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manaboutown 11-12-2021 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2028738)
give him a break. If he knocked into me I would get over it. If my husband assaulted him I would be furious at my husband. My husband knows better then to assault people.
OK, how many people who behave like him should be tolerated at the squares? 10? 100?

Just imagine what that would be like..

JSR22 11-12-2021 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by spd2918 (Post 2028761)
If he spun and hit you in the mouth or dropped you to the ground, I very much doubt you'd just get over it.

Your husband knows not to assault people? So does the man wildly swinging his arms into crowds.
He has not hit anyone in the mouth and dropped them to the ground. My husband has class.

JSR22 11-12-2021 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2028771)
OK, how many people who behave like him should be tolerated at the squares? 10? 100?

Just imagine what that would be like..
The sky is not falling. There is one person with Asperger's leave him alone.

spd2918 11-12-2021 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2028766)
Try and keep up here. I'll type it one word per line for ya:

He
does
not
wildly
swing
his
arms
and
he
has
not
hit
anyone
in
the
mouth
or
dropped
anyone
to
the
ground.


It's a nothingberder. As for people whining about disturbing the peace: he does this while the band is playing. You're talking about a nightly event where crowds of people block out entire portions of the dance area with their group line dancing, paying no never-mind to anyone who might want to be trying to find a space where they can dance as well. You're talking about high-decibel sound coming from electric instruments and amplified voices through big speakers. You're talking about a bunch of drunken old people "stealing" each others' chairs the second the occupant gets up to dance. What "peace" are you even talking about?

I was there and he did.

JSR22 11-12-2021 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by spd2918 (Post 2028820)
I was there and he did.
He is harmless just walk away. Why look for a confrontation?

manaboutown 11-12-2021 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2028821)
He is harmless just walk away. Why look for a confrontation?
He is a nuisance and should not be tolerated.

JSR22 11-12-2021 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2028824)
He is a nuisance and should not be tolerated.
Stop he is harmless. Being mean is unkind.

Davonu 11-13-2021 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 2028825)
Stop he is harmless. Being mean is unkind.
No one is being mean or suggesting it. But if you suggest that screaming like a banshee and startling nearby square visitors is harmless, I must disagree.

And for those of you claiming that nobody has witnessed his screaming or baton flailing…have you not read the posts in this thread?

JMintzer 11-13-2021 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by spd2918 (Post 2028761)
If he spun and hit you in the mouth or dropped you to the ground, I very much doubt you'd just get over it.

Your husband knows not to assault people? So does the man wildly swinging his arms into crowds.
If the Queen had balls she'd be King...

If, If, If...

Marathon Man 11-13-2021 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by spd2918 (Post 2028725)
Maybe my earlier post was missed. He was on the sidewalk in Spanish Springs on the perimeter of the square in a congested space. He went from no movement to a fast spin with his long arms fully outstretched. He nearly struck my wife who was walking beside me, holding my hand, and looking sideways at the band. That is nothing like grandchildren running around (poor parenting if they are banging into people).

This is not acceptable inside a crowd.

He has control over himself and he chooses to act out for attention.
He cannot use a supposed mental condition as an excuse to act this way or scream in public.
Since he "nearly" struck your wife, maybe you should "nearly" get upset and not make it a bigger deal than it is. Everyone seems to be saying this. Maybe take the advice?

Davonu 11-13-2021 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2028937)
Since he "nearly" struck your wife, maybe you should "nearly" get upset and not make it a bigger deal than it is. Everyone seems to be saying this. Maybe take the advice?
Everyone is saying this?

Very selective reading of this thread.

Two Bills 11-13-2021 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2028912)
If the Queen had balls she'd be King...

If, If, If...
Debatable!

Bjeanj 11-13-2021 08:55 AM
:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

spd2918 11-13-2021 09:29 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2028937)
Since he "nearly" struck your wife, maybe you should "nearly" get upset and not make it a bigger deal than it is. Everyone seems to be saying this. Maybe take the advice?
Your use of "nearly" is a little demeaning. I'm sorry if you would not be upset if my wife was struck. It's a big deal to me as I love her very much and I'm glad I prevented it.

People probably are not publicly agreeing with me because they don't want to be labeled as intolerant by the politically correct crowd. Being popular should never be confused with being right.

Just for some background, I very commonly worked with mentally ill / developmentally delayed people in my former life. I never treated them like babies that had no control over their decisions. Yes, many have limitations, but accepting every act they do does them a disservice. Its actually more respectful to expect them to make good decisions.

As stated before, this individual knows his actions are unwelcome, he can control them, and he chooses not to.


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