I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you render a very good point. This could have gotten a lot worse had they become a rampaging mob.
Somebody had better make it loud and publicly clear if something like this happens again, the $50 limit will be observed from the get go. This is exactly why there is a limit at all. The people writing the regs for this stuff aren’t worth a lot in life (probably the most useless person on the planet is a drone working in the food-stamps office), but they sure as heck could predict this.
As I always told myself when I was an engineering student in college, somebody’s hiring all these idiots with Liberal Arts majors....
‘...[somebody should make it] clear if something like this happens again, the $50 limit...’
Three things tell me ‘too much talk, not enough communication’:
Dominican nuns - all threats are carried out, evidence seen
Parenting - zero tolerance speaks volumes
Teaching - all rules are carried out, no exceptions
My experience is that no exceptions, none, no favorites, and NIP it in the bud, works every time, to bring about a peaceful environment.
They can say ‘no more’ all week, but nothing says it like strict enforcement and NIP it in the bud. Even Barney Fife knew that.