The Associated Press - Fla. Worker Stabbed in Microwave Dispute
Things got very ugly at a Walgreens when police said one employee stabbed a co-worker over who could microwave her soup first.
Both women wanted to use the microwave in the employee break room Wednesday afternoon, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
While they were fighting over who could use the microwave first, Mellesia Grant grabbed a large kitchen knife off the counter and stabbed Merloze Tilme in the abdomen, the sheriff's office said.
"They didn't get along to begin with. Who could use the microwave first became a major issue," Broward County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Leljedal said.
The two women then wrestled for the knife, each cutting their hands, before the store manager could stop the fight, Leljedal said.
I love the "didn't get along" remark. Somehow I bet that there was more to it than that. It sounds to me like there was a lacking on the part of management, that they would allow such an unbalanced worker go unchecked, where it actually got to the point of actual physical violence with a deadly weapon. I have no doubt there must've been signs that the situation was escalating before this happened.
DrIrene.com - The Verbally Abused Partner: Denial
The line between verbal and physical abuse is one of degree. The same interpersonal dynamics apply to both relationships. Many verbally abusive relationships will never cross the physical abuse "line." However, the absence of physical abuse does not make a verbally abusive relationship OK! Furthermore, in not putting a stop to verbal abuse may enable it to escalate into physical violence.
posted by Chloe | Wednesday 19 October 2005 3:24 PM
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