A parking incident rant - abusive driver, advice please.

Ham'nd'egger

Idiotic Post of the Month goes to Malcox for this effort:D

malcox wrote: »

I agree dublin writer i hope this driver was reported. I see a lot of dublin taxi drivers think they own the place. How dare he tell her to f off. If i had been me i would have kicked the scumbag around the place.

-Corkie-

Hamndegger wrote: »

Idiotic Post of the Month goes to Malcox for this effort:D

so what would you do sit their like a little kitten a let people walk all over you

Ham'nd'egger

malcox wrote: »

so what would you do sit their like a little kitten a let people walk all over you

:rolleyes:

gurramok

DublinWriter wrote: »

Oh FFS.

Most parents actually have jobs outside the house and don't have the luxury of time, especially when most kiddie-winks need to be in bed by 7pm/8pm.

I'm sure you'd be a lot happier if parents dragged their kids around your local 24 hour supermarket at 2am in the morning.

Oh FFS.

Most shops are open in the evenings, some even overnight. It doesnt take two parents and their 4 toddlers to shop in the supermarket to get their groceries.
The parents would be actualy be quite faster and less distracted with less stress if they left their darlings at home to get some beauty sleep.

And it would make safer roads for all with no kids screaming in the car messing around distracting the driver.

Furet wrote: »

And you'd have ten-fold the amount of social retards then. How do you think you learned how to function as an individual in a society of fellow individuals? You picked it up as a kid, through the process of socialisation. People aren't born knowing the significance of a handshake, how to purchase a loaf of bread, or about concepts such as what happens in the human world in the morning-time, or at noon, or at night. These things -- all things -- are ritualised social constructs, and they're learned by children through a combination of participation and observation. Locking children away from the most normative aspects of daily life produces really weird, estranged, alienated, socially awkward people.

Hilarious post. Kids growing up not knowing how to purchase by staying away from the supermarket for the first ten years of their life affects their social wellbeing, good try.
Welcome for introducing us to the centre of kids lives, the supermarket. Good grief.:D

Spook_ie

DublinWriter wrote: »

Oh FFS.

Most parents actually have jobs outside the house and don't have the luxury of time, especially when most kiddie-winks need to be in bed by 7pm/8pm.

I'm sure you'd be a lot happier if parents dragged their kids around your local 24 hour supermarket at 2am in the morning.

Excellant idea, Clarehall Tesco is open 24 hours plenty of space for people with families to park there at 2.00am. Leave the shopping day free for people without kids in tow

Amtmann

gurramok wrote: »

Hilarious post. Kids growing up not knowing how to purchase by staying away from the supermarket for the first ten years of their life affects their social wellbeing, good try.

:rolleyes: It's Anthropology 101. I recommend these books:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/STRUCTURALISM-POSTSTRUCTURALISM-BEGINNERS-Beginners-Steerforth/dp/1934389102/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263854609&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Structural-Anthropology-Claude-Levi-Strauss/dp/046509516X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263854685&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Society-Individuals-Norbert-Elias/dp/0826413722/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263854582&sr=8-4

DWCommuter

Spook_ie wrote: »

Excellant idea, Clarehall Tesco is open 24 hours plenty of space for people with families to park there at 2.00am. Leave the shopping day free for people without kids in tow

Your sig combined with that crap above does no favours for the taxi industry.

paulm17781

This thread just shows how bad our society has become. I'm actually pretty disgusted, people seem to think being ignorant / obnoxious is a good thing, it saddens me.

DWCommuter

paulm17781 wrote: »

This thread just shows how bad our society has become. I'm actually pretty disgusted, people seem to think being ignorant / obnoxious is a good thing, it saddens me.

Trust me Paul, much of Boards.ie is not an accurate reflection of Irish Society. Its more a reflection of people that need to get out more.

The discussions here are vastly different to ones you will have in the real world with real people. Bravado and bull**** is a feature of cyberspace.

Spook_ie

DWCommuter wrote: »

Your sig combined with that crap above does no favours for the taxi industry.

And pray what is wrong with the idea. Am I not factualy correct in that Clarehall Tesco is open 24 hours, am I not also factualy correct that if people with children went shopping at that time, they would find more space to park the car. Is it therefore not also factualy correct that shopping during the "day" would be easier for the rest of humanity if people with children did shop at those hours.

BTW the convention in most debates is attack the post not the poster or his sig!

Davidth88

This thread is getting WAAAAY off C+T , perhaps it should be moved to parenting where I am sure the people who think that parents go to the supermarket with their ' screaming ' children would get a nice warm welcome.

I don't bring my little one to the supermarket for my health . It's considered bad form to leave a 3 YO on their own at home you know !!

Anyway , my little one ( and most I observe ) are reasonably behaved . I imagine the people posting this also believe we shouldn't bring children to restaurants etc, "seen and not heard" eh ?

A well behaved child should be accepted just about anywhere. ( Although I draw the line at late night pubs and other adult oriented areas )

Back on track , these spaces are normally referred to as Mother and Child but as a Father of course these are applicable to me, indeed grandparents/aunts/uncles, whoever has a child ' en tow '.

They are there for a purpose , which is to aid prople to shop , and as I already stated to help prevent damage to other cars. For people who don't have kids to park in these spaces , and indeed as some posters have stated to celebrate the fact is frankly inconsiderate , in in the latter case plain silly.
They are a nice thing to have , they make like a LOT easier believe me ...

These shouldn't be compared to disabled spots that are totally neccessary and required ( by law I think )

As for the OP , that was pure verbal abuse , the fact that the abuser was a taxi driver was irrelevant ( unless she was a passenger of course ) . What she should have done, difficult to say

parsi

On the last two occasions I was in Tesco (Mahon Point) the only screaming was been done by the adults who were being forcibly removed out by the Gardai.

Judging by posts on the RipOff and Consumer fora if greater numbers of young folk were exposed to the intricacies of shopping they might be able to cop on and realise the basics of economics.

I don't really know how representative Boards is of our society as a whole but the general theme coming through is one of selfishness. It's a theme of "why should they get special treatment?".

Folks, the only reason there are large spaces is to lure family shoppers in. The supermarkets don't care about dinged cars or people squeezing between badly parked white vans and skangermobiles. If (for instance) they thought Taxi drivers were a market they'd have extra wide taxi spaces (room for all the shoulder chips) with multiple ashtrays that will be safely ignored and a special board suggesting "Moans of the day".

~me~

as a mother myself i like getting mother and baby spaces for the extra space but i dont think im entitled to it. I think its a little bit selfish of people without kids to park there but i dont think they're 'wrong' for doing it, a space is a space and tbh a mother is able to maneuvere buggies etc around! its difficult but you eventually learn to get things done without needing extra space/help. and this is coming from someone who used to commute with a buggy on a daily basis!

however, since we're on the topic i think it is wrong for staff of tesco using the mother and baby spaces! they do it all the time in maynooth! if a shopper parks there it'll probably become free for a mother after an hour or so but when the staff park there we have no chance!! :mad: it really irritates me! the staff should at least obey the policies!

zagmund

Spook_ie wrote: »

And pray what is wrong with the idea. Am I not factualy correct in that Clarehall Tesco is open 24 hours, am I not also factualy correct that if people with children went shopping at that time, they would find more space to park the car. Is it therefore not also factualy correct that shopping during the "day" would be easier for the rest of humanity if people with children did shop at those hours.

BTW the convention in most debates is attack the post not the poster or his sig!

And now you're just talking sh te.

How about this one - let the people with no kids go at 0200 (right after they have watched the entire second season of West Wing, or Heros or Lost or whatever you're having yourself) and get their shopping done in the company of all the other people with no kids. It would be nice and quiet and there would be no noisy kids, but there would be all the grumbling, moaning & whinging from the adults. The people with children can then go shopping during the "day" (as you call it) without having to put up with anti-social adults who want the world to revolve around them.

This thread would be funny if it weren't such a sad reflection on the way our society is turning out.

z

p.s. I suggest this get moved off to some other forum as it is not a C&T discussion at this stage.

gurramok

parsi wrote: »

On the last two occasions I was in Tesco (Mahon Point) the only screaming was been done by the adults who were being forcibly removed out by the Gardai.

Judging by posts on the RipOff and Consumer fora if greater numbers of young folk were exposed to the intricacies of shopping they might be able to cop on and realise the basics of economics.

I don't really know how representative Boards is of our society as a whole but the general theme coming through is one of selfishness. It's a theme of "why should they get special treatment?".

Folks, the only reason there are large spaces is to lure family shoppers in. The supermarkets don't care about dinged cars or people squeezing between badly parked white vans and skangermobiles. If (for instance) they thought Taxi drivers were a market they'd have extra wide taxi spaces (room for all the shoulder chips) with multiple ashtrays that will be safely ignored and a special board suggesting "Moans of the day".

How many times did you see screaming adults, now tell the truth. I've never seen screaming adults in the supermarket bar the ones screaming at kids to behave themselves. I've never seen adults screaming at each other in the supermarket.

Now your last paragraph is an intelligent one, you know that these spaces are to lure parents and kids in, ask yourself why.

I'll tell you, its to get the kids into the supermarket as kids will moan as hell to get that chocolate bar(any junk food) whilst most parents give in and that increases sales and profits.

Which contributes to the obesity epidemic, did you think of that?

Cookie_Monster

gurramok wrote: »

How many times did you see screaming adults, now tell the truth. I've never seen screaming adults in the supermarket bar the ones screaming at kids to behave themselves. I've never seen adults screaming at each other in the supermarket.

He he

That reminds me of that ad where the mother throws a tantrum in the supermarket when the kid is about to cry

:D:D

parsi

gurramok wrote: »

How many times did you see screaming adults, now tell the truth.

Twice in my last two visits and that's just the ones who had the Gardai called. There's often enough other drunks / loolas arguing the toss with the security guys. Mp seems to attract them ..

gurramok wrote: »

I'll tell you, its to get the kids into the supermarket as kids will moan as hell to get that chocolate bar(any junk food) whilst most parents give in and that increases sales and profits.

Which contributes to the obesity epidemic, did you think of that?

I'm sure you'll find that it's quite possible to go around a supermarket with your family without needing to buy chocolate , sweet drinks or crisps. Having the kids with me shopping is a boon - they can do the fetching and carrying

corktina

i agree.They also remind me of where the car is, tell me what to buy and check my flies are done up, not to mention making sure I get home and dont talk to strange men. mind you the youngest IS 18 ...

furiousox

I haven't read through all 12 pages of this thread so maybe its been said already but if somebody said 'f..k you and f..k your baby' to my wife I would deck the pr.ck, wouldn't you?

Enii

furiousox wrote: »

I haven't read through all 12 pages of this thread so maybe its been said already but if somebody said 'f..k you and f..k your baby' to my wife I would deck the pr.ck, wouldn't you?

Nice.....

This is surely a strong defence when you are up in court too.........not.

furiousox

Enii wrote: »

Nice.....

This is surely a strong defence when you are up in court too.........not.

Nice? :rolleyes:
Being 'nice' doesn't come into it.
It's the only appropriate response to degrading abuse like that and it sounds to me like he has it coming.
Besides, its extreme provocation, I'm not saying me punching the person would be premeditated, I think it would just be an instant reaction to a low-life (any low life) abusing my family.
Would you seriously not react to abuse like that towards your own family?

corktina

yeah but he wasnt there was he!:rolleyes:

Enii

furiousox wrote: »

Nice? :rolleyes:
Being 'nice' doesn't come into it.
It's the only appropriate response to degrading abuse like that and it sounds to me like he has it coming.
Besides, its extreme provocation, I'm not saying me punching the person would be premeditated, I think it would just be an instant reaction to a low-life (any low life) abusing my family.
Would you seriously not react to abuse like that towards your own family?

I don't believe in violence

"Extreme provocation" - you honestly think being cursed at is a reason to hit someone?

furiousox

Enii wrote: »

I don't believe in violence

"Extreme provocation" - you honestly think being cursed at is a reason to hit someone?

I'm not a violent person by nature either but yes I believe that the words used in this incident warrant the guy being decked.
I have taken verbal abuse myself over the years and walked away but I would not ignore anyone abusing my family in this way.
He's obviously a bully, probably realised there was no man with the woman and baby so he knew he could use such language and get away with it.
If I happened to be there when it happened I would have confronted him myself over his language and it's a shame no-one else did.

I understand you don't believe in violence but there are times when there is no other option, what if someone breaks into your home and threatens your family with a blood filled syringe, you wouldn't resort to violence to protect your family then?

Enii

furiousox wrote: »

I'm not a violent person by nature either but yes I believe that the words used in this incident warrant the guy being decked.
I have taken verbal abuse myself over the years and walked away but I would not ignore anyone abusing my family in this way.
He's obviously a bully, probably realised there was no man with the woman and baby so he knew he could use such language and get away with it.
If I happened to be there when it happened I would have confronted him myself over his language and it's a shame no-one else did.

I understand you don't believe in violence but there are times when there is no other option, what if someone breaks into your home and threatens your family with a blood filled syringe, you wouldn't resort to violence to protect your family then?

I am sorry but these are two different situations.

To me, hitting someone because they cursed at a family member is an extreme over reaction that I could not justify.

Protecting your famly when someone breaks in and threatens them with a blood filled syringe is something completely different and obviously far more serious. Violence may be warranted in this situation - to protect your life, obviously....... I have never heard of anyone being killed by cursing

furiousox

Enii wrote: »

I am sorry but these are two different situations.

To me, hitting someone because they cursed at a family member is an extreme over reaction that I could not justify.

Protecting your famly when someone breaks in and threatens them with a blood filled syringe is something completely different and obviously far more serious. Violence may be warranted in this situation - to protect your life, obviously....... I have never heard of anyone being killed by cursing

They are of course two completely different situations but seriously what would you do if someone said 'f..k you and f..k your baby' to your wife and child?
You wouldn't hit the abuser but what course of action would you take?

slimjimmc

furiousox wrote: »

They are of course two completely different situations but seriously what would you do if someone said 'f..k you and f..k your baby' to your wife and child?
You wouldn't hit the abuser but what course of action would you take?

I'd walk away with my head held high content in knowing I didn't allow myself involve my family in a potentially dangerous situation!

BTW, that slap could cost you:
Assault = up to €1500 or 6mths or both
Assault causing harm = up to €1500 or 12mths or both

Whereas all he could get is up to €500 or 3mths prison or both for Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.

Mikefitzs

Duckjob wrote: »

A lot of people (myself included) do not hold those "family" parking spots in very high regard.

I would have ultimate respect for disabled spaces and would never park in one.

With family spaces, although I wouldn't normally park there either but TBH it irks me a little that people who have made the decision to have kids should have get preferential treatment over people who don't have any.

Also, I dont get why we think kids need to be ferried by car to as near every door as possible. It there had to walk a little more, there might not be such a serious child obesity problem ?

From that POV, I'm going to say that I don't think your partner had any right to stick her nose in. If she had a problem she should have notified shop or carpark staff. Then it's up to the shop if they want to enforce their policy strictly, and up to him and others, if they want to take their business elsewhere because of it.

He shouldn't have replied to her like that either of course, but the first "shouldn't" is on her side IMO.

Few things wrong with your post here.
1. If people decided at some point not to have children then none of us would be here.
2. How the hell do you tackle child obesity by making a small baby walk?
3. Yes it was her business if she decided to make it her business.

People like you that walk away with your head high and tail between your legs is what's destroying our good natured culture. You would be the type of person that if you had witnessed what happened in the shop would move away around the corner to the next isle where you could listen but not be seen :mad:
Every person in this country has the right to freedom of speech. That asshole taxi driver should be the 1st person arrested under the new blasphemy laws.

Well done Mrs. for sticking up for youself and the rest of us that don't bother because we're cowards.;)

Mikefitzs

furiousox wrote: »

They are of course two completely different situations but seriously what would you do if someone said 'f..k you and f..k your baby' to your wife and child?
You wouldn't hit the abuser but what course of action would you take?

Call the Gardai, they can make an arrest under section 6 the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994
6.—(1) It shall be an offence for any person in a public place to use or engage in any threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or being reckless as to whether a breach of the peace may be occasioned.

furiousox

slimjimmc wrote: »

I'd walk away with my head held high content in knowing I didn't allow myself involve my family in a potentially dangerous situation!

BTW, that slap could cost you:
Assault = up to €1500 or 6mths or both
Assault causing harm = up to €1500 or 12mths or both

Whereas all he could get is up to €500 or 3mths prison or both for Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.

Seems I'm in the minority but I'd be ashamed of myself if I walked away.

Enii

furiousox wrote: »

They are of course two completely different situations but seriously what would you do if someone said 'f..k you and f..k your baby' to your wife and child?
You wouldn't hit the abuser but what course of action would you take?

I would walk away......very fast....understanding that I was involved with an irrational uncivil person that I was going to get nowhere with.

The Gardai could also be called, as suggested by other posters.

I certainly wouldn't hit someone which is actually going down below their level and could mean that I could end with a sentence against me. Better to be the bigger person in these situations and doing the sensible thing by getting me and I my family out of this situation.

Hitting the curser could escalate the situation to a state whereby someone gets seriously hurt.

Mikefitzs

Enii wrote: »

I don't believe in violence

"Extreme provocation" - you honestly think being cursed at is a reason to hit someone?

Country is too PC. No one should be allowed to get away with that behaviour. The man deserved a walloping. I completely believe in punishing that type of asshoe with violence, he's a bully plain and simple. Anyways Gardai should have been called by the store security or management. At very least he should be barred from the store.
Rant over on this, it's making me angry thinking of the asshoe.:mad:

slimjimmc

Mikefitzs wrote: »

That asshole taxi driver should be the 1st person arrested under the new blasphemy laws.

Blasphemy laws don't apply to insults to an individual, that's already covered by other laws.

Mikefitzs wrote: »

Well done Mrs. for sticking up for youself and the rest of us that don't bother because we're cowards.;)

Her sticking up while honourable was misdirected. She should have complained to the centre management who operate the parking space; it's it up to them to decide who and who can't park there.

People sometimes don't react kindly to a stranger coming up and telling them what they can or can't do, and especially in front of other people. Some get embarrassed and shy away, some try to deflect that emabrrassment onto the other person by lessening them, while others feel insulted and respond accordingly.

Enii

Mikefitzs wrote: »

Country is too PC. No one should be allowed to get away with that behaviour. The man deserved a walloping. I completely believe in punishing that type of asshoe with violence, he's a bully plain and simple. Anyways Gardai should have been called by the store security or management. At very least he should be barred from the store.
Rant over on this, it's making me angry thinking of the asshoe.:mad:

You are sounding like a bully

slimjimmc

furiousox wrote: »

Seems I'm in the minority but I'd be ashamed of myself if I walked away.

So you'd prefer to start a scrap and run the risk of your family getting injured in the process? T'would be better to challenge him to a duel at dawn.

Mikefitzs

slimjimmc wrote: »

Blasphemy laws don't apply to insults to an individual, that's already covered by other laws.



Her sticking up while honourable was misdirected. She should have complained to the centre management who operate the parking space; it's it up to them to decide who and who can't park there.

People sometimes don't react kindly to a stranger coming up and telling them what they can or can't do, and especially in front of other people. Some get embarrassed and shy away, some try to deflect that emabrrassment onto the other person by lessening them, while others feel insulted and respond accordingly.

Ok thanks, can you tell us please who the blasphemy laws apply to, I admit I don't know what's written into them. Telling someone to fu(k off is not an insult it's verbal assualt.

The rest of your post in my under educated opinion is a load of rubbish (that's an insult, sorry - I apologise for insulting you). Just like everyone that comes before the courts these days and blames drink or drugs or a problematic childhood or any other stupid excuse they can come up with for anything bad they do, then they get a slap on the wrist and a few free sessions with a quack who is just another version of an agony aunt but overpaid.

We as a nation are taking this kind of sh1te too much, asshoes and criminals just laugh at the rest of society. I'm not standing for this anymore.
Next elections that come up we need to make sure our voices are heard or there'll be revolution in Ireland.

Mikefitzs

Enii wrote: »

You are sounding like a bully

No I'm not. I got treated very badly at secondry school because of being a fat kid and at home by an older brother who I haven't spoken to in 15 years because of the things he did to me. I know all about violence. I only found out when I was another few years older that you stop the bullies by making them afraid of you.

If a thug has a gun, he's afraid of the guy with a bigger gun. He's not afraid of the guy with the pen.

furiousox

slimjimmc wrote: »

So you'd prefer to start a scrap and run the risk of your family getting injured in the process? T'would be better to challenge him to a duel at dawn.

No I wouldn't 'prefer' a scrap but you have a duty to protect your family from @ssholes like this and walking away and probably allowing him to shout more abuse is not standing up for your family imo.

Enii

furiousox wrote: »

No I wouldn't 'prefer' a scrap but you have a duty to protect your family from @ssholes like this and walking away and probably allowing him to shout more abuse is not standing up for your family imo.

Walking away IS protecting your family.

Hitting someone is dragging your family into something very serious.

furiousox

Enii wrote: »

Walking away IS protecting your family.

Hitting someone is dragging your family into something very serious.

Walking away from abuse like that is running away with your tail between your legs imo.
We're not going to agree on how best to react but we can agree that the guy is a tw@t, yeah?

Enii

furiousox wrote: »

Walking away from abuse like that is running away with your tail between your legs imo.
We're not going to agree on how best to react but we can agree that the guy is a tw@t, yeah?

There is no doubt that the guy is a twit. He is a complete moron who does't honour societal norms. An absolute disgrace.

Mikefitzs

furiousox wrote: »

Walking away from abuse like that is running away with your tail between your legs imo.
We're not going to agree on how best to react but we can agree that the guy is a tw@t, yeah?

I'm with you on that and I dont see it as so serious if everyone together confronted this type of behaviour, that guy would get some fright and probably apologise to the lady and her child.

My last word on this is to the OP. You have the guys reg number. I'd still go to the Gardai with the complaint.

Taxipete29

This has gone way off topic. What has slapping some idiot in a car park got to do with commuting and transport???

corktina

at the risk of repeating myself...the guy wasnt there...there was no option of thumping the guy...this is a non-discussion

weldoninhio

Mikefitzs wrote: »

If a thug has a gun, he's afraid of the guy with a bigger gun. He's not afraid of the guy with the pen.

Is that not whats written when you look up "internet warrior" in the dictionary.

In fairness, the driver and his wife shouldn't have parked there, but your missus should not have confronted them, she should have taken it up with the shopping centre security. I don't think she'll have much of a leg to stand on with the police now unless she took some witnesses details who can back up her version of events.

Spook_ie

Mikefitzs wrote: »

Country is too PC. No one should be allowed to get away with that behaviour. The man deserved a walloping. I completely believe in punishing that type of asshoe with violence, he's a bully plain and simple. Anyways Gardai should have been called by the store security or management. At very least he should be barred from the store.
Rant over on this, it's making me angry thinking of the asshoe.:mad:

So just like that poor lad in Donaghmede, the killers believed he deserved a walloping and killed him.

What makes you ( and them ) believe that walloping someone is the way to deal with anything. or is it that people would prefer the total opposite of the PC brigade and yet we would still raise a nation of scumbags?

Mikefitzs

Spook_ie wrote: »

So just like that poor lad in Donaghmede, the killers believed he deserved a walloping and killed him.

What makes you ( and them ) believe that walloping someone is the way to deal with anything. or is it that people would prefer the total opposite of the PC brigade and yet we would still raise a nation of scumbags?

Was the lad in that incident not stabbed? How is that a walloping and wasn't he the good guy? It's the people that were creating the noise that night should have got a walloping but no one in their right mind would confront by themselves a gang in a flat making noise.
The OP is a different set of circumstances that I'm not sure you understand. A woman and her child were hurled abuse by a c0ck, as far as i'm aware he deserves a walloping as do all his type of people ie. scumbags. How would he like if someone came over to his wife and did the same?

slimjimmc

Mikefitzs wrote: »

Ok thanks, can you tell us please who the blasphemy laws apply to, I admit I don't know what's written into them. Telling someone to fu(k off is not an insult it's verbal assualt.

It's aimed people who offend someone's religious beliefs, you can read it here
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/act/pub/0031/sec0036.html#sec36

Mikefitzs wrote: »

The rest of your post in my under educated opinion is a load of rubbish (that's an insult, sorry - I apologise for insulting you).

Don't worry no insult felt, everyone is entitled to their opinion.


@OP, roofsign or not, I don't think the taxi regulator will be interested in this. It reads to me that the taxi driver was on his own time and not in his professional capacity. The only way your wife knew he was a taxi driver is because she saw him parking. It's like complaining to a factory because someone insulted you and you saw them drive the company van on private time.

He may have a case to answer if your wife was insulted while he was working the taxi at the time but I don't see anything to show that's the situation here.

Calina

Okay.

I'm in accordance with 1) off topic and 2) doesn't really belong here any more.

I'm closing it because I think it's also getting 3) too emotive.