my_window_seat | (no subject)

FIVE cop cars, an ambulance and a FIRE TRUCK.

And the kid shattered the back window of the cop car. Window's still in place - but it's totally starred out.

Just spent a few minutes on the phone with the kid's dad - he's been hollering "HEY! HELP! POLICE BRUTALITY! MY SHOULDER'S DISLOCATED! I'M BLEEDING! HELP ME!" - I went outside, he saw me from the back of the car and recognized me from earlier - started yelling a phone number out and asking me to call his mom. Got an answering machine, left a very apologetic message. Phone call a few minutes later - kid's dad - says "well, I guess there's not much I can do right now..."

Jesus. Shades of someone's else's dad.

Gave the phone to one of the officers - this particular cop's dealt with this kid he said 8 or 9 times before - when he lived on the west side. He just moved in across the street two days ago. Cop says the kid's off his meds, said something else about the kid trying to have sex with his girlfriend (who I guess lives with him over there) and she didn't want to - maybe it was her that called the cops.

Everyone's still outside. All the cars. Intermittent yelling. He calms down for a few minutes, then it starts all over. "MA'AM! MA'AM COME BACK OUTSIDE! HELP ME!"

Can anyone help?

Goddamnit. Poor kid.

GodDAMNit.

Can anyone really help?

It's going to be a long night.