Posted by Sean_Q_ on May 3, 2008, 6:59 pm
Last week I rode my S40 over to the local grocer's for supplies.
(This is almost the only bike-related part of the story).
The grocer has some fruit lined up in boxes along the sidewalk
outside the store.
As I was picking out some cucumbers, a young long-haired bearded
male youth in a cheap cloth jacket with the hood pulled over his head
walked by the boxes of fruit and casually picked up a pear and kept
on walking. His manifest intent (or lack thereof) to pay for this
merchandise established reasonable grounds to suspect _mens rea_
(judicial lingo for "guilty mind").
Nonplussed by this blatantly anti-social behavior I was momentarily
at a loss for words. Then I called to him in a raised voice:
"PUT THAT BACK!"
He turned, looked at me, grinned, laughed and actually complied with
my request. Then he said something which has since slipped my mind,
turned and continued walking away.
Thereupon I went inside. There were about a dozen customers therein
and a lineup of about four.
I verbally informed the checkout clerk of the incident. The clerk
(a comely young lass) smiled and thanked me, whereupon two of
the customers took it upon themselves to respond to me -- and here's
the disturbing part -- BOTH OF THEM TOOK THE PART OF THE THIEF!
"He must be hungry," said one of them in a tone disapproving of my
action. "That makes it ok?" I rejoined, but he only scowled at me
in reply and left the store, leaving a cloud of attitude behind him.
Then I participated in approximately the same conversation with another
querulous customer, after which I climbed aboard my velocipede
and returned home (that was the other bike-related part).
Sean_Q_
Posted by .p.jm on May 3, 2008, 7:11 pm
>Last week I rode my S40 over to the local grocer's for supplies.
>(This is almost the only bike-related part of the story).
>The grocer has some fruit lined up in boxes along the sidewalk
>outside the store.
>As I was picking out some cucumbers, a young long-haired bearded
>male youth in a cheap cloth jacket with the hood pulled over his head
>walked by the boxes of fruit and casually picked up a pear and kept
>on walking. His manifest intent (or lack thereof) to pay for this
>merchandise established reasonable grounds to suspect _mens rea_
>(judicial lingo for "guilty mind").
You determined this HOW ?
>Nonplussed by this blatantly anti-social behavior I was momentarily
>at a loss for words. Then I called to him in a raised voice:
>"PUT THAT BACK!"
>He turned, looked at me, grinned, laughed and actually complied with
>my request. Then he said something which has since slipped my mind,
Was it a reference to your relationship with your mother ?
>turned and continued walking away.
>Thereupon I went inside. There were about a dozen customers therein
>and a lineup of about four.
>I verbally informed the checkout clerk of the incident. The clerk
>(a comely young lass) smiled and thanked me, whereupon two of
>the customers took it upon themselves to respond to me -- and here's
>the disturbing part -- BOTH OF THEM TOOK THE PART OF THE THIEF!
>"He must be hungry," said one of them in a tone disapproving of my
>action. "That makes it ok?" I rejoined, but he only scowled at me
>in reply and left the store, leaving a cloud of attitude behind him.
>Then I participated in approximately the same conversation with another
>querulous customer, after which I climbed aboard my velocipede
>and returned home (that was the other bike-related part).
>Sean_Q_
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Posted by Sean_Q_ on May 3, 2008, 8:39 pm
.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>> a young long-haired bearded
>> male youth in a cheap cloth jacket with the hood pulled over his head
>> walked by the boxes of fruit and casually picked up a pear and kept
>> on walking. His manifest intent (or lack thereof) to pay for this
>> merchandise established reasonable grounds to suspect _mens rea_
>> (judicial lingo for "guilty mind").
>
> You determined this HOW ?
"Your Honor, in the case of _Regina_ vs The Youthful Long-Haired Bearded
Male Suspect, the Crown intents to prove the guilt of the accused
by his actions. In picking up a piece of merchantable goods, ie one
green Anjou pear and then proceeding at a brisk pace outside
the normally respected perimeter of the fruit store, the accused
demonstrated his intention to deprive the fruit vendor of any
monetary compensation."
SQ
Posted by .p.jm on May 3, 2008, 8:47 pm
>.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>>> a young long-haired bearded
>>> male youth in a cheap cloth jacket with the hood pulled over his head
>>> walked by the boxes of fruit and casually picked up a pear and kept
>>> on walking. His manifest intent (or lack thereof) to pay for this
>>> merchandise established reasonable grounds to suspect _mens rea_
>>> (judicial lingo for "guilty mind").
>>
>> You determined this HOW ?
>"Your Honor, in the case of _Regina_ vs The Youthful Long-Haired Bearded
>Male Suspect, the Crown intents to prove the guilt of the accused
>by his actions. In picking up a piece of merchantable goods, ie one
>green Anjou pear and then proceeding at a brisk pace outside
>the normally respected perimeter of the fruit store, the accused
>demonstrated his intention to deprive the fruit vendor of any
>monetary compensation."
Oh.
WTF is Regina, and why is she sticking her nose in it ?
( I know, but it's funny anyway )
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Posted by Beav on May 4, 2008, 3:23 pm
>>.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>>
>>>> a young long-haired bearded
>>>> male youth in a cheap cloth jacket with the hood pulled over his head
>>>> walked by the boxes of fruit and casually picked up a pear and kept
>>>> on walking. His manifest intent (or lack thereof) to pay for this
>>>> merchandise established reasonable grounds to suspect _mens rea_
>>>> (judicial lingo for "guilty mind").
>>>
>>> You determined this HOW ?
>>
>>"Your Honor, in the case of _Regina_ vs The Youthful Long-Haired Bearded
>>Male Suspect, the Crown intents to prove the guilt of the accused
>>by his actions. In picking up a piece of merchantable goods, ie one
>>green Anjou pear and then proceeding at a brisk pace outside
>>the normally respected perimeter of the fruit store, the accused
>>demonstrated his intention to deprive the fruit vendor of any
>>monetary compensation."
> Oh.
> WTF is Regina, and why is she sticking her nose in it ?
> ( I know, but it's funny anyway )
How d'you work THAT out?
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>(This is almost the only bike-related part of the story).
>The grocer has some fruit lined up in boxes along the sidewalk
>outside the store.
>As I was picking out some cucumbers, a young long-haired bearded
>male youth in a cheap cloth jacket with the hood pulled over his head
>walked by the boxes of fruit and casually picked up a pear and kept
>on walking. His manifest intent (or lack thereof) to pay for this
>merchandise established reasonable grounds to suspect _mens rea_
>(judicial lingo for "guilty mind").