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In reply to the discussion: Author faces backlash for reporting black Metro employee for eating on train; book deal halted [View all]IndyOp
(15,515 posts)and all of it needs to stop. She cant think of anything better to share on public media than a photo of a person who didnt agree to be the subject of a post with a holier-than-thou snarky statement? When an adult - especially - is trying to gain social popularity by criticizing others it smacks of the relational aggression they should have outgrown soon after junior high.
Also - in my world - authority figures get to break rules I am expected to follow and that they have to enforce, when situations warrant.
Finally, yes, she should have a quiet, private location to take a decent break - but she doesnt. So what was she supposed to do? Operate public transportation safely for a bunch more hours after having not eaten for hours since her last meal?
It would have been more professional for the Metro employee to explain her situation to the author - but it is almost guaranteed that the authors comment to the employee was made in an obviously disrespectful manner and it is human nature to respond to disrespect with anger.