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Cirsium

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10. People need to step in

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:49 PM

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I won't stand by and watch a vulnerable person, like a person at work trying to do their job behind the cash register, be bullied or harassed. I will step in. That does not mean violence. It means stepping in between the bully and the person who is at risk.

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So, how do you tell a child that it not nice to pick on another person? [View all] imanamerican63 Monday OP

"we knotted our heads" Skittles Monday #1

Unbelievable that anyone would blame Biden! These people are hopeless! Diamond_Dog Monday #2

Y'all stood around and watched someone bully a cashier for 10 minutes? WhiskeyGrinder Monday #3

There should have been some security... 2naSalit Monday #4

Bystander/upstander intervention can help. WhiskeyGrinder Monday #5

Thanks for those resources. At first glance they look really helpful. erronis Monday #12

One doesn't know who might be "carrying" now days.... Sogo Monday #7

I wouldn't be able to just stand by BeneteauBum Monday #9

Here's what I would have shouted from the back: Sogo Monday #6

Looking for the 'temper tantrum' discount, possibly? Aussie105 Monday #8

People need to step in Cirsium Monday #10

And to think this a**hole is getting behind the wheel of a big rig - still seething about windmills. erronis Monday #11

He got gas not diesel! imanamerican63 Monday #13

This isn't about teaching a child social norms BigmanPigman Monday #14

The way I would have handled this... LuckyCharms Monday #15