Should private shops have public service style "Abuse of our staff will not be tolerated" signs?

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Yes

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In my opinion they should- back when I was a cashier the amount of abuse I got- man this one guy I still clearly remember- I wanted to grab his head, smash it onto the counter and watch his teeth go everywhere!

"But they're having a bad day"- my now wife was in the hospital for an emergency appointment for her blood pressure and considering she had a ruptured aneurysm I was terrified- but that day guess what- I still treated all cashiers like normal himan beings!

Please don't think I'm here to berate you if you disagree, all comments are welcome- I'm not a snowflake who melts down when someone disagrees!

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

These signs always surprise me whenever I visit the UK. Surely it goes without saying that abuse is not tolerated. In my opinion a more important question would be "Why are such signs necessary in the UK and do they actually make a difference?"

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@ninalanyon Unfortunately they are necessary here 😔 But they sound like they are even more necessary in the US!

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

@ninalanyon we have those signs in Singapore as well about ten years or 15 years ago there were assaults against bus conductors and during Covid medical staff were abused.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Longpatrol Do the signs make a difference? For someone like me who left the UK before such signs existed it makes the UK look like a failed authoritarian state. Landing at Glasgow Airport some years ago the first sign I saw was not Welcome to Scotland but something like You face stiff penalties for abusing the staff.

Not exactly welcoming.