Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Something happened earlier that redeemed my faith in humanity
just a little bit.
I had finished a nice few hours hanging out with Rich, burning two rolls of apx400 through the m2, and left him as he got the bus home. I walked from the bus station across the 'tricentre'. It's an open area with a cafe, surrounded by three business buildings. In all 3 exit directions you have public transport (fleming way - bus stops, swindon bus station, swindon train station).
Anyway I was walking towards fleming way (the fourth exit, which cuts through a sheltered car park towards the bottom of town) and there was a guy huddled on the floor.
I recognised him as a local drunk, on the left here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=48370 I've seen him many times before. I walked past him. It was starting to rain.
I stopped, walked back, pulled out my phone and took a photo of him with my camera. I noted he also looked like he'd bashed his head.
Don't judge me just yet.
I walked out of my way, past the bus stop home towards the perimeter of the town centre behind the pubs to a central police point. Walked in.
Two guys in front of me were talking to the policeman behind the perspex and one of them said "I'm sure he'll move once it rains" - I said as they moved "oh they're talking about the drunk by the tricentre?"
The policeman agreed and asked if he was still there, I noted his exact spot, and showed him the photo so they knew who to look for, and he said he'd radio through to someone on patrol. I told him he's a local drunk but it looked like he had blood on his forehead.
I realised a few things.
Not only were the two guys in front of me generous and honest enough to go out of their way to report seeing the guy - so many people had walked past him and done nothing I bet - but the policeman behind the glass was also very prompt at making sure something was done about it.
There was a sense of real decency in the air, that those two guys had gone to the police point, and I felt quite happy to have gone down and confirmed their report - not sure how many people would have reported it, but I walked out the door feeling happier about authorities. Especially since I took a photo of a guy - where so many people have been complaining about the 'rights' of photographers, I took a photo that helped identify someone who wouldn't make it through the night.
Felt good to know there is some genuine decency left in humanity.
It felt good to do the right thing.
just a little bit.
I had finished a nice few hours hanging out with Rich, burning two rolls of apx400 through the m2, and left him as he got the bus home. I walked from the bus station across the 'tricentre'. It's an open area with a cafe, surrounded by three business buildings. In all 3 exit directions you have public transport (fleming way - bus stops, swindon bus station, swindon train station).
Anyway I was walking towards fleming way (the fourth exit, which cuts through a sheltered car park towards the bottom of town) and there was a guy huddled on the floor.
I recognised him as a local drunk, on the left here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=48370 I've seen him many times before. I walked past him. It was starting to rain.
I stopped, walked back, pulled out my phone and took a photo of him with my camera. I noted he also looked like he'd bashed his head.
Don't judge me just yet.
I walked out of my way, past the bus stop home towards the perimeter of the town centre behind the pubs to a central police point. Walked in.
Two guys in front of me were talking to the policeman behind the perspex and one of them said "I'm sure he'll move once it rains" - I said as they moved "oh they're talking about the drunk by the tricentre?"
The policeman agreed and asked if he was still there, I noted his exact spot, and showed him the photo so they knew who to look for, and he said he'd radio through to someone on patrol. I told him he's a local drunk but it looked like he had blood on his forehead.
I realised a few things.
Not only were the two guys in front of me generous and honest enough to go out of their way to report seeing the guy - so many people had walked past him and done nothing I bet - but the policeman behind the glass was also very prompt at making sure something was done about it.
There was a sense of real decency in the air, that those two guys had gone to the police point, and I felt quite happy to have gone down and confirmed their report - not sure how many people would have reported it, but I walked out the door feeling happier about authorities. Especially since I took a photo of a guy - where so many people have been complaining about the 'rights' of photographers, I took a photo that helped identify someone who wouldn't make it through the night.
Felt good to know there is some genuine decency left in humanity.
It felt good to do the right thing.
