05-25-2007, 05:37 AM
Part of my job involves helping court reporters and captioners troubleshoot issues in files and as a result I read testimony from various transcripts. While the vast majority of what I read is boring as heck, a segment I read this morning was very educational.
Read the following transcript excerpt and then let me know: did you know that these were returnable items?
"Q. Now, when you're cleaning merchandise what kind of merchandise are you cleaning?
A. The merchandise in the store?
Q. Um-hum.
A. I mean, it's different things. Like in the lotions and lube section you have to pull the lotions and lubes off the shelf, you have to spray it down, wipe it clean, put them back. The cock-rings, once they're purchased there is a 30-day return policy and we have to disinfect them which is shown in the video. We have anal plugs, same applies with them. We have several different types of vibrators that not only have to be cleaned but I do have to demonstrate to the customers how they work and I do that quite a bit. I have to take it out, put the batteries in, let them see the different functions. That's in the video as well and you can see how it jerks my hands at times. We have dildos, same applies. Do you want me to keep going? We have magazines, lingerie. We--
Q. Okay. I think His Honor gets the idea."
By the way, this is a worker's comp case. I didn't ask what the injury was but my guess is carpal tunnel from repetetive motion...
Read the following transcript excerpt and then let me know: did you know that these were returnable items?
"Q. Now, when you're cleaning merchandise what kind of merchandise are you cleaning?
A. The merchandise in the store?
Q. Um-hum.
A. I mean, it's different things. Like in the lotions and lube section you have to pull the lotions and lubes off the shelf, you have to spray it down, wipe it clean, put them back. The cock-rings, once they're purchased there is a 30-day return policy and we have to disinfect them which is shown in the video. We have anal plugs, same applies with them. We have several different types of vibrators that not only have to be cleaned but I do have to demonstrate to the customers how they work and I do that quite a bit. I have to take it out, put the batteries in, let them see the different functions. That's in the video as well and you can see how it jerks my hands at times. We have dildos, same applies. Do you want me to keep going? We have magazines, lingerie. We--
Q. Okay. I think His Honor gets the idea."
By the way, this is a worker's comp case. I didn't ask what the injury was but my guess is carpal tunnel from repetetive motion...
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.