Phone Service Rage ("I can't hear you because you're shouting")
CNN.com - Man angry at Verizon hurls phones "A man who said he was fed up with his cellular phone service went to a Fargo mall and started hurling phones across a store, striking an employee and causing more than $2,000 in damage, authorities said. Jason Perala, 22, of Fargo, told The Forum newspaper that he planned only to yell at employees at Verizon Wireless. "Then I just lost it," he said. "I just started grabbing computers and phones and throwing them. I just destroyed the place. ... I kind of regret that I did it, but I hope my message got across."
But he didn't get the message across, because the way he went about it was socially unacceptable - the violent drama completely overshadows any provocations. And so from this article we never learn what transgressions Verizon was guilty of perpetrating against him.
Because I'm completely sure that he did in fact have some legitimate complaint.
The sheer volume and vast amount of tales told on the internet of how people hate Verizon speaks volumes...
Google Searches: "I hate Verizon" - "Verizon sucks"
And the amount of people linking to this article with no admonishment of the violent outburst says a lot.
Does this justify violence? No.
Does it make Verizon not guilty of poor services? No.
Lately I feel constantly reminded of the term "tu quoque".
It's too bad he "lost it", and didn't find some non-agressive way of expressing his gripes publicly. Perhaps he should've tried poetry or a whirl, instead of 'going apeshit' & 'hog wild'.
(Update: Just to show that Verizon should not be singled out, I will refer to the excellent movie called The President's Analyst, in which TPC plays a pivotal role in the plot. hehe.)
Many people know my feelings about Verizon, but in lieu of violence or throwing things, do as I have done...I have informed friends and family that if I die prematurely, they are to place my rotting corpse on Verizon's steps.
Posted by Amy | Tuesday 18 May 2004 3:50PM
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Many people know my feelings about Verizon, but in lieu of violence or throwing things, do as I have done...I have informed friends and family that if I die prematurely, they are to place my rotting corpse on Verizon's steps.
