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AJH on Monday, May 19, 2008 1:43:00 PM
“You have a really good story to tell. Funny thing I also worked a graveyard shift where I saw alot of these individuals come by and I also wondered what they were on to be so jumpy and ignorant that way. Certainly not in their right state of mind. Most likely some sort of street drugs that make them react this way and for some the way to continue to be feeding their bad habit they have to come up with more dough. It's sad that society has to have these types of individuals and that they are willing to ruin their brain cells for a high.”
Ana Mozqueda
I have got to tell you that I lol so hard my son asked "mom are you reading a joke from your e-mail" I explained to him "no I'm reading another students assignment."
Aaron your story was hilarious omg I'm still lol lol lol
Teresa Badri
I am glad you enjoyed it. I love telling the story in person and I was doing my best to convey it in writing. By the way, you should hear some of my other ones. It's certainly not as funny, but the one where I actually was arrested for walking in a bike lane is very telling. Authorities like the police often abuse their power. I wasn't convinced of this before, but after a few run-ins for the stupidest of things, I am now.
Aaron,
In a nutshell, methamphetamine, as a guess. It's a very common street drug with symptoms like "nervous, jumpy."
Who knows what other crimes they've committed. As to the officer not catching them--well, it's tough to run down someone in the dark, it really is. Similarly, dogs aren't as helpful as you'd like, although they do help.
As to wishing you had a shotgun--first, is anyone's life worth a few lottery tickets? Second, in Oregon, you would go to jail for shooting them.
Robert Griffin
Yes, it certainly wasn't worth taking anyone's life. I debated whether or not to include this in the story, but I wanted to let people know how I felt at the time. However, I do think shooting someone in the leg isn't such a bad thing if it takes a criminal off the streets. As to what would have happened afterwards, I would probably have a criminal records myself. Part of the problem, in my opinion, is that most Americans today lack of willingness to take action. Two hundred years ago it would have been dealt with more effectively, albeit more harshly. People should not be allowed to roam the city threatening others with knives. This was before the onslaught of meth, so I am not convinced this was the drug of choice.