see, i come from the point of view where heavy threats make me take somebody less seriously than i would a simple straightforward complaint. i think E was doing just fine until i came to that sentence i quoted; she made it clear that she knew her rights, and she sounded perfectly reasonable about it. if i had been the original offender, that would have impressed me, and quite possibly made me rethink my original position. but by involving the city, i might feel wronged, as if i had not been given a chance to explain myself. that's just me, though -- i try to put myself into a situation when analyzing it. from my experience conflict resolution is easier if one doesn't push a person to the wall right away.

*shrug*. i don't blame E in the least; i've already said that i thought mason was out of line, but you asked what i considered threatening, and there you are.

as to your bet, i would think that with the amount of publicity this has been getting, said nursing mothers would by now have come out of the woodwork. maybe it was just a single instance of a basically decent if somewhat prudish person overreacting. i'm not ready to crucify her for that -- but i damn well think she should apologize, issue a retraction to her "rules for breastfeeding mothers", and work on her attitude about what's "decent".