..coming home from the bodega over the wkd (sat), a friend pointed out this guy that initially appeared to be breaking into a car. a closer look revealed that this fool wasn't breakin' into anything, he was breakin' OUT.

dude was masturbating in broad daylight, in front of a school. while the school was closed, there were plenty of kids on the playground.

i immediately turned, walked up to him and yelled, " GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!"

what's crazy is that he saw me approaching (looking me dead in the eye) and didn't stop until i screamed on him. he actually looked a bit surprised that someone took him to task about it. it took everything in me to control my emotion. i sternly chastised him loud enough for everyone to hear, and escorted him to the nearest train station (*making sure he knew he would never be welcome in the neighborhood again, for any reason).

i thought about simply calling/flagging down the police, but just didn't feel like dealin' with the bullshit that day.

one of my neighbors (president of our block association) saw everything and thanked me for stepping in, but i couldn't help but feel torn about the situation. i take a hard line stance on inappropriate behavior involving children, but i know that addiction/mental illness is very real. i don't feel bad about getting involved, but part of me feels like we're not doing enough (overall) to truly help in these situations.





*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...