In the news this morning about a school bus driver who
relieved himself onto the sidewalk standing in the door of his bus. According
to a witness, he did this every day. A woman took videos of that criminal act
and went public.
The woman called the bus company, but they, apparently, did
nothing about it. She didn’t want the
man to lose his job over it, but she was bothered by the man’s activity, so she
finally went to the media. Because of that, the company fired the man.
Now, I don’t condone urinating onto the sidewalk or against
a building, but it probably happens every day downtown. This is the thing:
okay, so the man urinated onto a public sidewalk; he probably had a weak
bladder, but he had a job. Unfortunately, now he lost it, because of an
unpleasant habit.
If that woman was so concerned about it but didn’t want to
cause the unfortunate man any trouble, she should have waited until he was done
with his business and then confront him. Instead, she decided to go public with
her story. Because of that, she didn’t leave the company any choice but to fire
the man.
Congratulations, lady. You are now officially a member of
the Club of Do-gooders who usually do
more harm than good. You’ve managed to cause a man to lose his job. He probably
will have trouble finding another one when he has to explain why he was fired,
but you are keeping the city safe from people who piss onto the sidewalk.
Keep up the good work, but your job may not be done. There
are still plenty of people out there who use a tree in the park or another
public spot to do their business. Many probably have no jobs they are in danger
of losing because of some Watcher-of-the-Righteous-guild
who reports this sort of crime. That may not be as satisfactory, though.
Good hunting.
Not everyone will agree with my evaluation of this
situation; I know my wife doesn’t. She thinks that woman did the right thing.
Well, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I for one think she was wrong.
She’s a busybody. I don’t care much for busybodies and do-gooders. There is
much more stuff going on in the world that needs fixing and our attention.
Pissing from a bus is not exactly a world-shattering event.
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