The Long Line Of The Law
(I’m a police officer in full uniform. I stop in a local store and notice a loud customer ahead of me in the line.)
Cashier: “Sir, you haven’t paid for that. If you leave the store, it’s stealing.”
Customer: “Bull-s***! You did something with my card; you took my money! I’m leaving with this stuff.”
Cashier: “No, the order was cancelled for insufficient funds. You left to get another card; the whole order needs to be rescanned.”
(I realize that the loud customer hasn’t seen me yet. I excuse myself from the line, and move behind the irate customer as he starts mouthing off to the cashier.)
Me: “Sir, you need to calm down and let the lady do her job. She’s trying to help you as fast as she can.”
Customer: “Man, f*** you. Who the f*** do you think you—”
(He turns around to look at me, and immediately goes all sheepish.)
Customer: “Sorry, officer.”
Me: “Yeah, I thought so.”
(The customer calms down, and is out of the store in five minutes. It’s a shame that some people will not act civilly unless they’re given a friendly reminder that there are consequences for acting like a turd.)
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