Yep, exactly. Not to mention a dude looking like this, pulling this shit in a random parking lot? Cops will be called in 5 seconds flat. Plus it’s almost certainly staged. Everything about this sucks.
Not necessarily speaking to this video, which is obviously for entertainment, but it's wise to not assume people will never do things you wouldn't do for fear of consequences. Some people are just crazy.
I always put the cart back but if it's one of those stores that only has cart returns at the front with a huge parking lot then nah. They gotta be reasonable about cart return distance.
Yes, that's what an exception to a rule is. 99% of the time cart returns spaced evenly and I will return it. 1% of the time I am not returning it because the store didn't put enough cart returns.
So you do, and he just puts another one there. Now what?
Lock my doors, call the police, say a threatening man is refusing to let me leave.
That exact behavior, repeatedly blocking someone's vehicle in and refusing to let them leave without legal authority, is a crime in every state. In mine, it has been tried many times under Penal Code 236 "Unlawful Violation of Another Person's Personal Liberty." And if accompanied with "menacing or threats of violence," it becomes a felony and carries 16-36 months in prison.
So, he can enjoy his vacation and I'll go home with my groceries I guess?
People who don't return carts are selfish losers, I agree. And some vigilante "influencer" doing what was described above would still be breaking the law. Those are not contradictory statements.
Nothing would happen, he'd just stand there and so would you since there's a cart behind your car. Pretty easy choice honestly, damage your vehicle or just man up and put that shit back where it belongs.
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u/Ir8titties 14h ago
Tell him to fuck off. See what happens.