[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
Today I'm in the subway with my girlfriend. We're headed in opposite directions, but at this station (Court Street), there's one platform for both directions. So we're sitting down. Suddenly this thug comes up to us and sits down 2 seats away from me and asks me for some change. I honestly didn't have any change in my pockets and I sure as hell wasn't going to pull out my wallet for him when there were barely any people around. So I tell him, "Sorry man, I don't have any change". And he moves to the seat directly next to mine, and goes, "Why you gettin' loud wit me?". In my head I'm like "wtf?" but I manage to mutter "Sorry, that's just how I talk" to avoid confrontation. He goes, "I'm just looking for some change so I can get something to eat". I empty out my left pocket for him and pull out my headphones. I really have no change for him. Now, I don't mean to make generalizations or assumptions, but just by the way he dressed and spoke to me, I thought he was going to rob me, especially since there were barely any people around. He starts getting offensive, saying, "Oh you think thiss' a game?". Meanwhile all I'm thinking in my mind is "Seriously dude, just **** off. I've been robbed before and I'm no mood to get robbed again." Luckily, my girlfriend pulled out her coin purse and gave him like 50 cents. That, coupled with the fact that the trains came and a lot of people entered the platform made him go away.

Just a little backstory, about 4 years ago I got robbed in broad daylight by 3 guys with a knife to my back while walking to the subway after school. I was totally surrounded by people, so I guess they got lucky. It's really not something you want to go through again. So the fact that this guy was about to do something to me today for not having change really pissed me off. Why the hell do I have to carry around spare change for some asshole who won't go and find himself a job? Is that the new thing now? I have to pay to get into the subway and bring extra money for bums? I mean, he could have saved himself $4.50 a day a begged on the street if that's really what he wants to do. I can't even call him a bum; his clothes were clean, he just chose to speak in ebonics and dress like a "gangsta".

The other thing that pisses me off is that cops around here don't do **** unless you're publicly making a scene in front of them. If there are any cops reading my post, don't be offended, because I know maybe 1% of you are legitimately out to help people and not just finish your monthly quota of arrests, tickets, and citations. These people need to know that it's not ok to constantly beg people for money [and then threaten them when they don't give it up]. I'm a college student without a steady job, so like hell I'm gonna give out money like there's no tomorrow. Instead of cops doing their job, we have **** like this going on (I'm in NYC, but this is in general):

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http://newsjunkiepost.com/2011/06/04/video-police-body-slam-and-arrest-dancers-at-lincoln-memorial/

The law here says that people 15 and older aren't supposed to ride a bike on the sidewalk. When I was 16, I was out with my friend Andrew and by luck I was actually riding on the street. Unluckily for me, the double-parked car that I got on the sidewalk to go around was filled with undercover cops. This was a two-way street with a firetruck coming down, so I had no choice but to get on the sidewalk. As I was getting back on the street, the cops come out and tell me to get on the sidewalk. Not only do they verbally abuse my friend and I and tell us we're lying about our ages (I even showed him ID!), but they give me (he was 15 at the time) a court summons that says I was "being obscene towards the officers". Luckily, it got thrown out.

My point is that if there are all of these assholes out there committing real crimes and cops are choosing to spend their time on meaningless "crimes", who the f*ck can I turn to? I mean really? I'm supposed to step out of my house and expect to be robbed because I don't look like a tough guy and I don't keep spare change in my pockets for assholes who won't find a job for themselves?

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