Some people need the opposite advice: Sometimes an interaction is just a one off event. No need to teach a lesson.

And on the flip side, sometimes there's no need to learn a lesson! One of my pet peeves is when people draw huge conclusions about people/things based on way too few interactions (small sample size). Sometimes someone is just having a bad day. But if it happens again and again and again, _then_ you should draw conclusions.

	▲	A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agreed. Naturally, we don't always know which event is a one off ( it used to be easier prior to proliferation of internet and then cell phones ). This likely explains some of the overcorrection I see in this area as a result. I am constantly on guard in public and if someone pulls a cell to record me, I am immediately defensive. I guess what I am saying is that it is harder to assume it is not the type of event where we don't have to 'condition' people.