I am someone who looks to this Forum for information and entertainment. My posts usually display my stale sense of humor, or serve to share some type of help. I have told myself over and again to stay out of the debates that arise on this Forum, and it is one of the reasons that I rarely post in the News and Rumors section, but the absurdities that have been stated over and again on this thread are astounding.
Who is “Disney”? Is it some mystical entity in the magical Land of Make Believe behind a wall? Has Fred Rodgers been resurrected to strap on a fresh sweater and serve as its mayor? No, Disney is a corporation that is represented by its individual employees, and in this case, on Disney‘s private property. I suppose that a CM, gouging you in the eyes with a night glow stick on Main Street while screaming, “this one’s for Mickey”, would not warrant a lawsuit from anyone on this Forum. You would simply say, “Disney is not responsible because this was just an individual employee going mad”.
Yes, the tormented family could have walked away on their own and forsaken the incident altogether.
Yes, it was their right to stay where they were and contact a CM for help against their tormentors.
Yes, the hooligans should have been told to stifle their malicious behavior by Disney employees.
Yes, if they refused further, security should have been called to aid them in their departure.
This event occurred on Disney property, which is managed and maintained by Disney employees. “Disney”, being represented on Disney property by Disney employees, should have handled this incident in a better way. The collective term “Disney” is used to describe the employees that work for, and represent, the corporation. The tormented family attempted to take the “stern discussion” route, but it did not work. They were well within their rights to ask management for help, rather than retreating from their position as though they were a flock of helpless sheep running from the belligerent wolves. They did not pull out a gun, they did not challenge their tormentors to a fistfight, and they did not take the law into their own hands. They simply sought help from the proper authorities. When good people remain silent, evil people flourish on this Earth.
If anyone here would have handled this in a different, better, or more satisfying way, then stand and be pleased with yourself in all of your sanctimonious glory. The fact remains that this family had every right to contact the proper authorities when personal confrontation did not work. The proper authority, Disney, did a mediocre job at best. I only hope that I am never assaulted in front of some of the members of this forum as they stand idly by while saying, “boy, that guy should do a better job at defending himself against that mugger. He should at least run away faster.” This entire thread is sounding more like the end of the Seinfeld series with every post, except that there isn’t an ounce of comedic value to be found.
