That's the problem...no one speaks up. .
And I don't go around thinking I'm George Zimmerman. I don't try to be the morality police going around calling out people. Usually, if something is done to me, I don't worry about it. But, if I see somebody being inconsiderate to somebody else, that's when I have an issue.
two other incidents: months ago, i followed a group coming out of a restaurant. one of the guys was unwrapping some candy items i assumed he grabbed on the way out and dropping pieces of the wrapper, purposely, on the ground. i walked behind him picking up each piece and confronted him as he had just sat in his car. i held out my hand and told him that i think he had dropped this stuff. he really didnt know what to do and just responded that he didnt want it. i then told him to stop being an idiot and that somebody else would have to clean it up.
throughout the year, daytona beach has two bike weeks and a jeep week. the beach and city get taken over by those vehicles. it is very rare that any of them come as far down the beach to my city. but, about two months ago, unexpectedly, there was a new thing where the beach was taken over by pick-up trucks. for some reason, they started parking at the end of daytona beach and had continued into my area. many of them were parking in front of my building. literally, hundreds upon hundreds of these trucks, filled with older teens and 20-somethings, were spinning their tires and blasting their systems in a residential area. as i went out for my run, an elderly neighbor who was on the beach complained to me about how awful the noise was. these kids didnt just have loud music. they had ridiculously loud systems built into the beds of their trucks blasting rap music full of racial slurs and swear words. by this point, the older folks on the pool deck (who are only out there from about 7 am - 10 am before calling it a day) had all gathered along the railings watching and not knowing what to do. i went over there and didnt want to embarrass the owner of the truck by acting like a tough guy in front of his friends and their girlfriends, so i told him a white lie. i just pointed up to the old people along the railing and said that they dont put up with that here like they do in daytona beach. i told the kids that the old people will call the police, and you wont get a warning to turn the music off. you will just get a $350 fine immediately. the kid was extremely thankful that i warned him about it (even if it was false) and turned it off.
and i know they are high school/college aged kids, but even when i was that age, i was smart enough not to blast music right in front of a residential area, not to mention the words being used in the songs. i dont think they were bad kids, but sometimes it isnt the case of people not caring or being considerate of others. sometimes, people are just too stupid to realize what they are doing impacts others.
Hey rifle...Do you carry? If so, was there any temptation to reach for it?
i have a CCP, but i rarely carry. i usually travel with one when i have a bit of a drive, but rarely locally. i have a lot of confidence in my ability to be stronger/more athletic/better trained than any person, so i would take my risk using my hands defending myself against somebody who made a first physical attack before ever thinking about a weapon. even if i had been carrying, i cant imagine i would have even thought about it. i pride myself on always keeping my composure. i cant recall the last time i truly got angry or lost my temper . . . i really think it was two years ago in a game when a defensive player was yelling about the play clock winding down, which was impacting my QB from being able to hear my voice (i train the QBs to identify my voice so they can hear me counting down the clock as opposed to somebody else) . . . so, again, that was two years ago that i think i actually yelled at somebody or got angry, and i couldnt live with myself knowing i blew somebody away who tried to punch me, knowing i could defend myself handily, regardless of what the law says im allowed to do.
