Richard Butchins's Blog: Angels stand corrected... - Posts Tagged "guns"
Robbed at Gunpoint
Wow! Every cliche just came true. I was robbed at gunpoint in Oakland California on Sunday afternoon in the park. I was filming an interview with someone who knew the woman I am making art about, when two teenage african american males arrived - waving 9mm handguns - complete with extended capacity magazines - in my face. I mean that literally, one young man of about 16 pushed the nozzle of his manhood (in the form of a firearm) into my face.
They stole all the camera kit and all the footage along with it, which I imagine they sold for $500 in another park to buy drugs - for they were very stoned as they robbed me and my colleagues.
Then someone called the police who turned up and wrote a lot of things down apologised for their countrymen's behaviour and left. The local residents told me that it was a nice safe neighbourhood.
It didn't feel safe...oh and they stole my medication as well - so now I am crazier and poorer than usual.
They stole all the camera kit and all the footage along with it, which I imagine they sold for $500 in another park to buy drugs - for they were very stoned as they robbed me and my colleagues.
Then someone called the police who turned up and wrote a lot of things down apologised for their countrymen's behaviour and left. The local residents told me that it was a nice safe neighbourhood.
It didn't feel safe...oh and they stole my medication as well - so now I am crazier and poorer than usual.
Angels stand corrected...
I have to have a blog...the site told me, my publisher told me, my publicist told me, and even my turkish barber told me, as he was administering the finest of close shaves. So I thought I had better
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