Angry Bums (439 hits)
Category: Quotes & StoriesRating: 0.5 on 2 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Nathan Stublaski <nstublaski.at.qwest.net> (View user info) at 2004-08-24 17:13:37 EDT
I don't know if any of you work/live/go to school in downtown of any major city. But I am sure everyone has been downtown at one point in time. Well then you probably know about the large quantities of Bums, Greenpeace people, people asking for donations and so on that seem to always be there. The ones that ask for your change, a cigarette, a bite off your hotdog, donations, sex, etc. Well I have worked downtown for 4 years. That means for the last 4 years I have the same people asking me for the things stated above. At first I gave in, gave out my daily change, gave out random cigarettes, etc. But eventually you stop caring. You say no they beg for a bit then both walk away, no harm done. But once in a while you get the angry one...
I was trying to walk my 4 blocks back to the parking garage that I park my car at everyday. When a black guy I have seen everyday for 4 years walks up to me. And like every other time he has come up to me he asks for my change. I tell him I don't have any (which was actually true this time). At which time he gets irate. He starts to threaten me using terms such as "white boy", "greedy", "piece of shit" and saying how he was going to kick my ass. This of course aggravates me alot but I do nothing (Do NOT pick a fight with a bum, they come out of the woodwork and beat you).
I walk away calmly as if nothing had happened. One block down there is a police officer waiting to cross the street. I get the idea to walk up to the police officer and tell her what I just saw. That the bum over there was selling drugs to kids....
(me): Excuse me mam, I think I just saw that man over there selling drugs. (pointing to bum)
(police officer): Why do you think this?
(me): I don't know it for sure but I saw a kid, maybe 14 or 15, hand money, it looked like a $20, over to him then the guy game him something. I couldn't tell what he gave him though.
(policer officer): Was it him standing over there? (pointing towards evil drug dealing bum)
(me): Yes, I just thought you should check it out.
(police officer): Thanks. (officer starts to talk on cb, moves quickly down block towards bum)
(me): (Smile, as I walk the rest of the way to my car)
This is one of the few encounters I have had with bums, greenpeace and the democrats. More will commence.
User Reviews
Submitted by jack11058 (user info) at 2004-08-24 20:55:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Nicely handled.
Submitted by JonnyBoy (user info) at 2004-08-24 17:47:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Could have been better, but I will remember that next time I go to downtown San Francisco for shopping.