Some idiot parents failed to teach their kid to respect and not touch other peoples' property, and the kid touched the muffler, burned his hand, and promptly cried and screamed. His father not to be outdone, decided to come into the store, and look for someone who might be riding a motorcycle, then scream at them about how it was irresponsible for me to park my bike there (in a parking place). I explained that it didn't seem like it was my problem, it appeared to be a problem with his 9 years of parenting. The idiot still tried to blame me, but I was having none of that.
A couple minutes later, the mother decided to take it upon herself to explain to me the way the world worked, and how children are curious, etc... I listened intently, nodding and giving verbal confirmation that I understood, then explained to her that it's my bike, not her son's, and her son might understand now that he needs to not put his grubby little hands all over someone else's stuff. She started talking about how it needs a warning label on the muffler and it should be that hot to begin with, because it's out in the open like that.... At this point I cut her off.
I explained to her that motorcycles are inherently dangerous. Everything about them is dangerous. I described how everything about what she is trying to explain is flawed by the simple concept that her son did not own it, and if he disrespected it as he did, he probably wouldn't have read the warning label she proposed. I reinforced that the problem wasn't with me, or with anything I own, it's with her offspring's lack of respect; which is a direct result of her lack of proper parenting.
At this point everyone in the store was looking at me, and looking at the child, who obviously wasn't very badly at all, because the mother hadn't put ice or anything on the supposed "burnt flesh". She dropped the argument, after her husband came up behind her and started to pull her away. She followed, along with her child, as everyone in the store watched them leave.
Now the wait for a summons to court, after they decide to sue me.
Clifnotes:
Kid touches bike's hot muffler (4 hours of riding hot)
Father yells at me
I dismiss
Mother yells at me
Father forces mother to leave
A couple minutes later, the mother decided to take it upon herself to explain to me the way the world worked, and how children are curious, etc... I listened intently, nodding and giving verbal confirmation that I understood, then explained to her that it's my bike, not her son's, and her son might understand now that he needs to not put his grubby little hands all over someone else's stuff. She started talking about how it needs a warning label on the muffler and it should be that hot to begin with, because it's out in the open like that.... At this point I cut her off.
I explained to her that motorcycles are inherently dangerous. Everything about them is dangerous. I described how everything about what she is trying to explain is flawed by the simple concept that her son did not own it, and if he disrespected it as he did, he probably wouldn't have read the warning label she proposed. I reinforced that the problem wasn't with me, or with anything I own, it's with her offspring's lack of respect; which is a direct result of her lack of proper parenting.
At this point everyone in the store was looking at me, and looking at the child, who obviously wasn't very badly at all, because the mother hadn't put ice or anything on the supposed "burnt flesh". She dropped the argument, after her husband came up behind her and started to pull her away. She followed, along with her child, as everyone in the store watched them leave.
Now the wait for a summons to court, after they decide to sue me.
Clifnotes:
Kid touches bike's hot muffler (4 hours of riding hot)
Father yells at me
I dismiss
Mother yells at me
Father forces mother to leave
