on saturday a tall canadian man i know was in one of the local supermarkets. it was busy, crowded; there was a small child in the aisle; to get past, he stretched his long legs and stepped over it. and then...
major calamity in supermarket. People were shouting, instant crowd, some peering some offering commentary, child begings screaming. those white legs had committed a serious offence: stepping over a child, you see, stunts its future growth. the child was doomed.
and in an instant compensation was being discussed. how much is a child's future worth? how much could the whiteskin pay? who would even want the child - to educate, to marrry, to employ? $$$...
someone - some form of security - stepped in and told the parents off for trying to score money from the canadian, who was thankful and fled the store. But come monday, this rescuer turned up at his office, himself asking for payment for having stepped in on saturday. the canadian said he'd think about it. i'm guessing he'll have to pay him something.
and the child? time will tell.
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