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Feb. 29th, 2004 01:13 amYesterday I was sitting in the bus stop area, comfortably engaged in my book, when I heard the approaching noise of someone yelling something. It took me several moments to decipher that he was shouting, over and over again, "The Jews crucified Christ." *winces*
(Yes, I think we can take it as read what set this off, and in fact there is a movie theater in the direction he was coming from. At five-thirty I would consider it unlikely that he'd just come out from the movie, but not impossible. While it is doubtless unfair to criticize a movie I haven't even seen because of the behavior of one of its viewers, I can't say that it encourages any charitable feelings in me.)
Still shouting, he moved on to the end of the street, where the subway terminal is, and stayed there--perhaps intending to convey his message to the exiting travellers--until a couple of amused-looking police officers went over to talk to him. I don't know what they said, but he stopped shouting and went away.
On the one hand, this was disturbing to hear; on the other hand, having it delivered in the manner of a street loonie shrieking that the world is ending is probably the best way to discredit it. Certainly no one in the area seemed to be impressed; they were all either ignoring him or snickering. Let's hear it for really stupid bigots, I suppose.
(Yes, I think we can take it as read what set this off, and in fact there is a movie theater in the direction he was coming from. At five-thirty I would consider it unlikely that he'd just come out from the movie, but not impossible. While it is doubtless unfair to criticize a movie I haven't even seen because of the behavior of one of its viewers, I can't say that it encourages any charitable feelings in me.)
Still shouting, he moved on to the end of the street, where the subway terminal is, and stayed there--perhaps intending to convey his message to the exiting travellers--until a couple of amused-looking police officers went over to talk to him. I don't know what they said, but he stopped shouting and went away.
On the one hand, this was disturbing to hear; on the other hand, having it delivered in the manner of a street loonie shrieking that the world is ending is probably the best way to discredit it. Certainly no one in the area seemed to be impressed; they were all either ignoring him or snickering. Let's hear it for really stupid bigots, I suppose.
