Triple Threat

I don't know what the deal is but violence has seemed to be following me over the past few weeks. I've had 3 out of the ordinary experiences that have kept me on high alert everywhere I go. Check it out:


August 10, New York City. In a Subway (restaurant) I witness a man verbally harassing two women at a table. One woman gets up from the table and begins to move away looking for help. When the man follows her and she begins to cry, I step in between. He starts come at me but I use words to calm him down and eventually escort the man from the restaurant. Luckily, I didn't have to hurt anyone.


August 20, Dallas. Leaving a Game Stop, I witness a man across the parking lot being jumped by 3 other men. I, along with several others, began moving in to help when the 3 guys got spooked by the shouting and hopped in a car and sped away. It turns out that they were trying to steal a woman's purse and a man had intervened to stop the crime. The woman's two tweenage sons had been punched (cut above eye and bloody lip respectively), her head had a knot and her shirt had been ripped, and the man who stepped in had a bloody nose, bruised temple (from a kick to the head) and a sore shoulder. I called 911, reported the descriptions of the men and their vehicle (we got the license plate) and stayed for the ambulance and police. It was crazy.


August 25, My Living Room. My cell phone rings and I answer. An angry, unidentified man on the other end begins ranting about me stealing his newspaper. He claims to be outside my house and shouts at me to get ready because he's coming in the front door. I immediately rush to the door to be sure it's locked. After a few more threats and an argument about whether or not he had the wrong number, he hangs up. Police say there's really nothing they can do. It took us a little bit longer than normal to go to sleep that night.