So yesterday I was driving down the road, minding my own business. I look to the right at a corner mini market and there is a bus stop.
In front of the bus bench is a 35ish African American defecating on the sidewalk.
No attempt to hide, no toilet paper and no shame.
I pulled into the parking lot and shouted " you dirty fucker, I'm callin' the cops! "
And he didn't even flinch. He pulled up his pants and placed a call on his cell phone. Yes, his cell phone.
I sat there in disbelief. Yet, as I pondered the situation it occurred to me that it wasn't a dirty black shitting on the sidewalk, it was a dirty fucker, and race had nothing to do with it. I imagined that had there been a fellow citizen who happened to be black witnessing what I did he would probably have had the same outrage.
I took some pictures of him on my cell phone ( sorry, can't upload from there as my blackberry sucks ballz ) and called the police. The woman who answered was obviously hispanic, had a bitchy tone of voice and acted like I was being a nuisance by reporting a man defecating on the sidewalk. I insisted that a car be dispatched so I could file a report and she didn't seem interested in doing so until I gave a description of the guy and finished by saying he was African American, and then, I shit you not, she said she would send a unit over.
The bus came before the police did and the guy got on and went away to spread his joy around other parts of our beloved megalopolis. I just sat there with my face in palm for a while and went about my business.
In front of the bus bench is a 35ish African American defecating on the sidewalk.
No attempt to hide, no toilet paper and no shame.
I pulled into the parking lot and shouted " you dirty fucker, I'm callin' the cops! "
And he didn't even flinch. He pulled up his pants and placed a call on his cell phone. Yes, his cell phone.
I sat there in disbelief. Yet, as I pondered the situation it occurred to me that it wasn't a dirty black shitting on the sidewalk, it was a dirty fucker, and race had nothing to do with it. I imagined that had there been a fellow citizen who happened to be black witnessing what I did he would probably have had the same outrage.
I took some pictures of him on my cell phone ( sorry, can't upload from there as my blackberry sucks ballz ) and called the police. The woman who answered was obviously hispanic, had a bitchy tone of voice and acted like I was being a nuisance by reporting a man defecating on the sidewalk. I insisted that a car be dispatched so I could file a report and she didn't seem interested in doing so until I gave a description of the guy and finished by saying he was African American, and then, I shit you not, she said she would send a unit over.
The bus came before the police did and the guy got on and went away to spread his joy around other parts of our beloved megalopolis. I just sat there with my face in palm for a while and went about my business.