My room has the advantage of good views of the Martin Luther King, Jr Park as well as the Lindsay’s parking lot. Unfortunately, this has proven something of a double edged sword as twice this week my supper has been disturbed by what I have seen.
On Thursday, I saw some youths attempting to steal a Communauto car. I yelled at them to stop, filmed them with my iPhone, called the police and had my roommate alert security. A security guard chased them away. The police came and took my videos and my statement. A few staff members thanked me for my vigilance as there been incidents of theft from and of cars in the parking lot.
Tonight, I saw a car fail to stop in time for a pedestrian crossing the street. The pedestrian went over the hood. He seemed to be okay as he got up and left fairly quickly, possibly after exchanging a few words with driver. The sight caused me to cry out sufficiently loud that an orderly hurried into my room to see what was the matter. I explained, pointing out the car and the pedestrian. I also explained that pedestrian-car collisions are currently something of a trigger for me. I had also feared the worst and was ready to summon rapid medical assistance which he could have initiated. Thankfully it wasn’t needed. The orderly offered a few kind words of comfort.
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