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Instead, there were half-audible mutterings of “I bet,” “That’s not what I heard,” or “He’s full of it.” The general consensus in Sperryville seems to be that public servants, employees of the state, federal or local government whose salaries are paid with tax dollars, are exempt from the rules of common courtesy. We don’t remember ever reading in an ettiquette book that you don’t have to be polite to public employees but maybe the folks in Sperryville have their own book.
Is it just supervisors and resident engineers from the highway department who are fair game or is it also socially acceptable to be rude to school teachers and principals, judges, state police and sheriff’s deputies, U.S. Senators and Congressmen? And if it’s all right for adults to be rude to these public servants, do kids have the same rights to lack of common courtesy?
If we had to judge Sperryville solely by the conduct of the folks at Thursday’s meeting, we’d say it’s a town of arrogant unmannered boors. Is that the reputation the community wants? If not, folks had better do a little brushing up on the elementary social graces.
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