[DiogenesLamp]

I was thinking he had become accustomed to being obeyed, and did not really know how to deal with the fact that someone had told him "no."

That is what I meant when I said that he had forgotten how to be an ordinary citizen. You can't behave like that when you're an average schmoe.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

He’s been retired for over 28 years. He offered to pay with a check or debit card. He should be charged, with a suspended verdict for one year, assuming he stays out of trouble for at least a year.