Me and my son are waiting at a rapid station to geet on the Rapid transit.
A few people there.
Some kid, seemingly about 13, gets almost on over to my left, I’m thinking he’s getting in frotn of us.
No, he’s squatting down so as not to pay.
I say, “Excuse me?!”
He says, “Don’t mouth off to me.”
Huh. Right, what a bunch of jerks some young boys are.
Nonplussed, I don’t think of anything except that theres no security guy on the transit.
So we get off downtown at Tower City.
no security there either.
We start following them, they notice and are staying at this fountain place.
No police.
I go over to a hot dog vendor and tell him whats goin on.
He spots two regularly dressed guys and says, “Heres 2 undercover cops. Tell them:”
So I did, point out the kid.
We start over to the library (I am here now) and see them going and talking to the kids.
I know nothing will happen, they aren’t exactly caught in an illegal act right now, but now THEY know they were reported.
I am not going to put up with being talked to like that by some young punk.
Even though he was almost as tall as me, he looked only 13.
He doesn’t seem at all to be a good citizen or have any kidn of future.
But at least I took Some action.
My rant.
Good for you for taking some action, vanilla!
Cheers to you!! The only thing I would have done would be to say to your son, “You see the way they behave? Just remember that it’s not their fault, they are the victims of bad parenting.”
That’s a bad lesson to give to one’s child, WSLer. There are some mighty fine people who had shitty parents, and some real assholes who had excellent parents. Of course it is true that the quality of one’s parents has an enourmous effect on the character of an individual, it is not the sole determinant. Some people are just assholes.
You in Cleveland, vanilla?
Yes, Rilch, in a comfortable chair…
Damn, and I was hoping for a rant about oral sex.
Carry on.
vanilla kicks some serious ass.
I wouldn’t have said anything if it were Mike Tyson…
vanilla: Lucky you! I loooooooove Tower City! Do they still have that fry place in the food court?
What ever happened to the age old tradition of screaming rape at the top of your lungs to get the police to show up.
That would have put the fear of god into the little bastard.
A charge of public mischief, perhaps?
Were you at the West Boulevard? Either that or W. 117th/Madison. God, I hated those two stations.
- I believe WSLer was indulging in heavily-dripping sarcasm.
- You’re supposed to scream “fire”, not “rape” if you want to get some attention.
pl! Former homeboy!
Pldennison used to live a few blocks from me back when.
Yes, Phil, as you would guess, it was the Detroit W.98th Rapid station…
Jeez, pretty brave to mouth off to some of these kids.
In LA, that might have gotten you shot.