3:16 If my kid spoke to an employee that disrespectfully, I'd fully support them politely telling them to "walk their little ass over" to pick it up. Thankfully, none of my kids do things like that.
If I had a kid like that, we'd leave there IMMEDIATELY, and without the game or item the kid wanted! If they can't be respectful to the shop workers, they don't deserve to get anything! Except a ass whupping when we got home!
My folks and my family in general wouldn't have to worry about that. I know it isn't a wadda-call-it kind of thing now a days however if they or someone was rude back. They had a "you deserved it" kind of way of telling us.
I had a total Karen of a man (I dunno what you call a male Karen) scream at me in the store, this was last year during the height of the pandemic, where you had to socially distance. I was 2 metres from the elderly gentleman in front of me, I have a walking cane, and was struggling with my shopping so had it next to me. The shopping aisle near the tills where you wait in line aren’t that wide, but wide enough that someone can walk past you. This is in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was during the high-risk hour, which is where members of the public who are high-risk could shop for one hour before everyone else. I have asthma and scarred lungs from almost dying as a child from a particularly bad asthma attack. During this hour it was mostly elderly shoppers and folk like me, youngish with some medical condition, the shop btw is really lovely, I go there maybe twice a week and know most of the cashiers, this guy however I’d never seen before and he was chancing his luck (because legally the shops can’t force you to prove you have a medical condition and/or disability), not wearing a mask (naturally) and weaponising his child. Not this guy. No, he decided to literally weaponise his child’s buggy, which had a 2 year old strapped in. As in, this guy was hitting ME with the buggy, I very nearly fell over if it wasn’t for the massive freezer next to me. As in, this guy saw me waiting in line, maintaining social distancing, not in the way, waiting patiently with my walking cane, and tried knocking me over with his CHILD’S BUGGY?!?!? I turned around, angry, and SHOUTED at him. “MATE, I CANNOT move! I have to maintain social distancing, and you’re literally HITTING me with your CHILD, what the F*CK is WRONG with you?!?” “Just MOVE you dumb b*tch” “SIR, IT IS A PANDEMIC, I am NOT forcing my way into this gentleman’s space!” “MOVE” “There is literally NOTHING stopping you from turning around and going back up the aisle, it would take you less time to do that than standing and arguing with me, P*SS OFF!” His partner came along, total Karen, she had the hair, the glasses, resting b*tch face, and the “I wanna talk to your manager” face, she started opening her mouth and I immediately interrupted her “You have ears, you heard me, turn around, go back up the aisle you came from, and leave me alone. You’re not waiting in line, you’re just being a ginormous pain in my @ss” “HOW DARE YOU” “Listen c*nt, your husband literally used your CHILD’S pram to RAM ME, I DO NOT wanna hear whatever rubbish is gunna come out of your mouth. There is a PANDEMIC going on, I DON’T CARE” They stormed off and got the manager as I started putting my shopping on the conveyor belt, and the elderly man in front of me thanked me: “Quite right lass, never apologise for being safe, and THANK YOU for respecting my space. I have asthma, I’m old, I have heart problems, I really don’t need no virus” “Thank you, Sir. I also have asthma, so I wanna respect your space” “No no, thank YOU, and if she give you sh*t, just tell her where to go!” (This is Scotland, swearing is pretty normal, and the elderly are fantastic) The cashier asked how I was doing “Feel like I wanna cry, but I’m alright” She started whispering “You did the right thing, they cause problems all the time, plus they always park in the disabled because they’re lazy, you actually need that spot with your cane, can’t believe some people honestly!” So as I’m leaving the manager sees me, nods his head, and I leave. I can hear SCREAMING from this annoying couple, and as I’m sitting in the car park in my flatmates car I cry a wee bit and explain what happened, and we see a cop car roll up. My flatmate opens the window, because we’re nosy, and you can just hear the screaming, like proper SCREECHING as this couple of Karen’s are being told they’re BANNED, that they tried assaulting the manager, and that they need to STFU and stop screaming. That’s when I left, I’d had enough of that circus. Not a “I don’t work here lady” story, but definitely an “entitled Karen” story, because I cannot get over literally using your child to try and knock people over, like who hits people with their child’s buggy?!?!?
I walk with a cane as well. I'm also well known to be quite adept with foil and epee, so you can guess how one alternate use of that cane would go. Another, being a staff weapon. First, a push back with the cane to proper social distancing range, then calmly and quietly explain to the Chad that "that isn't my kid, so I really don't give a shit what happens to it by your hand". An advantage in Commonwealth nations, I can call a mate or six that are former and current SAS, in the unlikely event that I'd need assistance. We overlapped mission areas, so we got to know each other rather well in some cases. I may walk with a cane now, but I'm still quite dangerous to hazards to navigation. ;)
I've offered my spouse with fibromyalgia to put social distance assisting implements on their electric wheel chair (3" scythes on the hubs) but they won't have it... XD I am allowed to build a tracked suspension system for greater mobility on poorly maintained/poorly plowed trails and sidewalks ^^
If a stranger suddenly grabs me, especially from behind. They will be met with violence. NEVER grab a stranger. That's an open invitation to get hurt. EDIT : Last story is a perfect example of why men can't enjoy things with their kids and show any affection in public. Some random bimbo will fake 911 call on them.
Grabbing someone like that is dangerous. You don’t know what their instincts are, what self-defense moves they know, what trauma they have, etc. You can send them into a fear response where they’re suddenly fighting for their lives and they could KILL you because triggers like that cut out the ability to look at the situation rationally.
@@kranberry3318 Try it on a Veteran with severe PTSD, and you might die. I reported one jerk to our boss for punching people in the back while they were working. I was looking at the jerk as I said, "If this asshole triggers me, his wife will be a widow." I then told him if I saw him bullying anyone else, he would be laying on the floor, bleeding.🤬
There is one way that I'd grab a stranger and that's a life threatening emergency, which would be explained while moving them to safety. Oddly, never had a problem enjoying thing with our kids or now, with our grandkids. That aid, I've heard of plenty of cases where some INCEL Chad called 911 to start trouble for random parents. Frankly, if that happened, someone would be dining on their own personal version of Rocky Mountain Oysters - raw. Messing with a Sicilian's family is a really,, really bad idea.
I'm glad that there was a quick and easy solution for OP in the last story. I used to be friends with a girl who said that when she was really little, probably 4 years old, she got mad at her mom for not buying her something in the store and shouted "YOU AREN'T MY MOM!" Effectively attempting to disown her for not buying cookies or a toy or something. Instead, the doors were locked and she was supervised until she could provide proof to the police and staff that this was her daughter. The dad had to bring her birth certificate from home and bring the mom's ID that she left in the car.
Nicer than our experience. A woman decided to grab our youngest daughter from her stroller, then claim that she was her kid. The mall ninjas arrived and were beginning to side with the woman, I was selecting which target to eliminate first and law enforcement arrived and addressed the woman by name. Apparently she habitually did that when off of her meds or having an episode. They returned our daughter to us, apologized for the mall ninjas idiocy and we went home - to hell with the shopping. We frequented a different mall afterwards, that mall eventually folded and was the set for "The Lovely Bones", with the owners trying to extort two townships for freebies keeping it closed and a money sink for the owners.
@@emeraldmorningmist Oh i do NOT blame the store for their actions! I think it was completely appropriate to stop what could've been child abduction. I just wanted to share because I was a little surprised that last story didn't go in a similar direction. But it is possible that they left out someone asking the kid if OP was their parent and the kid confirming it for all we know.
Op was lucky she is a women in that last story. That would not go down the same way if she was a man. I once ended up in hand cuffs in a squad car for taking my younger cousins (3 and 6 at the time) to a park to play and someone accusing me of kidnapping and being a child predator. Luckily my aunt dropped what she was doing and came right away and got me out of that situation pretty quickly. Needless to say, I don't take my cousins anywhere without an adult female family member present anymore.
It's getting completely ridiculous, but unfortunately, statistically, it's also a high probability that random males are involved in predatory behaviour. However, I would think some reasoning would kick in where someone interacting with and carefully watching over two young kids would be unlikely to be trying to drag them off into a windowless van...I shudder to think what would have happened if you'd offered your cousins some candy at any point.
Do people just not realize that children have fathers, and some of those fathers are actually involved with the kids' lives instead of just dumping them on the mother while they watch football all weekend? That there are fathers who are actually parents and not just sperm donors?
2 words: "law", and "suit". Anyone makes any baseless accusation against me, he/she WILL pay for it. Cops, too, if they get a bit too "gung ho". All anyone had to do is ASK the kids, "Hey, you know this guy?".
Now let this be a lesson. ALWAYS PRESS CHARGES. They touch you and it's called "Simple assault". They grab you in a threatening way (around the neck for instance) that's assault and someone's definitely going to jail.
Close! They threaten to harm you, and it's called assault. It's the same if they actually touch you. If they try to actually hit you(where they connect with your body or not), it's assault AND battery! And yes, ALWAYS press charges!
And be aware that grabbing someone uninvited can and has gotten pepole hurt, badly. Had some heffer grab me on the way home from work as a skip tracer (bounty hunter for the uniformed) and on a first name basis with most of the local PD in my area. I walked by the dolt shopping and she grabbed my belt by my side arm. We are trained to open distance and nutrilize the threat as fast and nasty as possible and at all cost retain the gun. Breaking the nose with a palm strike works nicely BTW
As the 3rd Story is from Germany all she will be facing is a fine if she is a first time offender maybe even she has to work some hours for the community but to get in jail she has to wound you to a life threathening state...
And while OP did good in standing up for themselves, they can do one better if it happens again: call the cops and press charges for aggravated assault and battery.
Agreed, I’m an employee and had this happen to me the other day. I said “I’m sorry but I was grabbing this cart to help another customer with something.” Still got a death glare, but I got the cart in the end. And I went and helped a customer load a few items (a microwave, a box of pots and pans, and one other oversized item) into the cart. Their other cart had groceries in it and the items I loaded in the other cart wouldn’t fit in their current cart.
@Mike Dalby never a waste of time nor is it a pointless endeavor pressing charges on criminals especially when they're doing things like stealing from you, assaulting you or trying to frame you for crimes.
You think it’s disrespectful for him to speak to the kid that way? I don’t! I think the kid was a massive brat and he deserved what was said. I’m surprised that you think the only thing that mother did wrong was to not check that the bloke worked there. If my kids came and said “mum someone told me to move my arse to the shelf and get the game myself” then I would ask them how they had asked for it in the first place. My kids wouldn’t dare speak to someone that way and even if they did they wouldn’t dare come and tell me when they got told off for it as they know what my response would be.
Hardware Store Story: If I were OP, I'd have calmly looked at the poor Manager and said "I have my cell on me, would you like me to save you a trip to the Office and call the Police so you can have her permanently Trespassed?" 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Before I go off on a person…. I would first want to know if my kid was rude when asking for assistance. THEN, I would want to know if the person worked there. Too many people think their little angels should be treated with kid gloves.
Never ever apologize to someone who just attacked you and you might have hurt fending off! For one thing an apology is considered an admission of guilt in the eyes of the law and your attacker is trying to make you look like the guilty party which you just helped them do. Tell the truth about them attacking you and try to keep some distance between your attacker and yourself!
That's one nuclear option that'll never be available to me. I am known to cause them to spew all manner of interesting profanity, which I then conversationally query, "Is that the same mouth that you French kiss your mother with?".
@@spvillano i agree, because with me being Former Military and also a Combat Engineer, i don’t have a censor and if some Karen or Ken tried anything with me, i would lose it on them and make them feel about an inch tall when i’m done
The first story - the op didn't disrespect the child, the child was extremely rude to op and got what was coming. He'd have been grounded if he was mine and spoke to a stranger like that, employee or not!
Agreed. I don't have kids, but I have four nephews and two godson's. They know when they're with me, I don't play. Their parents also know that I don't play. Kids being kids, naturally, they push boundaries. My youngest godson I met when he was three (he's twelve now) and he was still learning that the word no is a complete sentence. After he realized I meant it when I said I would put him in the car and take him back to his parents, he shaped up real quick.
@@sherryhannah498Bunch of crap. There's a difference between discipline and abuse. An open palm to the bottom is not abuse. What my dad did to me, tree branches, belts, slamming my head into the corner of a room to the point that I had bruises on my forehead, that's abuse.
Some of them are actually kidnappers, trying to separate the children from their parents by using well-intentioned idiots to restrain the parent while they take off with the kid.
Companies need to implement a general policy of removing customers who are disrupting the normal flow of business. Immediately. I mean, I've read enough stories about moving on homeless people who aren't even in the store, so surely they can respond with security to remove someone yelling at staff or other customers? Not difficult to organize. Get them out.
@@Kayenne54 Very correct. Hearing some self-entitled twit screaming nonsense would be enough to put off anyone from shopping at that store. Literally ANY other store would be preferred over that one, at least until the twit decides to switch to the other store too...
That's a fair warning to everyone, you don't get drunk off your ass and go shopping, you might try to choke a customer or a worker and end up in handcuffs for your stupidity.
The last story sounded like a ruse. We had a couple of women doing this at a Wal-Mart across the street. One would make a scene to make the mom panic to look around for a manager. The other would be away on the other side so the mom can't see her coming. She waits for the mom to let go, or look away, then takes the kid. They didn't succeed when I heard about it, but they didn't get caught either. I'm sure they'd gotten away with it before though. Horrible people in the world nowadays.
Yes you do see stories like this pop up all the time. The women are obviously looking to kidnap the child and get well-meaning idiots to prevent the parent from stopping them because the idiots NEVER go 'hey everyone you can just stay here and wait for police to arrive' they end up grabbing and assaulting the parent or custodian (especially if they're the father or some other male figure) and letting the actual kidnapper get away with the child which to anyone with working brain cells if they keep trying to run off instead of stay around for police they're clearly not on the up and up.
@@shadizersilverhand2113 That is why at that point you just call the cops for potential kidnapper and give them her description. I will never understand why people continue to engage with people who make threats to end them or hurt them or accuse them of *insert heinous crime here* just walk away at that point and call the cops.
@@kisstune the problem is the idiot bystanders playing hero while ignoring what's in front of them, the kidnapper is shouting 'help they're trying to steal my kid stop them!' and idiots rush to grab the parent/custodian and NOT do anything to stop the woman dragging the kid off. Despite the parent shouting 'Stop her she's the kidnapper! That's my child!'
@@shadizersilverhand2113 Yup people jump in without thinking they've ran this with a man steals a phone from a woman and everyone stops him but the other way around and everyone stop HIM because he is running after a woman. That is why as soon as crazy starts you walk away and if necessary call the cops.
The one story where the guy and his friend just laughed at the Karen was perfect! That’s what everyone should do, and stop letting these imbeciles waste their time by arguing with them! Plus, it REALLY pisses them off! 🤣🤣🤣
If I work at a store with memberships and a karen was rude and did something illegal I (with the managers permission) will cancel her membership and band her from all stores in the world!
If my son spoke to an employee like that I would gladly allow the employee to say that to him. And he would be getting no game for being rude and disrespectful and not using manners.
First story, OP helping a kid at a store and I thought "aaaand there they go, that's how you summon an EP". I did not expect the kid to be the EP right away.
I LOVE the story about the man after a drill etc. Such a gentleman and did exactly the right thing. I hope he finds a partner who can appreciate such a guy who has the strength to stand up to bullies, the courage to do what is necessary and the wisdom to know WHEN and How To use these appropriately.
Story 2: That happened to me once, except I worked at the store and needed a cart for myself for moving stuff around the store, so I was cleaning a cart for myself when some lady took it, and then people just kept coming up to me and taking carts after I cleaned them :(
@@paul16451 Lol we're understaffed, we don't have someone to just clean carts and sadly since I was on the clock I couldn't tell the customers off like op. I just had to wait for an opportunity to get away from there
This first story: I would be delighted to have my kid to be told where something is. It's self-evident that he will go get it. That's what I've been trying to teach my kids: It's ok to ask for help if you're lost, but in the end it's best you do it all by yourself.
If my kid was that rude to someone, demanding they get something for him, I’d give the person a handshake if they pushed back like OP in the first story.
I've occasionally helped people in grocery stores (usually elderly people or someone who can't quite reach something, since I'm fairly tall). But only if they're nice about it. If someone demands, I just say no and walk off.
Heh, once, not long after the first pandemic shutdown, I asked a fellow shopper, "Excuse me, I know that you don't work here, but you seem to have a good idea where everything is and I'm still figuring out where they moved everything during the shutdown, do you know where the stuffing mix is?". Got a brief frown as she recalled and was sent to the bread aisle. Previously, it was near the gravy. I happily waved it to her after finding it, to have my smile returned. It's called being polite and being polite first is never wasted time.
@@spvillano Yeah exactly...one of the stores I go to is not organized at all, things are in random places. If someone asks me if I know where something is, and I do, I'll certainly tell them. I haven't had anyone confuse me for an employee though.
I certainly understand employees who work in a different department not going to help a customer in another area. Depending on their work policy/protocols sometimes they are not allowed to leave their area. Always remember that everyone you meet is a human being and needs basic courtesy and manners (politeness).
3:31 You don't have to worry about ever becoming a Karen Darkfluff... Karens can't lose their Marbles because they NEVER HAD MARBLES TO LOSE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! Since you still have Marbles you can lose, you CAN'T BE A KAREN... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Story 4: As I take it, this happened in Germany. And therefore, it must have been really unusual and absurdly violent. Why? Well, it‘s highly unusual in Germany that police really put you in cuffs. In general, police are way more relaxed around here, due to the simple reason that we have gun laws (and not only guns, but banning weapons in general - including one-hand knives or ones of a certain blade length, pepper spray of certain capacities and certain tasers). Therefore, while I won‘t say that those laws are not violated (especially regarding knives and such), it is way more unlikely that anyone around you is armed. That btw also results in the police seldom drawing their guns. Back to the story: Usually, it would be more likely that the police escort her from the premises and cite her for interrogation - especially if no charges have been pressed yet. Another detour into German jusrisdiction - The German justice system knows (in a way) two kinds of offences: „Antragsdelikte“ require charges being pressed by the victim to be prosecuted, „Offizialdelikte“ are automatically prosecuted - there is also a mixture, of the prosecutor‘s office sees public interest in the case. The former crimes include things like family theft (while theft in general is officially prosecuted, if you steal from your family, a demand for penalty is required), and even assault (while this is such a case when the prosecutor can affirm public interest). So, a way more civilised public - while we do have our share of entitlement, this sort of violence is way more unusual.
I feel like if one of these women did mistake a a cookie monster shirt for a Wal-Mart employee shirt, once she finally realized that he wasn't actually an employee, she would probably then go on a rant at how illegal it is to have the shirt because Sesame Street removed Cookie Monster a few years ago and call the cops. That's the kind of insanity I expect from these people. lol
They removed Cookie Monster????? NOOOOOO! He was my youngest daughter's favourite character, she had tshirts and nightwear with him on (she's 30 now lol)
@@minecraftmum3436 I had the same reaction. They did it because they wanted to encourage more healthy eating and somehow thought that the Cookie monster would encourage them to eat unhealthy food. You know that some Karen probably pushed for that to happen lol
"What if the guy was armed?" Well ... he was from germany the chances someone randomly and *very* illegally carries a weapon into a tech-store are probably below 1% 😉
@@michaelterrell Probably yes. But most people in all of European countries I've been to (live in one also) don't feel the need to walk around armed waiting for an assault on their person...
@@juha-mattikoponen1625 They may be carrying one for their job, nt to attack people with it. I've carried a knife most of my life, to strip wire and cut open oxes but it could be used for self defense. I'm a US Army Veteran who was trained on many weapons but I don't carry concealed. I have taken down one punk with my cane, in self defense
@@michaelterrell yeah, still, most of us Europeans view our work blades as just that, tools, not weapons. It's a mindset threshold that creates a void in our imagination of how and when a blade is the tool for what job.
@@SonsOfLorgar I am a US Army Veteran. We are taught 'Situational Awareness' so many things are potential weapons for self defense. I could hit 20/20 targets at 75 meters with a M16 rifle. I've had more than one idiot try to hurt me, from the time that II was 10, which is almost 60 years. Not all of those were other US citizens. My mindset tis, I don't start trouble, I end it.
It’s amazing how these Karen’s think other people won’t just start swinging when they go for the grab. If it was me it wouldn’t be an elbow, it’d be a big, tasty knuckle sandwich. 🤬😤
@@xo2quilt that's why bending their offending arm's elbow the wrong way is far more effective. It ends their physical insanity and the only one hurting is the assailant.
For me it would be an elbow, and I don't think I'd even think about it, if someone grabbed me from behind like that my first reaction would be to jab back with my elbow... and if teeth got broken so be it. While it can be really satisfying to punch someone an elbow is harder than a fist and you are a lot less likely to hurt yourself.
Story 4: @DarkFluff it is pretty unlikely that you would ever face a weapon of any kind in such a situation as this took place in germany and here you're not allowed to bear (or even own in most cases) a weapon such as a gun or even most knives. So as a German no one expects you to be armed.
"If it's not your department I understand but acting like you don't work here is disgusting and lazy" Oh, do you have a lot of 'employees' that pretend they don't work in places? Because that probably says more about you, than it does about them.
Poor mental health is NOT a excuse for karens and kens. Never give them a free pass for being a bad person just because they *claim* to have some issue that of course only pops up when its needed for a defense.
Exactly I what I was thinking. Being a Ken or Karen is not a mental illness, most of these people are just assholes who thinks the world revolves them and they should have their way.
@ Pakesh De very true. I have autism (and really don’t like to use that proverbial “card”)… but I can and I will do exactly that if someone gets really stupid with me…
If I had a kid who acted like the one in the video store story, he'd be writing a handwritten 3-page letter of apology with legible handwriting and no spelling or grammar mistakes, and hand-delivering it to the employee he spoke that way to, along with written permission to publicly display said letter in the store if they wanted to. He could take as long as he liked to write it (within reason), but would have zero electronic entertainment, desserts, or fun family outings until he got it done...
I saw you help that person, I know you work here! Lady, just because my parents raised me to be a proper and polite member of society does not make me an employee. Before you continue, my mother's philosophy was 'do no harm but take no shit', touch me and you will regret it. have a nice day >P
"What if OP was armed" ... The story plays in Germany. Unless OP was a Policemen or Security Guard with a special permit, he wouldn't carry a gun with him. We have very strict weapon laws here, and just for buying a gun you need a special permission/licence (Depending on the weapon), which is not cheap at all.
13:55 - Why the hell should OP apologize? SM attacked her and OP defended herself. If SM got her poor widdle nose bloodied, maybe that will make her thin twice before the next time she attacks someone!
My hair went grey in my early 20s. When my kids were little I would often be asked how old my grandkids were. I'd occasionally get odd stares until one of my kids would say "Dad can I get this?". Fortunately it never got to the point of that last story.
I loved George. One of my favorite quips was" If you have a bunch of odds and ends on a table and they all fall off but one, what do you have, and odd or an end?"
First story, you say you would be mad if an employee was disrespecting your kid, yes Daren! I think it is much worse when you think you're kid is entitled to talk to anyone like that!
that kid was a Chad evolving. The Karen didn't fall far from the entitled tree. Instead of undercover/mystery shoppers, you could have undercover worker protectors or Karen deflectors
It's a shame that most of this behavior shows up during the Christmas shopping period and we've allowed ourselves to make shopping the "reason for the season".
At the 7:00 mark, I would have turned to the B and tell her, "Wait your turn. He is busy helping me." I also have a medical cane that helps me to walk, I know how to use as a defensive tool. I'd drag the guy with me and ask silly questions about house projects that would basically keep our discussion going and put myself between her and the employee. I'd totally give the employee some time away from stupid customers and give him/her a rest from wild Karens. I do this with my husband who is a Marine with PTSD, so I tend to break in between him and wild Karens all the time when they go after his Service Dog. "To pet the beautiful German Shepherd Puppy." This Service Dog is 100lbs of German Shepherd who is trained to keep people from touching my husband or coming up behind him unannounced. My husband can be very violent in his reactions to surprises from behind or someone touching him that he doesn't know. I'll step between wild Karens and be another barrier for them to get past. I have a lot of distraction and I will talk the heck out of them about ADA, Service Dogs, and legal jargon that usually scares them off, especially when I pull out my phone and start dialing. I might say I am calling the authorities, but I tend to call a buddy and tell him what is going on which gets him laughing (he tries to be quiet about that) while he talks loudly about laws being broken and will be there in a few minutes to handle the problem. He used to be an MP and was friends with me when I was in service myself. Now, I worked a lot of retail before and after the military before my knees finally told me to slow down and stop abusing them. I went through several surgeries after the ACL broke and it wouldn't stay fixed, so doctors gave up and patched the knee up enough to keep me out of a wheel chair. After military, I was less tolerant with these self entitled people. I also had a tendancy, when not having my husband's six, to take up an employee's time (give them a break from) when a Karen was on the prowl.
PSA: IF YOU SEE AN OLD PERSON BUYING STEAM CARDS THEY ARE PROBABLY BEING SCAMMED. If they are, then the scammer will tell them to lie about why they need the giftcards so inform the staff members and tell the victim you know that someone on the phone has told her to lie and they are scamming her. Unless she is just an awesome granny that is buying steam cards as gifts, that's possible... But unfortunately it's very unlikely that she's a gamer herself 😥
That lady with the shopping cart, if she'd tried that with me, she'd have wheel marks running right up the center of her flattened body. I can't believe the nerve of some people.
Always give unused pork to your dog or hurl it at the nearest vegetarian, with a cry of 'Catch!'. That'll teach them not to have a sense of humour. -Simon Marchmont [Posh Nosh]
I am so sick of KARENS. As a woman I can definitely say not all women are Karen's. I am so far from a karen, I look them dead in the eye and tell them to shut up. Several of these witches have tried to touch me...I tell them in a loud voice I am disabled and if you touch me I will have you arrested. One finally did. I am currently enjoying here being taught a lesson. She was arrested, charged and lost her job due to the assualt. It is serious as she damaged my shoulder that wasn't already damaged. I had to have surgery. I am suing her...as she turned out to be a multimillionaire. It is sad...because she may lose her children but I told her loudly in front of an employee and another customer to not touch me as I am permanently disabled. On camera. I am in therapy because I do feel guilty but my therapist says it isn't my fault and I will accept it. I know I will accept it. Actions have consequences... and we are almost ready to settle..and i will sign a NDA. I just needed to talk about before we come to an appropriate settlement. Thank you to anyone who reads this. I am a shy person, so please respect my need to not answer questions. Love DarkFluff and all of you.
You're nicer than I am, as the offending limb would be dragged over my shoulder a tad farther and the elbow dislocated over my shoulder. A neck and throat grab, as in the story would've generated a more advanced military hand to hand event, which would be impossible to recall, as that's a direct threat to life.
I am convinced that the whole “the customer is always right” thing of a few decades ago has directly contributed to there being so many Karens now. They think if they throw a fit they can get everything they want.
Story 1 My children are adults now but when they were kids they would never have spoken to anyone rudely. They would have got the game themselves or asked someone politely to help them if the game was out of their reach.
Anyone who can quote George Carlin, (who is one of the most AMAZING comics that I never had the pleasure of getting to see live) is outstanding in my book!!!!!
3:16 If my kid spoke to an employee that disrespectfully, I'd fully support them politely telling them to "walk their little ass over" to pick it up. Thankfully, none of my kids do things like that.
If I had a kid like that, we'd leave there IMMEDIATELY, and without the game or item the kid wanted! If they can't be respectful to the shop workers, they don't deserve to get anything! Except a ass whupping when we got home!
Agreed. My Mom would demand I apologize and I would not get any game anytime soon.
My folks and my family in general wouldn't have to worry about that. I know it isn't a wadda-call-it kind of thing now a days however if they or someone was rude back. They had a "you deserved it" kind of way of telling us.
Employee or not, I would have told the kid the exact same thing and the mother as well.
@@benmac940 if I were there and not the employee. I would've most likely said a lot worse to the kid. And extended the a lot worse to the mother.
I had a total Karen of a man (I dunno what you call a male Karen) scream at me in the store, this was last year during the height of the pandemic, where you had to socially distance. I was 2 metres from the elderly gentleman in front of me, I have a walking cane, and was struggling with my shopping so had it next to me. The shopping aisle near the tills where you wait in line aren’t that wide, but wide enough that someone can walk past you.
This is in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was during the high-risk hour, which is where members of the public who are high-risk could shop for one hour before everyone else. I have asthma and scarred lungs from almost dying as a child from a particularly bad asthma attack. During this hour it was mostly elderly shoppers and folk like me, youngish with some medical condition, the shop btw is really lovely, I go there maybe twice a week and know most of the cashiers, this guy however I’d never seen before and he was chancing his luck (because legally the shops can’t force you to prove you have a medical condition and/or disability), not wearing a mask (naturally) and weaponising his child.
Not this guy. No, he decided to literally weaponise his child’s buggy, which had a 2 year old strapped in. As in, this guy was hitting ME with the buggy, I very nearly fell over if it wasn’t for the massive freezer next to me. As in, this guy saw me waiting in line, maintaining social distancing, not in the way, waiting patiently with my walking cane, and tried knocking me over with his CHILD’S BUGGY?!?!?
I turned around, angry, and SHOUTED at him.
“MATE, I CANNOT move! I have to maintain social distancing, and you’re literally HITTING me with your CHILD, what the F*CK is WRONG with you?!?”
“Just MOVE you dumb b*tch”
“SIR, IT IS A PANDEMIC, I am NOT forcing my way into this gentleman’s space!”
“MOVE”
“There is literally NOTHING stopping you from turning around and going back up the aisle, it would take you less time to do that than standing and arguing with me, P*SS OFF!”
His partner came along, total Karen, she had the hair, the glasses, resting b*tch face, and the “I wanna talk to your manager” face, she started opening her mouth and I immediately interrupted her
“You have ears, you heard me, turn around, go back up the aisle you came from, and leave me alone. You’re not waiting in line, you’re just being a ginormous pain in my @ss”
“HOW DARE YOU”
“Listen c*nt, your husband literally used your CHILD’S pram to RAM ME, I DO NOT wanna hear whatever rubbish is gunna come out of your mouth. There is a PANDEMIC going on, I DON’T CARE”
They stormed off and got the manager as I started putting my shopping on the conveyor belt, and the elderly man in front of me thanked me:
“Quite right lass, never apologise for being safe, and THANK YOU for respecting my space. I have asthma, I’m old, I have heart problems, I really don’t need no virus”
“Thank you, Sir. I also have asthma, so I wanna respect your space”
“No no, thank YOU, and if she give you sh*t, just tell her where to go!”
(This is Scotland, swearing is pretty normal, and the elderly are fantastic)
The cashier asked how I was doing
“Feel like I wanna cry, but I’m alright”
She started whispering
“You did the right thing, they cause problems all the time, plus they always park in the disabled because they’re lazy, you actually need that spot with your cane, can’t believe some people honestly!”
So as I’m leaving the manager sees me, nods his head, and I leave. I can hear SCREAMING from this annoying couple, and as I’m sitting in the car park in my flatmates car I cry a wee bit and explain what happened, and we see a cop car roll up. My flatmate opens the window, because we’re nosy, and you can just hear the screaming, like proper SCREECHING as this couple of Karen’s are being told they’re BANNED, that they tried assaulting the manager, and that they need to STFU and stop screaming. That’s when I left, I’d had enough of that circus.
Not a “I don’t work here lady” story, but definitely an “entitled Karen” story, because I cannot get over literally using your child to try and knock people over, like who hits people with their child’s buggy?!?!?
I walk with a cane as well. I'm also well known to be quite adept with foil and epee, so you can guess how one alternate use of that cane would go. Another, being a staff weapon.
First, a push back with the cane to proper social distancing range, then calmly and quietly explain to the Chad that "that isn't my kid, so I really don't give a shit what happens to it by your hand".
An advantage in Commonwealth nations, I can call a mate or six that are former and current SAS, in the unlikely event that I'd need assistance. We overlapped mission areas, so we got to know each other rather well in some cases.
I may walk with a cane now, but I'm still quite dangerous to hazards to navigation. ;)
I've offered my spouse with fibromyalgia to put social distance assisting implements on their electric wheel chair (3" scythes on the hubs) but they won't have it... XD
I am allowed to build a tracked suspension system for greater mobility on poorly maintained/poorly plowed trails and sidewalks ^^
I'm a Canadian but I love the Scots!!! They are the best swearers and insult inventing people on Earth!!!! And they make great whiskey.
i believe the Males of the Manager seeking pests known as Karens are referred to as 'Kevins'
@@ameliakyle7054 I prefer calling them karens. Really pisses them off
If you act like a Karen, you get called a Karen. No matter what gender you are
If a stranger suddenly grabs me, especially from behind. They will be met with violence. NEVER grab a stranger. That's an open invitation to get hurt. EDIT : Last story is a perfect example of why men can't enjoy things with their kids and show any affection in public. Some random bimbo will fake 911 call on them.
Grabbing someone like that is dangerous. You don’t know what their instincts are, what self-defense moves they know, what trauma they have, etc. You can send them into a fear response where they’re suddenly fighting for their lives and they could KILL you because triggers like that cut out the ability to look at the situation rationally.
This one-sided sexism is why dads have it rough.
@@kranberry3318 Try it on a Veteran with severe PTSD, and you might die. I reported one jerk to our boss for punching people in the back while they were working. I was looking at the jerk as I said, "If this asshole triggers me, his wife will be a widow." I then told him if I saw him bullying anyone else, he would be laying on the floor, bleeding.🤬
There is one way that I'd grab a stranger and that's a life threatening emergency, which would be explained while moving them to safety.
Oddly, never had a problem enjoying thing with our kids or now, with our grandkids. That aid, I've heard of plenty of cases where some INCEL Chad called 911 to start trouble for random parents. Frankly, if that happened, someone would be dining on their own personal version of Rocky Mountain Oysters - raw.
Messing with a Sicilian's family is a really,, really bad idea.
………… OP in that last story was a woman
I'm glad that there was a quick and easy solution for OP in the last story.
I used to be friends with a girl who said that when she was really little, probably 4 years old, she got mad at her mom for not buying her something in the store and shouted "YOU AREN'T MY MOM!" Effectively attempting to disown her for not buying cookies or a toy or something. Instead, the doors were locked and she was supervised until she could provide proof to the police and staff that this was her daughter. The dad had to bring her birth certificate from home and bring the mom's ID that she left in the car.
That’s crazy. Hopefully your friend apologized for that
@@locusxe1411 I mean I doubt she apologized she was a 4 year old-
I'm sorry that happened to them. It was also the store's responsibility to do what they did.
Nicer than our experience. A woman decided to grab our youngest daughter from her stroller, then claim that she was her kid.
The mall ninjas arrived and were beginning to side with the woman, I was selecting which target to eliminate first and law enforcement arrived and addressed the woman by name. Apparently she habitually did that when off of her meds or having an episode. They returned our daughter to us, apologized for the mall ninjas idiocy and we went home - to hell with the shopping. We frequented a different mall afterwards, that mall eventually folded and was the set for "The Lovely Bones", with the owners trying to extort two townships for freebies keeping it closed and a money sink for the owners.
@@emeraldmorningmist Oh i do NOT blame the store for their actions! I think it was completely appropriate to stop what could've been child abduction. I just wanted to share because I was a little surprised that last story didn't go in a similar direction. But it is possible that they left out someone asking the kid if OP was their parent and the kid confirming it for all we know.
Op was lucky she is a women in that last story. That would not go down the same way if she was a man. I once ended up in hand cuffs in a squad car for taking my younger cousins (3 and 6 at the time) to a park to play and someone accusing me of kidnapping and being a child predator. Luckily my aunt dropped what she was doing and came right away and got me out of that situation pretty quickly. Needless to say, I don't take my cousins anywhere without an adult female family member present anymore.
The twat was definitely on something or off something. Or both.
It's getting completely ridiculous, but unfortunately, statistically, it's also a high probability that random males are involved in predatory behaviour. However, I would think some reasoning would kick in where someone interacting with and carefully watching over two young kids would be unlikely to be trying to drag them off into a windowless van...I shudder to think what would have happened if you'd offered your cousins some candy at any point.
Do people just not realize that children have fathers, and some of those fathers are actually involved with the kids' lives instead of just dumping them on the mother while they watch football all weekend? That there are fathers who are actually parents and not just sperm donors?
2 words: "law", and "suit".
Anyone makes any baseless accusation against me, he/she WILL pay for it. Cops, too, if they get a bit too "gung ho". All anyone had to do is ASK the kids, "Hey, you know this guy?".
I've had people try to give me hell for going to the store with my sons 9 and 5 and they look just like me.
Now let this be a lesson. ALWAYS PRESS CHARGES. They touch you and it's called "Simple assault". They grab you in a threatening way (around the neck for instance) that's assault and someone's definitely going to jail.
Close! They threaten to harm you, and it's called assault. It's the same if they actually touch you. If they try to actually hit you(where they connect with your body or not), it's assault AND battery!
And yes, ALWAYS press charges!
And be aware that grabbing someone uninvited can and has gotten pepole hurt, badly. Had some heffer grab me on the way home from work as a skip tracer (bounty hunter for the uniformed) and on a first name basis with most of the local PD in my area. I walked by the dolt shopping and she grabbed my belt by my side arm. We are trained to open distance and nutrilize the threat as fast and nasty as possible and at all cost retain the gun. Breaking the nose with a palm strike works nicely BTW
As the 3rd Story is from Germany all she will be facing is a fine if she is a first time offender maybe even she has to work some hours for the community but to get in jail she has to wound you to a life threathening state...
@@mitros4 Assault is not a mere threat. It's intentionally causing someone to fear immediate physical harm. There's a decent difference.
@@ElementsRook I believe you meant UNINFORMED, not UNIFORMED! 😁
i'll never understand why people think that someone would just…pretend not to be an employee, something i have never seen happen in my whole life
Story 2: Even if the OP was an employee, you don't take carts from people for any reason.
And while OP did good in standing up for themselves, they can do one better if it happens again: call the cops and press charges for aggravated assault and battery.
Especially if they are already filled with groceries
Agreed, I’m an employee and had this happen to me the other day. I said “I’m sorry but I was grabbing this cart to help another customer with something.” Still got a death glare, but I got the cart in the end. And I went and helped a customer load a few items (a microwave, a box of pots and pans, and one other oversized item) into the cart. Their other cart had groceries in it and the items I loaded in the other cart wouldn’t fit in their current cart.
Always press charges, people! It may not be cheap, but it's better than letting the entitled continue to think they're above consequence!
Yes.
Particularly when at least one of these stories looks like an attempt to kidnap a child by falsely accusing the parent of kidnapping them.
@Mike Dalby never a waste of time nor is it a pointless endeavor pressing charges on criminals especially when they're doing things like stealing from you, assaulting you or trying to frame you for crimes.
Moral to these crazy stories. If Karens or Kens attack you. Always press charges!
APC Lawfirm sounds like a great name.
Also, your turtles are cute.
I would rather press the jerks into the road with a steamroller.
@@Maninawig thanks
after you wipe the floor with them
Even a lazy employee doesn't deserve to be grabbed around the neck, or anywhere for that matter.
You think it’s disrespectful for him to speak to the kid that way? I don’t! I think the kid was a massive brat and he deserved what was said. I’m surprised that you think the only thing that mother did wrong was to not check that the bloke worked there. If my kids came and said “mum someone told me to move my arse to the shelf and get the game myself” then I would ask them how they had asked for it in the first place. My kids wouldn’t dare speak to someone that way and even if they did they wouldn’t dare come and tell me when they got told off for it as they know what my response would be.
The kid knew what his Karen Mom's response would be, too. That's why he did it.
If I had kids and someone assaulted me, I would say to my kids, "dad's probably going to jail again." Just to scare off the Karen
Hardware Store Story: If I were OP, I'd have calmly looked at the poor Manager and said "I have my cell on me, would you like me to save you a trip to the Office and call the Police so you can have her permanently Trespassed?"
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Before I go off on a person…. I would first want to know if my kid was rude when asking for assistance. THEN, I would want to know if the person worked there. Too many people think their little angels should be treated with kid gloves.
If I had been the guy in that video game store story, my elbowing Karen in the face would definitely not have been an accident.
Never ever apologize to someone who just attacked you and you might have hurt fending off! For one thing an apology is considered an admission of guilt in the eyes of the law and your attacker is trying to make you look like the guilty party which you just helped them do. Tell the truth about them attacking you and try to keep some distance between your attacker and yourself!
Had to pause the video just to say, “He came from my vagina!” This is the most awesome response to a Karen that I’ve seen! 🤣🤣🤣
That's one nuclear option that'll never be available to me.
I am known to cause them to spew all manner of interesting profanity, which I then conversationally query, "Is that the same mouth that you French kiss your mother with?".
@@spvillano i agree, because with me being Former Military and also a Combat Engineer, i don’t have a censor and if some Karen or Ken tried anything with me, i would lose it on them and make them feel about an inch tall when i’m done
The first story - the op didn't disrespect the child, the child was extremely rude to op and got what was coming. He'd have been grounded if he was mine and spoke to a stranger like that, employee or not!
100% Agreement from me. My sons are both grown men now, but if I found out they had spoken to someone like that, rosy bottoms would ensue.
@@stoopingfalcon891 you can't do that now it's illegal called child abuse and assault do that and you're going to jail lady
Agreed. I don't have kids, but I have four nephews and two godson's. They know when they're with me, I don't play. Their parents also know that I don't play. Kids being kids, naturally, they push boundaries. My youngest godson I met when he was three (he's twelve now) and he was still learning that the word no is a complete sentence. After he realized I meant it when I said I would put him in the car and take him back to his parents, he shaped up real quick.
@@sherryhannah498Bunch of crap. There's a difference between discipline and abuse. An open palm to the bottom is not abuse. What my dad did to me, tree branches, belts, slamming my head into the corner of a room to the point that I had bruises on my forehead, that's abuse.
Honestly, it especially gets under my skin when Karens accuse innocent people of kidnapping.
Some of them are actually kidnappers, trying to separate the children from their parents by using well-intentioned idiots to restrain the parent while they take off with the kid.
@@shadizersilverhand2113 I have a feeling that most of them are actually like that.
Companies need to implement a general policy of removing customers who are disrupting the normal flow of business. Immediately. I mean, I've read enough stories about moving on homeless people who aren't even in the store, so surely they can respond with security to remove someone yelling at staff or other customers? Not difficult to organize. Get them out.
But, that might impact their bottom line. Besides, Karens love to sue.
Of course, Karens hate me, they like to sue, I love to bill.
@@spvillano Having regular customers afraid to go in and buy your products DOES affect the bottom line.
...companies fire employees for trying to stop shoplifters.
@@Kayenne54 Very correct. Hearing some self-entitled twit screaming nonsense would be enough to put off anyone from shopping at that store. Literally ANY other store would be preferred over that one, at least until the twit decides to switch to the other store too...
That's a fair warning to everyone, you don't get drunk off your ass and go shopping, you might try to choke a customer or a worker and end up in handcuffs for your stupidity.
IMO it’s referred to as “under the influence” because alcohol can definitely influence people to make really dumb choices!
Also, everyone's totally glossing over the fact that Karen willfully drove while drunk to that store. I hope she got busted for a DUI as well
I LOVED hearing the story about the OP in the Home Depot store. So satisfying to hear.
Did the grocery cart Karen walk off with an unwiped cart? So much for needing OP to wipe it down for her.
Final story: Well that escalated quickly. Quite the circus act that clown performed.
The last story sounded like a ruse. We had a couple of women doing this at a Wal-Mart across the street. One would make a scene to make the mom panic to look around for a manager. The other would be away on the other side so the mom can't see her coming. She waits for the mom to let go, or look away, then takes the kid. They didn't succeed when I heard about it, but they didn't get caught either. I'm sure they'd gotten away with it before though. Horrible people in the world nowadays.
Yes you do see stories like this pop up all the time. The women are obviously looking to kidnap the child and get well-meaning idiots to prevent the parent from stopping them because the idiots NEVER go 'hey everyone you can just stay here and wait for police to arrive' they end up grabbing and assaulting the parent or custodian (especially if they're the father or some other male figure) and letting the actual kidnapper get away with the child which to anyone with working brain cells if they keep trying to run off instead of stay around for police they're clearly not on the up and up.
@@shadizersilverhand2113 That is why at that point you just call the cops for potential kidnapper and give them her description. I will never understand why people continue to engage with people who make threats to end them or hurt them or accuse them of *insert heinous crime here* just walk away at that point and call the cops.
@@kisstune the problem is the idiot bystanders playing hero while ignoring what's in front of them, the kidnapper is shouting 'help they're trying to steal my kid stop them!' and idiots rush to grab the parent/custodian and NOT do anything to stop the woman dragging the kid off. Despite the parent shouting 'Stop her she's the kidnapper! That's my child!'
@@shadizersilverhand2113 Yup people jump in without thinking they've ran this with a man steals a phone from a woman and everyone stops him but the other way around and everyone stop HIM because he is running after a woman. That is why as soon as crazy starts you walk away and if necessary call the cops.
The one story where the guy and his friend just laughed at the Karen was perfect! That’s what everyone should do, and stop letting these imbeciles waste their time by arguing with them! Plus, it REALLY pisses them off! 🤣🤣🤣
“Ahehehehe… oh you’re serious. Well let me laugh even harder then: AHAHAHAHAHA!”
Nah, I'm from the opposite school of thought.
I let the Karen know, easy or hard way, I bite.
If I work at a store with memberships and a karen was rude and did something illegal I (with the managers permission) will cancel her membership and band her from all stores in the world!
If my son spoke to an employee like that I would gladly allow the employee to say that to him.
And he would be getting no game for being rude and disrespectful and not using manners.
Besides in the Gamestop where I live you go to the shelf of games to pick one for yourself. The employees don't do it for you.
First story, OP helping a kid at a store and I thought "aaaand there they go, that's how you summon an EP". I did not expect the kid to be the EP right away.
I LOVE the story about the man after a drill etc. Such a gentleman and did exactly the right thing. I hope he finds a partner who can appreciate such a guy who has the strength to stand up to bullies, the courage to do what is necessary and the wisdom to know WHEN and How To use these appropriately.
Story 2: That happened to me once, except I worked at the store and needed a cart for myself for moving stuff around the store, so I was cleaning a cart for myself when some lady took it, and then people just kept coming up to me and taking carts after I cleaned them :(
Customers don't realize that shopping carts aren't for shopping. :D
And you never thought to say anything? Or go get an employee to take over your cart cleaning duty?
@@paul16451 Lol we're understaffed, we don't have someone to just clean carts and sadly since I was on the clock I couldn't tell the customers off like op. I just had to wait for an opportunity to get away from there
I feel for the little guy in the last story. NOBODY should be mean to Mommy.
“Where did you get him, anyways?!” My reply: “The Children’s section, two aisles over, they have a special on of buy one get one free!”🤣
This first story: I would be delighted to have my kid to be told where something is. It's self-evident that he will go get it. That's what I've been trying to teach my kids: It's ok to ask for help if you're lost, but in the end it's best you do it all by yourself.
Congress needs to pass a law that legalizes slapping Karens
Or slugging Kevins
Only if it expressly authorizes that slap to be conducted with a lead pipe.
If my kid was that rude to someone, demanding they get something for him, I’d give the person a handshake if they pushed back like OP in the first story.
Good on you. So many people have kids and think they're above boundaries of any kind simply because they procreated.
I absolutely love and appreciate op for taking up for the worker! I wish more people would do that.
I've occasionally helped people in grocery stores (usually elderly people or someone who can't quite reach something, since I'm fairly tall). But only if they're nice about it. If someone demands, I just say no and walk off.
Heh, once, not long after the first pandemic shutdown, I asked a fellow shopper, "Excuse me, I know that you don't work here, but you seem to have a good idea where everything is and I'm still figuring out where they moved everything during the shutdown, do you know where the stuffing mix is?".
Got a brief frown as she recalled and was sent to the bread aisle. Previously, it was near the gravy. I happily waved it to her after finding it, to have my smile returned.
It's called being polite and being polite first is never wasted time.
@@spvillano Yeah exactly...one of the stores I go to is not organized at all, things are in random places. If someone asks me if I know where something is, and I do, I'll certainly tell them. I haven't had anyone confuse me for an employee though.
I certainly understand employees who work in a different department not going to help a customer in another area. Depending on their work policy/protocols sometimes they are not allowed to leave their area. Always remember that everyone you meet is a human being and needs basic courtesy and manners (politeness).
As I always say...these Karens need to be assessed by a mental health team.
The shopping cart: I would have run my hands all over the cart, (Not just the handle) and sneezed and coughed all over it then said: "Here ya go!"
Nah, "OK, here you go. I think I got all of the puke off of it"...
On the shopping cart one, I would have licked my hand then wiped it on the handle of the cart. Then told her "There you go, take it."
I'd have waited til she yanked it and pushed it
Or faked a sneeze.
3:31 You don't have to worry about ever becoming a Karen Darkfluff...
Karens can't lose their Marbles because they NEVER HAD MARBLES TO LOSE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!
Since you still have Marbles you can lose, you CAN'T BE A KAREN...
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Story 4: As I take it, this happened in Germany. And therefore, it must have been really unusual and absurdly violent. Why? Well, it‘s highly unusual in Germany that police really put you in cuffs. In general, police are way more relaxed around here, due to the simple reason that we have gun laws (and not only guns, but banning weapons in general - including one-hand knives or ones of a certain blade length, pepper spray of certain capacities and certain tasers). Therefore, while I won‘t say that those laws are not violated (especially regarding knives and such), it is way more unlikely that anyone around you is armed. That btw also results in the police seldom drawing their guns.
Back to the story: Usually, it would be more likely that the police escort her from the premises and cite her for interrogation - especially if no charges have been pressed yet. Another detour into German jusrisdiction - The German justice system knows (in a way) two kinds of offences: „Antragsdelikte“ require charges being pressed by the victim to be prosecuted, „Offizialdelikte“ are automatically prosecuted - there is also a mixture, of the prosecutor‘s office sees public interest in the case. The former crimes include things like family theft (while theft in general is officially prosecuted, if you steal from your family, a demand for penalty is required), and even assault (while this is such a case when the prosecutor can affirm public interest).
So, a way more civilised public - while we do have our share of entitlement, this sort of violence is way more unusual.
I feel like if one of these women did mistake a a cookie monster shirt for a Wal-Mart employee shirt, once she finally realized that he wasn't actually an employee, she would probably then go on a rant at how illegal it is to have the shirt because Sesame Street removed Cookie Monster a few years ago and call the cops. That's the kind of insanity I expect from these people. lol
They removed Cookie Monster????? NOOOOOO! He was my youngest daughter's favourite character, she had tshirts and nightwear with him on (she's 30 now lol)
@@minecraftmum3436 I had the same reaction. They did it because they wanted to encourage more healthy eating and somehow thought that the Cookie monster would encourage them to eat unhealthy food. You know that some Karen probably pushed for that to happen lol
I laughed so hard at the “where did you get him anyways” “HE CAME FROM MY VAGINA”
Lol. That is a brilliant thing to say. Well ask a stupid question right?
"What if the guy was armed?" Well ... he was from germany the chances someone randomly and *very* illegally carries a weapon into a tech-store are probably below 1% 😉
No one sells ceramic knives in Germany?
@@michaelterrell Probably yes. But most people in all of European countries I've been to (live in one also) don't feel the need to walk around armed waiting for an assault on their person...
@@juha-mattikoponen1625 They may be carrying one for their job, nt to attack people with it. I've carried a knife most of my life, to strip wire and cut open oxes but it could be used for self defense. I'm a US Army Veteran who was trained on many weapons but I don't carry concealed. I have taken down one punk with my cane, in self defense
@@michaelterrell yeah, still, most of us Europeans view our work blades as just that, tools, not weapons. It's a mindset threshold that creates a void in our imagination of how and when a blade is the tool for what job.
@@SonsOfLorgar I am a US Army Veteran. We are taught 'Situational Awareness' so many things are potential weapons for self defense. I could hit 20/20 targets at 75 meters with a M16 rifle. I've had more than one idiot try to hurt me, from the time that II was 10, which is almost 60 years. Not all of those were other US citizens. My mindset tis, I don't start trouble, I end it.
It’s amazing how these Karen’s think other people won’t just start swinging when they go for the grab. If it was me it wouldn’t be an elbow, it’d be a big, tasty knuckle sandwich. 🤬😤
For me, my elbow would probably hurt Karen more than my knuckle...I know my knuckles would hurt me!
@@xo2quilt that's why bending their offending arm's elbow the wrong way is far more effective. It ends their physical insanity and the only one hurting is the assailant.
For me it would be an elbow, and I don't think I'd even think about it, if someone grabbed me from behind like that my first reaction would be to jab back with my elbow... and if teeth got broken so be it. While it can be really satisfying to punch someone an elbow is harder than a fist and you are a lot less likely to hurt yourself.
I feel sad for the child who had to see the crazy lady and thinks that could be the normal of these Karens, which it is
Last story, she accuses OP of kidnapping her own kid, and OP's big complaint is the woman wasn't wearing a mask?? LMAO. Wow I'm glad I live in Texas.
Wtf is it with people in the US trying to get people fired all the time?
It's caused by arrogance and stupidity.
The poor worker he NEEDED the giggles caused I hope that woman got BANNED
Story 4: @DarkFluff it is pretty unlikely that you would ever face a weapon of any kind in such a situation as this took place in germany and here you're not allowed to bear (or even own in most cases) a weapon such as a gun or even most knives. So as a German no one expects you to be armed.
That guy gave her the people's elbow.
"If it's not your department I understand but acting like you don't work here is disgusting and lazy"
Oh, do you have a lot of 'employees' that pretend they don't work in places? Because that probably says more about you, than it does about them.
I just woke up. This going to be a good day, I assume.
Going sleep soon good stories
😴😴 great bedtime story 👌👌
First story, Darkfluff, the mother had already lost her marbles long before that day. Lol!
Poor mental health is NOT a excuse for karens and kens. Never give them a free pass for being a bad person just because they *claim* to have some issue that of course only pops up when its needed for a defense.
Exactly I what I was thinking. Being a Ken or Karen is not a mental illness, most of these people are just assholes who thinks the world revolves them and they should have their way.
@ Pakesh De very true. I have autism (and really don’t like to use that proverbial “card”)… but I can and I will do exactly that if someone gets really stupid with me…
Good evening Darkfluff
Good evening everyone
Shopping cart story: Should have waited for her to pull and then give the cart a shove.
If I had a kid who acted like the one in the video store story, he'd be writing a handwritten 3-page letter of apology with legible handwriting and no spelling or grammar mistakes, and hand-delivering it to the employee he spoke that way to, along with written permission to publicly display said letter in the store if they wanted to. He could take as long as he liked to write it (within reason), but would have zero electronic entertainment, desserts, or fun family outings until he got it done...
evil you are
I saw you help that person, I know you work here!
Lady, just because my parents raised me to be a proper and polite member of society does not make me an employee. Before you continue, my mother's philosophy was 'do no harm but take no shit', touch me and you will regret it. have a nice day >P
"What if OP was armed" ... The story plays in Germany. Unless OP was a Policemen or Security Guard with a special permit, he wouldn't carry a gun with him. We have very strict weapon laws here, and just for buying a gun you need a special permission/licence (Depending on the weapon), which is not cheap at all.
If I was accused of kidnapping my niece and nephew, I think I would start carrying a taser.
13:55 - Why the hell should OP apologize? SM attacked her and OP defended herself. If SM got her poor widdle nose bloodied, maybe that will make her thin twice before the next time she attacks someone!
My hair went grey in my early 20s. When my kids were little I would often be asked how old my grandkids were. I'd occasionally get odd stares until one of my kids would say "Dad can I get this?". Fortunately it never got to the point of that last story.
Actually, if my kid treated an employee like that kid in the first story, that kid would be in so much trouble.
I loved George. One of my favorite quips was" If you have a bunch of odds and ends on a table and they all fall off but one, what do you have, and odd or an end?"
I'm really surprised more people don't go straight to vulgarity when dealing with Karens.
I'm kind of surprised more people don't throw hands when they're grabbed like that.
They probably do and just clean up the dialogue before posting it.
First story, you say you would be mad if an employee was disrespecting your kid, yes Daren! I think it is much worse when you think you're kid is entitled to talk to anyone like that!
that kid was a Chad evolving. The Karen didn't fall far from the entitled tree.
Instead of undercover/mystery shoppers, you could have undercover worker protectors or Karen deflectors
IKR? He literally sounded like a Karen inside the body of a 12 year old boy!
First story, I'd have to send my kid in for re-education, if they talked to any worker like that. The child deserved to be told to get it himself
"Where's MY employee discount?"
"Phflltht!" That's today's onomatopoeia.(sic)
From one of my favorite shows "What the Fuck Is Wrong With You" - 911 IS NOT A TOY, YOU FUCK.
No employee discount.
I would have hit the floor laughing.
Some of these stories are so far out there that my brain can't belive them. It's great content though, so keep em coming DarkFluff love it.
It's a shame that most of this behavior shows up during the Christmas shopping period and we've allowed ourselves to make shopping the "reason for the season".
At the 7:00 mark, I would have turned to the B and tell her, "Wait your turn. He is busy helping me." I also have a medical cane that helps me to walk, I know how to use as a defensive tool. I'd drag the guy with me and ask silly questions about house projects that would basically keep our discussion going and put myself between her and the employee. I'd totally give the employee some time away from stupid customers and give him/her a rest from wild Karens.
I do this with my husband who is a Marine with PTSD, so I tend to break in between him and wild Karens all the time when they go after his Service Dog. "To pet the beautiful German Shepherd Puppy." This Service Dog is 100lbs of German Shepherd who is trained to keep people from touching my husband or coming up behind him unannounced. My husband can be very violent in his reactions to surprises from behind or someone touching him that he doesn't know. I'll step between wild Karens and be another barrier for them to get past. I have a lot of distraction and I will talk the heck out of them about ADA, Service Dogs, and legal jargon that usually scares them off, especially when I pull out my phone and start dialing. I might say I am calling the authorities, but I tend to call a buddy and tell him what is going on which gets him laughing (he tries to be quiet about that) while he talks loudly about laws being broken and will be there in a few minutes to handle the problem. He used to be an MP and was friends with me when I was in service myself.
Now, I worked a lot of retail before and after the military before my knees finally told me to slow down and stop abusing them. I went through several surgeries after the ACL broke and it wouldn't stay fixed, so doctors gave up and patched the knee up enough to keep me out of a wheel chair. After military, I was less tolerant with these self entitled people. I also had a tendancy, when not having my husband's six, to take up an employee's time (give them a break from) when a Karen was on the prowl.
PSA: IF YOU SEE AN OLD PERSON BUYING STEAM CARDS THEY ARE PROBABLY BEING SCAMMED. If they are, then the scammer will tell them to lie about why they need the giftcards so inform the staff members and tell the victim you know that someone on the phone has told her to lie and they are scamming her.
Unless she is just an awesome granny that is buying steam cards as gifts, that's possible... But unfortunately it's very unlikely that she's a gamer herself 😥
7:59 He knew exactly what she was going to say and interrupted her before she could say it! Yesss!
Story three gave me an idea, hiring good security people with 'Karen Talker' on their clothes :)
I liked OP of story 3 the moment he said, "the great George Carlin." 😂
Gee, these stories never end. I think all these "Karens" need to be sentenced into reeducation programs.
That lady with the shopping cart, if she'd tried that with me, she'd have wheel marks running right up the center of her flattened body. I can't believe the nerve of some people.
Always give unused pork to your dog or hurl it at the nearest vegetarian, with a cry of 'Catch!'. That'll teach them not to have a sense of humour. -Simon Marchmont [Posh Nosh]
I really dont know how the OPs manage to be so calm. I would Lose my temper so fast
Thank you for making housework more fluffy
I am so sick of KARENS. As a woman I can definitely say not all women are Karen's. I am so far from a karen, I look them dead in the eye and tell them to shut up. Several of these witches have tried to touch me...I tell them in a loud voice I am disabled and if you touch me I will have you arrested. One finally did. I am currently enjoying here being taught a lesson. She was arrested, charged and lost her job due to the assualt. It is serious as she damaged my shoulder that wasn't already damaged. I had to have surgery. I am suing her...as she turned out to be a multimillionaire. It is sad...because she may lose her children but I told her loudly in front of an employee and another customer to not touch me as I am permanently disabled. On camera. I am in therapy because I do feel guilty but my therapist says it isn't my fault and I will accept it. I know I will accept it. Actions have consequences... and we are almost ready to settle..and i will sign a NDA. I just needed to talk about before we come to an appropriate settlement. Thank you to anyone who reads this. I am a shy person, so please respect my need to not answer questions. Love DarkFluff and all of you.
You did absolutely nothing wrong and everything right!! I hope you take her for a bundle!!!
You're nicer than I am, as the offending limb would be dragged over my shoulder a tad farther and the elbow dislocated over my shoulder.
A neck and throat grab, as in the story would've generated a more advanced military hand to hand event, which would be impossible to recall, as that's a direct threat to life.
I was literally waiting for this one. XD
I am convinced that the whole “the customer is always right” thing of a few decades ago has directly contributed to there being so many Karens now. They think if they throw a fit they can get everything they want.
Story 1 My children are adults now but when they were kids they would never have spoken to anyone rudely. They would have got the game themselves or asked someone politely to help them if the game was out of their reach.
Anyone who can quote George Carlin, (who is one of the most AMAZING comics that I never had the pleasure of getting to see live) is outstanding in my book!!!!!
Fluff saying POP POP like that sent meeeee
The last Karen was probably making ginger snaps. The best Christmas cookie. And the Christmas party was going to be ruined without them!!!
The Karen in the cart story is lucky when she was pulling I would have pushed
Or "stumble" into the cart while she's pulling it.
Props to the people who tell Karens off still waiting for my own personal experience with one
That last story - what a crazy situation to be in. Jesus Christ are they such people just walking around?
people should wear a "i dont work here" shirt all the time in malls/ stores
I prefer the "If I can turn around and punch you, you're too close!" shirt... ;-)
@@realulli lol good one
Congrats to OP from the fourth story, you officially look like an anime character now
If a wild Karen tried to strangle me, I don't think I would've stopped at the elbow to the face...