CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lines crawled out into the streets leading up to the Exxon gas station on Pineville-Matthews Road on Thursday morning, as it was one of the few stations in Charlotte with fuel.
Exxon actually hired security guards to help with the lines.
Emphasis added by me.
And most importantly:
There were also reports of tempers flaring at the pumps. NewsChannel 36 reporters saw a fight break out at one station after someone cut in line.
Emphasis added by me.
These people are not hungry. They are not homeless. They don't have the terror of where to find their next meal or where to sleep. They have money, they have jobs, they have homes, they have food, they have possessions that still have value.
Yet they cannot manage themselves in a reasonable manner during a time of temporary frustration.
And all of you laugh at my portrait of human behavior during a time of open-ended and nationwide frustration?
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