In a few short days in September 2009, the public saw a tennis champion lose control on the court and verballyaccost an official, a musician barge onto a stage and belittlean award winner by saying someone else deserved theaward, and a congressman call the president a liar duringan address to Congress. Anyone who watched the newssaw these instances, while in each of our lives there wereprobably cases of cars running red lights, people pushingin the stores, doors slammed in faces, and comments thatwere non-productive and hurtful. Last night, a woman ina supermarket was overheard on her cell phone viciouslyscreaming at a family member who had asked to visit. Noneof us knew the particulars of the situation, and frankly, Idon’t think any of us who couldn’t get beyond her voicewould want to even know a person who could be so cruelto someone and thoughtless enough to subject adults andchildren to this foul-mouthed harangue.
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