Friday, March 31, 2006
it's funny how people react to random acts of violence....
saw one today... in the city... write in front of Aaron hotel (had put up a pic of that once).... some aborigine guy punched a tourist in the face and snatched his shoulder bag.... the guy just sat there... bleeding...
I didn't actually see the bashing... but i was there about 2 minutes later.. the guy was bleeding profusely and sitting on the pavement... and here's the funny bit... everybody sorta looked away... and tried not to notice anything... only one or two people approached them and tried to help... I was among them... I am probably one of the last people on earth to carry handkerchiefs.... but it came in handy this time.. helped stop the bleeding... (try doing THAT with a kleenex)... The guy was just sitting there... stunned... he didn't seem to feel much pain... but he was just... turned to stone.... and then I saw tears in his eyes... and all the while his wife sorta stood back... not touching him or nursing him... I did that... she stood back and kept saying "there was only $80 in it.. but my credit cards in it... have to cancel the cards... where do I call form...."
Then the cops showed up... and pushed me away... "step aside mate"... like I was the one who did it... I droppped my cheese sausage in the process.. pretty rude if you ask me... I should get them to reimburse me $2.40 for the sausage and the hanky...
Anyway... just intersting.. people.. and the things they do.....under crises....
Almost want to be involved in random act of violence myself... I think I would thrive in it... would be fun to see though...
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