The latest from my judgement seat.
By Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (15274)
Ireland
August 16, 2026 11:09am CST
He was doing nothing that could in any way be construed as illegal, immoral or sinful (although if it were either of the first two it would automatically be classified as sinful) but what he was doing was offending me and being most annoying - no laws against that unfortunately.
He was a man of about 40 years of age standing in the dairy aisle of the supermarket, oblivious to the needs of shoppers negotiating their way past him, and bellowing giddy nonsense into his phone which was on speaker (full volume) and his bellicose co-conversationalist was just as annoying. The pair indulged in this teenage repartee interspersed with loud guffaws that frightened one young child but he didn’t notice.
Perhaps one of these days people will realise that public places are shared spaces in which we are all meant to feel at ease. But do I have the right to want to curtail this man’s antics which break no laws?
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@Ineeddentures (46464)
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16 Aug
This is difficult.
I can understand you being annoyed
No doubt about that
I think you do have the right to want him to end his conversation and put his phone away.
Sometimes just because something does not break a law doesn't mean people should do it.
