My favorite Wal Mart eyewitness report is I was standing in line to check out, and the isle over two very healthy sisters proceeded to cut in front of the line. A brother behind me said “I can’t believe that N”, as loud and as clear as possible. You could just hear a pin drop as every one got silent. Then he again said, “did you see that N”? No one in the lines made any motion they heard it, even though unless they were all deaf that could not have been possible.
Con-Ed office on 125 St. Harlem in the mid 90s
Standing in a line when two middle aged “sistahs” appeared to want to cut the line behind me, but in front of a 30 something white, well dressed woman. She tried to get their attention and tell them there was a line. They ignored her but continued talking to each other. Out of the corner of my mouth I told the woman behind me, “Fugetaboutit, they have no concept of waiting their turn.” She was appalled at such a statement. “Well I’m not a racist” she declared loudly.
Guess which word the pair heard and reacted to?
My turn came to move to the window and behind me I could hear,”...but HE said...”
After I finished my business and turned to leave I just smiled and shook my head at the young lady now between the two “sistahs” who were tag teaming their harangue.
Sometimes virtue signaling can get you in a lot of trouble