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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 18:02:30 GMT 10
I'm not sure if many of you have seen or even heard of that movie the Purge. From what I gather, it's set in the future where one night a year crime, all crime, is legal.
Well... Some idiot decided to announce a purge in America, various cities, various dates, various times. While any thinking mind would realize this is a joke, some people aren't that bright.
The "Purge" in New Orleans is happening now. And I'm working a hotel detail in the middle of the city. For the most part, everyone has been locked up in their rooms, even traffic on the city street is at an all time low.
But some idiot just ran through the open air hotel yelling " THE PURGE IS COMING!"
And I just had to run off what appeared to be several teenage kids with knives. Hopefully I scared them enough to make them go home and reconsider their idiocy. When a man three times your size disarms you while he shoves a gun in your face, you tend to realize you're being an idiot.
But I still have several hours here tonight, and I don't know if things are gonna get worse or quiet down.
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Post by Ausprep on Aug 18, 2014 18:04:11 GMT 10
Geeze mate. Stay safe and be very careful.
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 18:09:09 GMT 10
I don't see anyone else out there moving around. Hopefully this was an isolated incident.
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 18:44:58 GMT 10
Some idiot just ran past and kicked my cat. Okay, the hotel cat, but I named him, and I'm the only one he really lets pet him. My cat. On the one hand, if that's the worst thing to happen from this point on, we'll be okay. (Mason is fine, btw, just pissed off.)
On the other hand, THEY KICKED MY fookING CAT!
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Post by overlord on Aug 18, 2014 19:12:32 GMT 10
Take care Cap! Things like that are dangerous!
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 19:53:35 GMT 10
Maison is now fine and begging for some of my jerky, and it's quiet out here. Hopefully it's quiet everywhere else as well.
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 19:54:00 GMT 10
... Why did the sodding thing post the picture twice?
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 19:56:19 GMT 10
And btw, cat's name is Mason. The hotel is called the Maison. Typo.
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Post by SA Hunter on Aug 18, 2014 20:06:39 GMT 10
Stay Safe Cap'n.
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Post by Frank on Aug 18, 2014 20:22:18 GMT 10
As previously said, stay safe Capn. Sounds pretty mad over there
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 20:30:11 GMT 10
Oddly enough, aside from those two isolated incidents (and a hooker robbing someone earlier in the night) it's been pretty quiet over where I am. I've yet to check the news from around the city. I'm hoping it's been mostly this quiet everywhere, but this is New Orleans, so I'm expecting to read at least a few people died of fast acting lead poisoning last night.
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Aug 18, 2014 21:01:07 GMT 10
lol, you shoved a gun in his face, I bet he went home for fresh underwear. I'm assuming the gun carrying is all legal and probably part of your job.
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 22:20:01 GMT 10
I'm armed security. I'm certified by the state to carry a weapon at work. And the gun was only pointed at him until the knife hit the ground, then I de-escalated, as required by law. Of course, the hotel details are SUPPOSED to be unarmed, as the hotel refuses to pay extra for us to be armed, but no one who works that detail is stupid enough to go there without their weapon. Most people keep it in their car, though. I wear it openly. Apparently, I'm the only person who can get away with wearing it openly at that post. I have no idea why people let me do things like that but prohibit others. People just naturally let me do what I wish, and listen to what I say.
Oh, and I'm home now, there were no more incidents.
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 22:20:24 GMT 10
Thank you everyone who worried about me.
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Aug 18, 2014 22:22:30 GMT 10
Glad to hear it mate.
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Post by Nex Socius on Aug 18, 2014 23:13:31 GMT 10
Wow, what a crazy shift! Glad you and Mason are ok
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Post by captaindryfter on Aug 18, 2014 23:17:09 GMT 10
Thanks, Nex. And don't worry about Mason, he's a fighter. When he first showed up at the hotel, he had a hole in his side you could fit a golf ball in. He got better. I think some prick kicking him probably didn't even really register.
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