'Idk Karen': Woman calls the police to the pharmacy because dude won't let her cut in line, gets lectured by the cops about what is an actual emergency

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jan 27, 2024 7:00 PM EST

If there is one thing sure in life, it's that Karens are gonna Karen. There's no stopping it. If they have their eyes on the tantrum-prize, nothing can simmer down that entitlement bubbling up inside. One theory is that Karens have zero empathy; they are simply unable to see anything from anyone else's point of view. Makes sense, really, once you see them in the wild. 

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  • Here we see a classic example of a Karen tantrum, but with a not-so-classic satisfying ending. Usually, these sad tales end with a Karen frustratingly getting her way. But this time a Karen got put in her place. The situation would be quite perplexing to anyone with empathy and a rational mind. There was a line at the pharmacy and she wanted to cut it. A person was actually going to let her in but added the caveat that she would have to ask the others if she wanted to cut further past. And that was no the answer the Karen wanted. As you would guess, the Karen Karen'd and the police were called. Luckily, the police saw right through this Karen's inappropriate behavior and let her know. Nothing like a Karen getting scolded like a naughty toddler!

    Need more Karens getting put in their place? Check this story out about a Karen mom on a flight no getting her way. 

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    "She is informed that me not letting her budge in line is not a reason to involve the police."
    via iStockphoto via Skiplino
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    Pharmacy line Karen. S This is probably a mundane post but I had to get this off my chest. Today I was waiting in line at my pharmacy and an elderly woman asked if she could go ahead of me. If it were just me in the line, I probably would have said yes.
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    But there were other people lined up, so I told her "you can go ahead of me, but you have to ask the others in line as well." This Karen blew up at me. I don't know exactly what she said, because I was focusing on myself and my meds, but she started screaming at me. I turned to her and said "you are harassing me.
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    Do we need to get the police involved?" (I know the language is stilted, but in my line of work I am trained to be direct about that sort of thing). She had the nerve to say that she wasn't harassing me at all and that she would gladly call the police. Because I didn't give her my place in line. I said
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    "okay, sure. Call them. I actively encourage you to do so. In fact, I will wait here after I get my medical to ensure the police get the story straight." Karen calls the police. They show up because... well, they have to. Karen gets a lecture from a very large man about the context of when she should call the police. She is informed that me
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    not letting her budge in line and what she calls "bad customer service" is not a reason to involve the police. The pharmacist is on his third cup of coffee since this all started. I know he is an innocent victim in all this and that if I let Karen ahead of me, his problems might not exist.
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    The officer removes Karen, who is audibly angry and asking the officer how she can get her meds if she's banned from the store. Idk Karen. Have them transferred to a different pharmacy and behave like an actual human being there?
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    throwaway19331941 6 hr. ago Pharmacy worker here. You have NO IDEA. 135 Reply Share SuddenDot9226 · 4 hr. ago Yeah in my pharmacy we'd be eating popcorn and rooting for OP 79 Reply Share
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    garcher00 5 hr. ago I'm glad the police gave this woman a time-out. People like this should have to do an involuntary scared straight program. They should spend an hour with criminals who look scary but are in for minor offenses. I would count it as community service to scare Karens.
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