Sep
12
Get Past Not Being Involved
Coming home from college in the mid 1970s, I was riding in the back of the bus at night when I heard a man going through the pockets of a lone sleeping child with a knife, ripping the pockets of the kid's pack and coat. Rather loudly, (which could be explained because of the sound of the bus) I started talking about anything to distract the thief.
Suddenly, three very large black men moved in behind me, next to and in front of me in the empty seats that were available. One brave guy reached over and woke up the kid, the other verbally confronted the thief, causing him to move away from the kid. The third guy went up and reported what was happening to the bus driver once he saw for himself what was going on. The driver stopped the bus rather suddenly and kicked the thief off.
Suddenly, three very large black men moved in behind me, next to and in front of me in the empty seats that were available. One brave guy reached over and woke up the kid, the other verbally confronted the thief, causing him to move away from the kid. The third guy went up and reported what was happening to the bus driver once he saw for himself what was going on. The driver stopped the bus rather suddenly and kicked the thief off.
