two year old and taken her to the front of the store so they could try and find her parents.

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(no subject) - [info]hallidae, 2006-04-30 09:25 pm UTC
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[info]chibikaijuu
2006-04-30 09:53 pm UTC (link)
I will, never, ever understand this "not my kid, not my responsibility, so therefore I will do NOTHING other than bitch about it" attitude. I suppose it's just another manifestation of "MemememememeME!". I also love the "lost child = neglectful moo" thing. Yes, because no child is capable of ever getting away from a good parent, because good parenting means never actually detaching the child from your womb. WTF.

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[info]gal_montag
2006-04-30 10:27 pm UTC (link)
Having apathy for someone else's well-being does not make someone less of a human being.

Wow. That's pretty special.

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(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2006-04-30 10:30 pm UTC
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[info]rotten_fish
2006-04-30 10:39 pm UTC (link)
Let's hope that you're never in such a situation and have people decide it's too bad that you could get raped and killed, but really, not their problem.

There's nothing like the internet threat of rape and murder to make your opponent feel really awful!

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[info]wrongly_amused
2006-04-30 10:41 pm UTC (link)
Even though the OP's attitude irritates me, it's the manager that pisses me off. How irresponsible can you be to just *let* that kid go? It's not your kid, yes, but for goodness sakes, in the self of self-preservation, I would have made sure to at least get security up there to avoid being responsible for possible incidents.

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(no subject) - [info]mrbimble, 2006-04-30 11:30 pm UTC
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[info]shaggydogstail
2006-05-01 12:07 am UTC (link)
I really wonder about the mentality of someone whose first thought on seeing a lost child is to worry about being sued, rather than the child's welfare. I'd never physically touch a lost child unless it was absolutely necessary, but that's because I'd be worried about frightening them if I did. I couldn't just walk off and leave them to it--I'd worry too much. Also, even if the parent is irresponsible (as opposed to just, you know, human), shouldn't that be more of a reason to worry about the child, not less? It's not the kid's fault.

But then, people like tigerwolf seem to think compassion is some sort of character defect.

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(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2006-05-01 12:35 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]happycake, 2006-05-01 04:04 am UTC
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[info]exit_chrysalis
2006-05-01 12:28 am UTC (link)
Something no one had brought up when I first looked at that wank: OMG, the kid was not even two years old! How could anyone with a conscience let what is basically a baby wander around? If a little nine-month-old was crawling around, would the OP have left that kid alone? I just cannot even imagine being that callous, no matter the future repercussions, and I dare any manager of mine not to back me up in such an event.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 01:17 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]exit_chrysalis, 2006-05-01 01:22 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 07:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 09:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 11:27 pm UTC

(Anonymous)
2006-05-01 12:30 am UTC (link)
I bet these are the same CF twats who'd go ballistic if you didn't pull out all stops to return their missing kitten.

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(no subject) - [info]gweniveeve, 2006-05-01 12:47 am UTC
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[info]arionhunter
2006-05-01 02:31 am UTC (link)
Tigerwolf: What happens when C_S and CF mate, then do lots of crack.

I would really love for once to just see a child-related C-S post not get ruined by masses of CF hatred. I mean, I'm not the best with kids, but it's not the kid's fault their parent is irresponsible and they, at four, really won't know any better.

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[info]annabelle_lee
2006-05-01 03:08 am UTC (link)
Dude, this kind of shit makes me cry. I used to be that little kid that ran away from well-meaning parents* and I can only think of what might've happened to me if people stopped caring like those twats. Oh humanity, you really suck.

*Is it just me or does the timing in that story sound like absolute BS pandering to a cf audience? I can see an adult taking a few minutes to search for their just missing kid, but twenty is just stretching it, especially for a two year old.

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(no subject) - [info]happycake, 2006-05-01 04:04 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2006-05-01 06:17 am UTC
Prepare to be mindblown in 5...4...3...2... - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 09:05 pm UTC
Sorry, but you fail. - [info]annabelle_lee, 2006-05-02 04:13 am UTC
*laughing* - (Anonymous), 2006-05-02 05:28 am UTC
Re: *laughing* - [info]annabelle_lee, 2006-05-02 05:52 am UTC
Re: *laughing* - (Anonymous), 2006-05-02 02:47 pm UTC

[info]nekoama
2006-05-01 03:27 am UTC (link)
I work at a comic store, in a mall with two food marts and some electronic stores. So, really, we get parents leaving their kids at the store all the time. But you know what? Kids can actually be handled. Give 'em a kid comic/small and shitty toy, sit them in the middle where they can be seen and they're quiet for however long their folks are gone. If they get out of hand, tell them next time they get kicked out. I have never, ever had to speak twice to a kid - for the most part they listen the first time. Maybe it's because I use a serious business tone, not a 'OMFG KID Y CANT U BE LIKE MY DOG' voice. Or maybe it's because we're in Canada. I've seen the best and the worst of kids and I've managed to control ALL of them.
Teens, on the other hand, are bigger than me, bitchier than toddlers and sit for three hours in the fucking manga section, ruining the book spines while not. buying. a. fucking. thing.

Also, in a small corner of my soul, I want a horrific hate crime to happen to tigerwolf and no one stops to help because hey, it's not their fucking problem.

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(no subject) - [info]azhidahaki, 2006-05-01 04:36 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]rekall, 2006-05-01 07:38 am UTC

[info]sepiamagpie
2006-05-01 11:18 am UTC (link)
That place is really beginning to hash my mellow.

Also, natural selection should get its ass in gear and pick off Tigerwolf. I don't care if he's not contributing to the genepool anymore. My god complex says it is so and so it shall be.

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[info]chili_power
2006-05-01 11:40 am UTC (link)
Is it just me or is this often an attitude amongst furries to seem "hardcore"? I remember a discussion with a furry teen who leaned back smugly and posted "If I see a human stumble I point and laugh but as soon as I see that an animal is in pain I'll rush for help".

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-01 09:01 pm UTC

[info]mael
2006-05-01 03:44 pm UTC (link)
Hello, humanity. You disgust me. Good job.

I don't know if it's simply that I grew up in Italy and only just moved to the US, but the "NOT MY PROBLEM LALALALA!" grates my nerves. Children might not be your responsibility, but I thought people cared about whether or not a small child got mowed down by traffic while they were watching.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-02 05:59 am UTC

[info]radiotrash
2006-05-01 04:37 pm UTC (link)
Tigerwolf scares me. o_o I hope that if I'm ever in trouble he or someone like him is not around because I would like some help, plz.

I also like how he is prepared for every situation/doesn't put himself in danger even though unexpected things can happen every day.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-05-02 04:58 am UTC

(Anonymous)
2006-05-02 01:21 am UTC (link)
Jeez Louise. Touching a child will not give you cooties. Even if it's offering a couple of fingers to hold while you g for a walk looking for dad. Kids wander off and get lost, it's a fact, but there's no need to treat the poor thing like it's the plauge.

-caseypuffy

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[info]oxydosic
2006-05-02 01:30 am UTC (link)
Wow, it got bigger from when i participated in it (I'm [info]lianzim74 in there, just a couple posts in one thread but i admittedly got borderline wanky i think). I just didn't get the OP at all, nor some of the people who agreed with her.

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(Anonymous)
2006-05-02 04:55 am UTC (link)
Ugh, cf_hardcore is full of low life morons. Anyone who uses terms like "crotchfruit", or "crotch dropping", etc really has no class whatsoever. And why do they call themselves "flame resistant"? Clearly they never have been.

Worthless fools.

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notmonkey
2006-05-03 11:59 pm UTC (link)
Whatever happened to walking-reins, anyway? I don't think my mother would have survived my toddler days without those things.

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