Catlady said:
*catlady online at 1:15 am unable to rest due to massive bronchitis courtesy of the GA line/entire Hawaii experience*
This is extremely interesting. I was at the front of the line for the 9/21 nightmare in Chicago, and I can definitely attest to the outrage of knowing people are cutting behind you. People kept asking me why I cared if they were cutting at #50 since I had a much lower number and they were no threat to me. Duh??!!! #50 was likely in line just as long as I was and it's unfair!!
P.S. two of those 9/21 linecutters were DIRECTLY behind me in line in Hawaii and admitted to what they did (before learning that I had been there too).
I remember there was a big ruckus in the line that was moving in on the right side, with shouting and pointing...but I don't remember the details. Wow, they ended up in line behind you in Hawaii??? That must have been a chilly experience for them
We discussed the role of empathy in people's outrage about line intrusion, and that is clearly at work...but I do also think that everyone has a vested interest in keeping chaos from erupting. Studies show that typically, the crowd thinks that the person directly next to the point of intrusion should be the one to confront the cutter. Interestingly, in most studies the majority of subjects do not confront line cutters. How many people got after the cutters on 9/21?