WHEN HOMELESS MEN ATTACK
We were leaving the Foggy Goggle on Boylston at approximately 1:36AM. I was waiting for my friends so we could catch a cab. A toothless homeless woman asked me for money. I politely told her I had no cash. She insisted on at least some coinage. I told her I had nothing. She would not leave me alone and started cursing at me. I hurled some insults back. She retaliated. I then probably said something I shouldn't have said (I don't remember). She then turned and walked away. This should have been the first warning sign. I casually waited for my friends, was not paying attention and had let my guard down. Out of nowhere, a homeless man ran up and punched me on the left side of my face. The temp was around 36 degrees and I was cold. It was less of a punch and more of a close-fisted slap to the jaw. Regardless, he knocked my glasses off my face, over the cab and into the middle of Boylston St. Luckily, my homeboy Alex retrieved them before they were run over. Rather than chase after the bum. I turned to my friends, hysterically laughing, and asked "Did a homeless man really just punch me in the face?" I thought about retaliation, but if this man would assault me on pure hearsay from his homeless female friend, what would he do to me in a fight? Plus, I would have destroyed him, obviously, cuz I am a fucking bamf. Plus, who beats up a bum (besides another bum)?
Aside from scratched lenses, I came out unscathed and a better person.
I don't appreciate the reactions I've gotten. For some reason the homeless man is being interpreted as the victim in this situation. He was afforded an opportunity to let out years of socio-racial-economic angst against the "man" in the form of a punch directed toward me. I am left with scratched specs and a humiliating, albeit hilarious story, and yet people ask me "why was I fucking with a homeless man?" What is wrong with this picture?
My wallet was also lost. No credit card/bank card for 7-10 days. $20 for new license. $20 for new office key card. I will be eating Myoplex shakes for the next week.
We were leaving the Foggy Goggle on Boylston at approximately 1:36AM. I was waiting for my friends so we could catch a cab. A toothless homeless woman asked me for money. I politely told her I had no cash. She insisted on at least some coinage. I told her I had nothing. She would not leave me alone and started cursing at me. I hurled some insults back. She retaliated. I then probably said something I shouldn't have said (I don't remember). She then turned and walked away. This should have been the first warning sign. I casually waited for my friends, was not paying attention and had let my guard down. Out of nowhere, a homeless man ran up and punched me on the left side of my face. The temp was around 36 degrees and I was cold. It was less of a punch and more of a close-fisted slap to the jaw. Regardless, he knocked my glasses off my face, over the cab and into the middle of Boylston St. Luckily, my homeboy Alex retrieved them before they were run over. Rather than chase after the bum. I turned to my friends, hysterically laughing, and asked "Did a homeless man really just punch me in the face?" I thought about retaliation, but if this man would assault me on pure hearsay from his homeless female friend, what would he do to me in a fight? Plus, I would have destroyed him, obviously, cuz I am a fucking bamf. Plus, who beats up a bum (besides another bum)?
Aside from scratched lenses, I came out unscathed and a better person.
I don't appreciate the reactions I've gotten. For some reason the homeless man is being interpreted as the victim in this situation. He was afforded an opportunity to let out years of socio-racial-economic angst against the "man" in the form of a punch directed toward me. I am left with scratched specs and a humiliating, albeit hilarious story, and yet people ask me "why was I fucking with a homeless man?" What is wrong with this picture?
My wallet was also lost. No credit card/bank card for 7-10 days. $20 for new license. $20 for new office key card. I will be eating Myoplex shakes for the next week.
posted by D Dubs at 1:32 PM
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