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I was doing an interview on a fraud investigation. Part of the interview involves explaining consequences and getting the 'why I did it' type of information.
I was talking to a man in his mid forties. I do not know race/religion/or anything else, just his name and his age. I think he is a bit off, and it shows. These are some excerpts from a conversation that took about 40 minutes of my time... a piece of my life I will never get back.
Me:
SC: my wanna-be racist/bigot
Me: Alright sir, i need you to understand that failure to report can result in overpayments, forefitures and other penalties upto and including prosecution.
SC: You jewish ****s are all the same, just trying to get money out of a hard working man, threatening me with jail!
Me: Well sir, for the record I am not jewish (i don't know where that came from) but it would be civil prosecution, not criminal, so there is no risk of jail time unless you have prior probation issues that would cause this to result in a violation.
SC: Trying to keep a colored man down, you people are just trying to bring me down to your level.
Me: *note: I am white as a ghost, my genetics are swedish, german, french and native american. Not exactly a colorful group, but this was a very left field accusation as race had not entered the conversation up to this point. * Sir, my race is irrelevant. I don't see how it would impact your case, and I will not be discussing it.
(the interview continued and at the end I went through the standard stuff and asked if he had any other questions. I probably was a bit impatient at this point and I may have been a bit harsh because i wanted to get this person's case off my desk.)
SC: You must be one of those right wing tea party people. Always trying to punish the poor. We will rise up someday!
Me: I am looking forward to it sir, you have a great day!
I was doing an interview on a fraud investigation. Part of the interview involves explaining consequences and getting the 'why I did it' type of information.
I was talking to a man in his mid forties. I do not know race/religion/or anything else, just his name and his age. I think he is a bit off, and it shows. These are some excerpts from a conversation that took about 40 minutes of my time... a piece of my life I will never get back.
Me:
SC: my wanna-be racist/bigot
Me: Alright sir, i need you to understand that failure to report can result in overpayments, forefitures and other penalties upto and including prosecution.
SC: You jewish ****s are all the same, just trying to get money out of a hard working man, threatening me with jail!
Me: Well sir, for the record I am not jewish (i don't know where that came from) but it would be civil prosecution, not criminal, so there is no risk of jail time unless you have prior probation issues that would cause this to result in a violation.
SC: Trying to keep a colored man down, you people are just trying to bring me down to your level.
Me: *note: I am white as a ghost, my genetics are swedish, german, french and native american. Not exactly a colorful group, but this was a very left field accusation as race had not entered the conversation up to this point. * Sir, my race is irrelevant. I don't see how it would impact your case, and I will not be discussing it.
(the interview continued and at the end I went through the standard stuff and asked if he had any other questions. I probably was a bit impatient at this point and I may have been a bit harsh because i wanted to get this person's case off my desk.)
SC: You must be one of those right wing tea party people. Always trying to punish the poor. We will rise up someday!
Me: I am looking forward to it sir, you have a great day!
Awesome comeback! Nicely done!
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