So we're sitting outside at Starbucks when this homeless guy walks up and stares at the front door for about 15 seconds, then asks us, "Do I pull? Do I pull to open this door?" It had a handle on it... so, uh YES. He went in and I told Ric how they would give him a free coffee because that's what they do for the homeless - stop a scene from happening. But I guess he felt like making a scene in spite of his free beverage. He started causing trouble, and it just so happened that an off-duty cop was there picking up a quick drink. He made the guy exit the building and was yelling "I don't ever want to see you in here again!" as the homeless guy came outside.
So then the homeless guy picks up the full ashtray from the table next to where we were sitting and proceded to smash it and its contents on his forehead and then threw it down. Cigarette butts .. everywhere. Then he threw down the free coffee as well. As he made his exit, he also smacked himself in the head.
Everything was calm. Then I hear a voice in the distance and look around and spot him across the street, walking along the nearby car dealership. He started kicking a platform one of the cars was sitting on, and then started kicking the ground lights, and then he meandered down the street, yelling and looking for more things to hit or kick.
I guess the cop saw him kick the lights, because as we were leaving, the cops showed up in two places; we drove by one of the cop cars, and there he was, sprawled out on the ground in front of a cop car.
What a weirdo. How does a person get to that point?
Posted by wendytime at October 1, 2004 01:36 PM | TrackBackI could tell you, but it'd take a good while to explain. It's truly a tragic state in which a small portion of the population exists.
Posted by: Kristen on October 6, 2004 06:57 PM