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   Samuel Chase (samebchase@fantastic.earth)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 23:29:06 JST Samuel Chase

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   • Thejesh GN

   @thej If he didn't have a toddler with him, it could have gotten into a dangerous physical altercation.

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     Thejesh GN (thej@social.thej.in)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 23:29:08 JST Thejesh GN

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     Him, louder: "Mind your own business."
     I couldn't help but smile: "If you had, I would've."

     He turned and left with his toddler.

     I'm generally non-confrontational and avoid public arguments[3], but I couldn't hold back this time. Part of my Bangalorean/Kannadiga heart broke a bit today.

     What would you have done?

     [1] They looked like 19 or 20; folks can elect a PM at 18 in India.
     [2] Not a children's park or children's part of the park

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     Thejesh GN (thej@social.thej.in)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 23:29:09 JST Thejesh GN

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     I usually mind my business, but his tone and choice of words bothered me, so I stepped in:

     Me: "Why are you shouting at kids?"
     He: "Did you see what they were doing?"
     Me: "Kissing?"
     He: "It's bad for your kid to see as well."
     Me: "I wouldn't use those words in front of a toddler."
     He, irritated: "I'm not talking to you."
     Me: "Well, we are all strangers here."
     He, fuming: "Calm down."
     Me: "I'm not the one shouting at kids."

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     Thejesh GN (thej@social.thej.in)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 23:29:10 JST Thejesh GN

     Today was my first encounter with moral police, though I wasn't his target—a teenage[1] couple in the park[1] was. As I entered, I noticed a young couple hugging, maybe even kissing, but I couldn't see clearly as I was not paying much attention.

     Then I saw a man with a toddler approached them. At first, it looked like a polite conversation, so I ignored it.

     But then he started yelling: "Go home!" “maa bap nahi hai kya?” and “chutiya log”