[Dasbanter] bumflights

[Not Erik]

On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 08:58:24PM -0400, Brer Terry wrote:
> I was cleaning up the chocolate cake and glass the neighbors found
> in the basement when I opened the door to a vacated storage unit and
> found a lumpy mattress.  The lump was a person.
> 
> Having recently had my bike stolen, I wanted to kick the dude.  Not
> because he did it but because he was in my space.  Instead I told
> the neighbors to call the cops and pounded on the door a lot to wake
> him up.
> 
> So of course the cops threw him out (pretty nicely because Medford
> is a nice town) and our landlord is putting a deadbolt on the back
> door.
> 
> I don't really mind a guy sleeping it off but my property instinct
> is kicking in.
> 
> Not like he was sleeping in my storage space, though.

I'm assuming this was a homeless person and not some frat boy who lost
the keys to his dad's 4-Runner.

I hate the way I feel about homeless people.  You're supposed to care
about their plight and give them a break, etc., but I just don't want
them around.  Almost all of them smell terrible, keep begging for
money, piss and shit on sidewalks, etc..  I consider those
undesirable traits!

But you're really not supposed to want to exclude a whole class of
people from your presence.

Anyway, I keep looking at it like this: I don't hate small children,
but I avoid the hell out of them because they annoy me.  The same goes
for the mentally retarded, rabid sportsball fans, and axe-murderers.
I really don't want any of them in my space.

Does that make me prejudiced?  Probably.  Hateful?  I'm really not
sure.  I really wish I could have more peace of mind over this.

-- 
not erik - squinky at dasbistro.com - http://www.dasbistro.com/~erik/

  "OK, I'm serious this time.  No more dead baby jokes."
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