Author's book publication cancelled after a tweet reporting on a WMATA employee eating on the metro

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

You're another poster conflating this very specific situation with the BBQ Becky types of situations. Someone above did the same thing.

If you cannot see the difference between people who create a senseless flap over a person doing a perfectly normal thing (like barbecuing in a park or using a pool or having a lemonade stand), and people who call out identifiable, uniformed employees in their own work setting, violating the rules they are supposed to enforce -- there is no getting through to you. There is a difference, whether or not you choose to engage your critical thinking skills and see it.

It’s the same. BBQ Becky claimed barbecuing in the park was against an ordinance. It perhaps technically was but it wasn’t hurting anybody just like the metro employee was technically breaking a rule but also not hurting anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

Nope. You still don’t get it.
I grew up riding the metro from out in fairfax county. It was mostly a bunch of middle class professionals, quietly reading while we rode in. Maybe people had coffee in a thermo. I never remember seeing people eat.
People were respectful.
This is a culture clash.
I remember the pool pass post. When I was a kid ( 80’s), if we were asked to go home and get our pass, WE WALKED HOME AND GOT THE PASS.
We didn’t argue about it, because we didn’t feel entitled to behave that way.
The is absolutely about entitlement, but not in the way you think.
For the record, I don’t agree with posting the worker’s picture and think a bit of karma came into play. But this isn’t about race. It’s about expectations in public spaces and class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

You're another poster conflating this very specific situation with the BBQ Becky types of situations. Someone above did the same thing.

If you cannot see the difference between people who create a senseless flap over a person doing a perfectly normal thing (like barbecuing in a park or using a pool or having a lemonade stand), and people who call out identifiable, uniformed employees in their own work setting, violating the rules they are supposed to enforce -- there is no getting through to you. There is a difference, whether or not you choose to engage your critical thinking skills and see it.

It’s the same. BBQ Becky claimed barbecuing in the park was against an ordinance. It perhaps technically was but it wasn’t hurting anybody just like the metro employee was technically breaking a rule but also not hurting anyone.

Sure, until you potato salad dumped on your new shoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

You're another poster conflating this very specific situation with the BBQ Becky types of situations. Someone above did the same thing.

If you cannot see the difference between people who create a senseless flap over a person doing a perfectly normal thing (like barbecuing in a park or using a pool or having a lemonade stand), and people who call out identifiable, uniformed employees in their own work setting, violating the rules they are supposed to enforce -- there is no getting through to you. There is a difference, whether or not you choose to engage your critical thinking skills and see it.

It’s the same. BBQ Becky claimed barbecuing in the park was against an ordinance. It perhaps technically was but it wasn’t hurting anybody just like the metro employee was technically breaking a rule but also not hurting anyone.

So breaking the rules is only a problem if it’s hurts someone?

[Anonymous]

This is a great example of knowing when to mind your business. And that social media is forever. Do I see people eating on the metro? Yes I do. Is it my business to post online about it? No it is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

Nope. You still don’t get it.
I grew up riding the metro from out in fairfax county. It was mostly a bunch of middle class professionals, quietly reading while we rode in. Maybe people had coffee in a thermo. I never remember seeing people eat.
People were respectful.
This is a culture clash.
I remember the pool pass post. When I was a kid ( 80’s), if we were asked to go home and get our pass, WE WALKED HOME AND GOT THE PASS.
We didn’t argue about it, because we didn’t feel entitled to behave that way.
The is absolutely about entitlement, but not in the way you think.
For the record, I don’t agree with posting the worker’s picture and think a bit of karma came into play. But this isn’t about race. It’s about expectations in public spaces and class.

What culture clash?

[Anonymous]

Why couldn't this author--if she had to tweet--whited out the face of the employee and made it about pointing out that WMATA employees need to follow the city's laws governing metro riders that they are supposed to be enforcing?

Making it about a particular employee seems vindictive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

You're another poster conflating this very specific situation with the BBQ Becky types of situations. Someone above did the same thing.

If you cannot see the difference between people who create a senseless flap over a person doing a perfectly normal thing (like barbecuing in a park or using a pool or having a lemonade stand), and people who call out identifiable, uniformed employees in their own work setting, violating the rules they are supposed to enforce -- there is no getting through to you. There is a difference, whether or not you choose to engage your critical thinking skills and see it.

It’s the same. BBQ Becky claimed barbecuing in the park was against an ordinance. It perhaps technically was but it wasn’t hurting anybody just like the metro employee was technically breaking a rule but also not hurting anyone.

So breaking the rules is only a problem if it’s hurts someone?

Is it your job to enforce the rules?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a great example of knowing when to mind your business. And that social media is forever. Do I see people eating on the metro? Yes I do. Is it my business to post online about it? No it is not.

Ultimately this is the lesson. The worker was wrong, but so what? There’s an old SNL skit “SHOULD YOU CHIME IN?” it’s a game show. Google it. Funny and a life mantra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why couldn't this author--if she had to tweet--whited out the face of the employee and made it about pointing out that WMATA employees need to follow the city's laws governing metro riders that they are supposed to be enforcing?

Making it about a particular employee seems vindictive.

I wouldn’t begin to know how to do that. Although She could have cropped it for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

Nope. You still don’t get it.
I grew up riding the metro from out in fairfax county. It was mostly a bunch of middle class professionals, quietly reading while we rode in. Maybe people had coffee in a thermo. I never remember seeing people eat.
People were respectful.
This is a culture clash.
I remember the pool pass post. When I was a kid ( 80’s), if we were asked to go home and get our pass, WE WALKED HOME AND GOT THE PASS.
We didn’t argue about it, because we didn’t feel entitled to behave that way.
The is absolutely about entitlement, but not in the way you think.
For the record, I don’t agree with posting the worker’s picture and think a bit of karma came into play. But this isn’t about race. It’s about expectations in public spaces and class.

What culture clash?

Civil, rule abiding and respectful vs not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a great example of knowing when to mind your business. And that social media is forever. Do I see people eating on the metro? Yes I do. Is it my business to post online about it? No it is not.

Ultimately this is the lesson. The worker was wrong, but so what? There’s an old SNL skit “SHOULD YOU CHIME IN?” it’s a game show. Google it. Funny and a life mantra.

Exactly. Mind your business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

You're another poster conflating this very specific situation with the BBQ Becky types of situations. Someone above did the same thing.

If you cannot see the difference between people who create a senseless flap over a person doing a perfectly normal thing (like barbecuing in a park or using a pool or having a lemonade stand), and people who call out identifiable, uniformed employees in their own work setting, violating the rules they are supposed to enforce -- there is no getting through to you. There is a difference, whether or not you choose to engage your critical thinking skills and see it.

It’s the same. BBQ Becky claimed barbecuing in the park was against an ordinance. It perhaps technically was but it wasn’t hurting anybody just like the metro employee was technically breaking a rule but also not hurting anyone.

So breaking the rules is only a problem if it’s hurts someone?

Basically . Otherwise, worry about yourself!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is DCUM is full of BBQ Becky’s so of course they think this is awful. How many threads have been posted here with people asking if they should call the cops about various non-criminal irritants like music coming from the roofing crew working across the street? I posted last summer about someone at the pool calling the cops TWICE on two boys who said they had left their pool passes at home and everyone here was like “well that seems fine, they can’t swim in our pool without a pass!!!”

DCUM is predominantly middle to upper middle class who’re women who are used to tattling on people who minorly inconvenience or annoy them because they a) would never have to worry over someone else causing them to lose their job for the same and b) don’t know or care what it’s like to have to actually fear interacting with law enforcement. They’re all identifying with the author here who they see as doing nothing wrong and got her book deal unfairly taken for this.

You're another poster conflating this very specific situation with the BBQ Becky types of situations. Someone above did the same thing.

If you cannot see the difference between people who create a senseless flap over a person doing a perfectly normal thing (like barbecuing in a park or using a pool or having a lemonade stand), and people who call out identifiable, uniformed employees in their own work setting, violating the rules they are supposed to enforce -- there is no getting through to you. There is a difference, whether or not you choose to engage your critical thinking skills and see it.

It’s the same. BBQ Becky claimed barbecuing in the park was against an ordinance. It perhaps technically was but it wasn’t hurting anybody just like the metro employee was technically breaking a rule but also not hurting anyone.

So breaking the rules is only a problem if it’s hurts someone?

Basically . Otherwise, worry about yourself!

Yes. People who run around telling other people what to do or not to do and whip out their phones at every perceived offense are a scourge on society. MYOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
No, I do not think anyone should eat on the underground public transport in a city full of rats.

This author was not in the wrong in calling an employee out.

I do not know the reason for the publication cancellation, but if the tweet is really the reason, then it's deplorable. And really weird.

DC is OVERRUN with rats. They should ban eating in the streets, because the RATS are FAT like CATS.

Here’s why your food on the metro DOES affect everyone!