Don’t know if any of you have ever been a victim of crime and hope you never are. This is not a poem but a report of what happened in my life last night.
I have been a food delivery driver for almost 7 years and my days as a driver I feel are going to be numbered. For the most part I have enjoyed what I do because I love people and love to entertain them. I do magic tricks and at Christmas I dress up as Santa’s helper and give out little treats to everyone either little holiday erasers or candy canes or small ornaments. It just may not happen this year or ever again with what happened last night.
On my last delivery I was attacked by two 14 or 15 year old boys. They came up behind me as I was knocking at the door. They called in the order for a house that was near woods and even had the gall to try to rob me in front of a neighbor who was standing outside smoking and I know he saw more than me but claims he was inside because he does not want to get involved. I did what you should not do. One of the youth’s hit me with a 3 to 4 foot tree branch and it just glance off my ear and knocked my hearing aid out. The other pushed me to the ground. I got up in a second and was so angry I ran screaming like a crazy guy right at them and if I had gotten a hold of one of them which I wish I had because now nothing will happen because I did not see their faces. They took off and I had to scream at the neighbor to call 911.
I was at the police station and the crime scene until about 12:30 at night so they could investigate. I am a 58 year old guy and I have been robbed before but they only took the food out of my hand. I am so angry and want to do something in a positive way about this but have not decided what.
My son who was 16 was in the car and was so upset and my fiancee came and was upset and understandably so. It is ashame that someone can’t just do a job which they enjoy and not feel that they have to risk their lives doing it.
This world today is a very scary place and it is ashame. Well, PLEASE pray for me and that something bigger and better is in store for me. And also that somehow these two young thugs are caught before they try it again.
Oh well hope you all have a great day.
BY RGAI
