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Putting a stop to this before it becomes a trend
2 years ago
I didn't think I'd be making another journal so soon after my last one, especially since I said I probably won't be making much anymore (but how many times have I said something I wasn't going to do [or repeated a journal] and still did it?), but I want to talk about something now before it catches on too much.
Looking back at my journals, this happened to me less than a year ago. And it happened to me again a little while ago.
In fact, it was about the same time (~9pm), and in the same place.
I was walking to a nearby store, and had only just left the house minutes prior when some car (a truck) pulled up next to me, and shot at me with a rapid fire BB gun. Then sped off.
No warning. No beeps or yelling or even laughing. No "just kidding" or anything to let me know the nature of what just happened.
Just pulled up, shot at me, then sped off like a real drive-by (this was a real drive-by, but you know what I mean).
I don't think I should have to say this, but I'm going to say this:
PLEASE DON'T EVER DO THIS
For one, if I'm carrying a [projectile] weapon and you shoot at me suddenly, then in the heat of the moment, I'm going to want to return fire. Yours might be a toy, but what if mine isn't?
Two, that scares the crap out of me. Sure, the people on the inside probably thought it was funny as hell, randomly shooting some dude in the butt several times and speeding off (the first time it was on the side of my leg).
But that's scary. They might not kill or maim, but those BBs hurt. And being that I don't carry a weapon on me, it reminds me just how quickly and easy I could be gunned down, and there would be absolutely nothing I could do about it.
And three, just like the first one, this is infuriating. Even if I'm not able to return fire with a real weapon, I could easily pick up a rock and chuck it at your vehicle before you speed off. You could lose a window, you could get a dent, you might even get hit.
Again, it's a heat of the moment kind of thing. In the heat of the moment, I might wanna kick your butt. Sure, I might not be able to and you could suddenly stop in the middle of the road, and a group of tough guys could come out and jump me.
I've been jumped before. Almost 12 on one. I was little, and it was just a bully messing with my sister, but still. What if I'm the tough guy and take you down instead?
Heck, what if I'm driving and someone does this to me in my car? My big, slow, heavy, under-powered diesel might not be able to do laps around anyone, but what if I decide to respond by ramming you against a pole?
My car weighs almost 4 tons (supposedly). All I would have to do is build up a little bit of speed and aim it at you.
Now, I get it. It's a prank (I guess?). It's meant to be funny, maybe. But there's a limit to these things. Especially in this day and age where everyone's is out to get everyone.
There's just some things you shouldn't do, and I think this is one of them.
...I'm... glad it started raining after I got out of the store. I just...needed to calm down a bit. A lot of times, I feel the world unfairly throws all these curve balls at me. Though there is the rare few times when I feel it just wants to cheer me up.
I don't usually get mad at things, I really don't. A lot of people assume I do, especially when they take a look at my face. But there are some things that I don't like, and a handful of things that infuriate me.
Just... please be careful out there people. Yes I have a car, but I still walk when I can. I don't want to get too dependent on being lazy, and my car is loud anyway so I don't want to wake anyone.
But walking or not, just please be careful.
Looking back at my journals, this happened to me less than a year ago. And it happened to me again a little while ago.
In fact, it was about the same time (~9pm), and in the same place.
I was walking to a nearby store, and had only just left the house minutes prior when some car (a truck) pulled up next to me, and shot at me with a rapid fire BB gun. Then sped off.
No warning. No beeps or yelling or even laughing. No "just kidding" or anything to let me know the nature of what just happened.
Just pulled up, shot at me, then sped off like a real drive-by (this was a real drive-by, but you know what I mean).
I don't think I should have to say this, but I'm going to say this:
PLEASE DON'T EVER DO THIS
For one, if I'm carrying a [projectile] weapon and you shoot at me suddenly, then in the heat of the moment, I'm going to want to return fire. Yours might be a toy, but what if mine isn't?
Two, that scares the crap out of me. Sure, the people on the inside probably thought it was funny as hell, randomly shooting some dude in the butt several times and speeding off (the first time it was on the side of my leg).
But that's scary. They might not kill or maim, but those BBs hurt. And being that I don't carry a weapon on me, it reminds me just how quickly and easy I could be gunned down, and there would be absolutely nothing I could do about it.
And three, just like the first one, this is infuriating. Even if I'm not able to return fire with a real weapon, I could easily pick up a rock and chuck it at your vehicle before you speed off. You could lose a window, you could get a dent, you might even get hit.
Again, it's a heat of the moment kind of thing. In the heat of the moment, I might wanna kick your butt. Sure, I might not be able to and you could suddenly stop in the middle of the road, and a group of tough guys could come out and jump me.
I've been jumped before. Almost 12 on one. I was little, and it was just a bully messing with my sister, but still. What if I'm the tough guy and take you down instead?
Heck, what if I'm driving and someone does this to me in my car? My big, slow, heavy, under-powered diesel might not be able to do laps around anyone, but what if I decide to respond by ramming you against a pole?
My car weighs almost 4 tons (supposedly). All I would have to do is build up a little bit of speed and aim it at you.
Now, I get it. It's a prank (I guess?). It's meant to be funny, maybe. But there's a limit to these things. Especially in this day and age where everyone's is out to get everyone.
There's just some things you shouldn't do, and I think this is one of them.
...I'm... glad it started raining after I got out of the store. I just...needed to calm down a bit. A lot of times, I feel the world unfairly throws all these curve balls at me. Though there is the rare few times when I feel it just wants to cheer me up.
I don't usually get mad at things, I really don't. A lot of people assume I do, especially when they take a look at my face. But there are some things that I don't like, and a handful of things that infuriate me.
Just... please be careful out there people. Yes I have a car, but I still walk when I can. I don't want to get too dependent on being lazy, and my car is loud anyway so I don't want to wake anyone.
But walking or not, just please be careful.
