Re: Just shouting into the void …
Posted by Zonie on June 06, 2023 at 18:12:29
In Reply to: Re: Just shouting into the void … posted by drippingwet on June 06, 2023 at 14:47:27:
I don't necessarily want to make an exhibition of myself. I'd just as soon be all alone when getting wet and muddy. I just recognize that sometimes people will see me, and I'm determined that won't deter me.
I've had the police interrogate me while having a mud wallow. I've had them follow me around. I figured eventually they'd get tired of wasting their time over conduct that wasn't criminal. It seems they have. It's been a few years since they bothered me. Maybe they just figured I was harmless. Maybe it's the defunding of the police that's been touted by those I usually consider to be my political adversaries.
There may also be a cultural difference. I get the impression that Arizona has more of a live-and-let live ethos than Britain or South Africa and that people around here are a bit less likely to be busybodies. In any case, sometimes if you want to be accepted you have to stand up for yourself.