A Brush with Crime
by Michael
I was going down the escalator at the Mac Arthur BART station on my way home yesterday when a woman started screaming "Stop him! He took my iPod!". I looked up and saw young man quickly running down. I attempted to reach out with my umbrella and trip him, but he was too nimble and got away.
Once he was off the escalator, he hurdled over the gates and was gone. Afterward, I found myself relieved that I was unsuccessful in helping to stop the thief. Oakland has more than its share of violence, and I couldn't help but wonder what I would have done with the guy after I tripped him up. What if he was armed? What if he had friends who would try and intimidate me if there were a trial? In retrospect, I realized that failing to do the right thing was probably for the best in my case.
Posted under Close to Home on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 11:04
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