So I go to 7-11 today. My favorite place. Anyone that has a problem with that can fight
@bhops but you'd better train first.
Anyway, there is this black dude outside standing right by the door actually leaning on the frame next to the "we practice social distancing" sign. And I look at him as he's mumbling something. I don't know if he asked for money or what. Maybe just talking to himself.
I go in and it's packed and the whole community is represented. Not like it matters but this is "Is it racist" so that's relevant. There is a Mexican family buying their tiny kids gigantic Slurpees. There are two other white people that came in separately. One is a tweaker ho who gets cigarettes and lottery tickets.
Then the black dude comes in. I have ordered a pizza and I'm waiting for it to cook. Yes, laugh but they have a convection oven that cooks them really fast and they are pretty good. So the black dude walks up to the counter and says "let me try my card one more time."
The guy at the counter is my buddy. He is this Indian guy and we have talked enough that now he talks about all kinds of things and vents and he is pretty funny to listen to. He is there alone for 8 - 10 hours a day and has to deal with all kinds of people so it's good that he can vent.
So black guy wants to "try the card again," and the clerk says "one more try then you are out, buddy. Okay?" So the dude tries his card which of course doesn't work.
Here is the "is it racist?" part. I have money and I could have bought his bag of chips for him. I don't have "extra money" but I could have paid my "Black Lives Matter" tax and bought the poor dude a bag of chips for a couple of dollars. BUT I don't want the dude hanging out on my block asking people for money or loitering at the door of the store exchanging viruses with everyone that walks past.
So I just stood there. To my credit I said nothing because I thought about saying "your card doesn't work. gtfo." Because I've had my card declined. I have three accounts and I usually transfer a small amount to the card I used for most things so that if there is an error or I lose the card no one can charge me. I have forgotten before and tried to use it when it was almost gone.
ANYway, I know the sale didn't go through, but the black guy starts saying it did because the machine is saying "thank you." So the clerk shows him the receopt that says "declined" and he starts saying "you declined it! I didn't"
Again, this was about $2.29 and I could have paid it and told him to eat it in some other neighborhood. But if I did anything for him you can bet I would see him every time I walk out the door and he would be a new fixture outside 7-11 and there are enough beggars already.
The Indian guy starts telling him "Get out." And the black guy calls him "motherf***er," and the Indian guy says "you are the motherf***er! f*** you!" And now the Mexican people are standing right next to the black guy trying to pay but they can't because the black guy won't leave, and their little kids are hearing these guys call each other "motherf***er."
So the Indian guy calls the cops and then the black guy steals a big bag of peanut M&M's and walks out. The clerk stops waiting on people and runs out the door after him but he's gone. The's when me and the Mexicans should have robbed the cash register but we didn't.
And the saga continues because the black dude is walking down the sidewalk the way I'm going when he leaves so I see him walk up and stand in front of AM/PM. So I know those people and I go inside and tell the girl, who is Indian, that the black guy out front just had his card declined several times at 7-11 and then grabbed some M&M's and ran out the door. She says "thank you, sir!" acting really serious.
He walks in and she tells him "Sorry, I can't have you in the store," and he says to her "why?" I said,
"because you just stole at 7-11 and you don't have any money." LOL
So he does leave and I leave, but I guess he didn't really leave because I went back there five minutes later. My hands were full but I wanted a cold drink so I took my stuff home which is just next door. When I went back the cops were there and the black guy was in the back. So 7-11 guy called on them but then I guess AM/PM called too so they knew he was there and he got arrested for stealing M&M's.
Is it racist?