About a month ago, I had a disturbing encounter at the homeless shelter where I volunteer. One of the guys - very intelligent and educated - began talking about fixing the world's problems by destroying the police station. He had a number of violent options on how to change things and what he said made me wonder if he was suicidal. I was concerned - for his welfare and the rest of the city - so I brought it to the attention of those running the shelter. And then I went home and went on with my life.
The next week, he didn't show up. Maybe he had moved to other housing or had found a job?
The week after that, he again re-appeared. He began to talk of people "ratting him out" and he made it quite clear that he knew it was me who had said something. And he hinted that the next week when I came I would get pepper sprayed though he was far too careful to say anything outright. I didn't know what to do with this bit of information, haven't been threatened since grade school bullies made nasty comments. Should I report it and likely get him in trouble again or was he just angry and rambling? I decided not to do anything.
But when I got home, I did research pepper spray on the internet. Though illegal in many states, it can be legally purchased in Washington state. I also checked what to do if you were pepper sprayed. Water apparently isn't much of a help though milk can help dilute the effects.
The next week, I was on my guard. He never showed.
This past week, again he did not show.
Maybe I'm home free. Is he?
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2 comments:
please don't get pepper sprayed mom
hrm. that's kind of scary. Maybe you should get your own pepper spray?
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