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So it's 2AM here and I was feeling pretty hungry. Since only a few places open this late at night, I decided to eat at Subway, which was open 24 hours. So I took a nice windy walk to restaurant and entered. There was already a line of people, waiting to order their subs. I quickly headed to the back and waited until the bread guy was ready to take my order. I got my usual sub for a quick meal, 6 inch Meatball Marinara on Jalapeno Cheese bread, with Mozzarella cheese, spinach, pickles, and jalapenos. Then there was this pretty big guy at the front of the line, in front of the register, eating his sub while the cashier asked him to pay for his money. He reminded me of Ben Roethlisberger actually. But he just stood there and kept on eating his sub without saying a word. So as the people in line looked impatiently at him, I couldn't help but smile a little at the audacity he had. Standing there not caring or just choosing to ignore everyone. He picked up his sandwich and continued to eat ever so slowly in large bites. So the cashier had no choice to skip him for now and ring up the other customers. As I paid for my sandwich, he tapped me on the arm and looked at me. I just gave him a quick smile and a nod and quickly looked away. Then finally, he finished his sub, and admitted that he had no money on him. I was taken back a bit. Unfortunately for him, there HAPPENED to be a police officer in line behind me. So I took my sub and sat down somewhere where I could see what was going on. So the police officer questioned the man. I couldn't hear very well, as the seats were a bit away from the register. I sat down and looked intently at the situation, thinking to myself, maybe I should just pay for his sub. However, I quietly watched the scene unfold, kind of curious to see what would happen. The police man seemed to get a bit irritated. I guess the man wasn't talking much. After a while, he finally handcuffed him took him out to the police car. Well at this point, I'm feeling a bit shocked at what happened and kind of lost my appetite. Well, I paid for it, so I quickly finished the food and walked out. There I saw the man enter a police van in his handcuffs surrounded by other police officers. I walked off as they drove off.
I guess what I'm trying to get at is should I have paid for the his sandwich? Would the police officer let it slide by, if I had paid for it? I mean, to be honest, we have no idea what his circumstances are, and he must have been really really hungry to go to Subway, order a sub, eat it in front of the cash register, and declare that he had no money. I guess I'm feeling a bit regretful that I did not do anything, and at the same time, a bit troubled on what would happen to him. Another question I would like to ask is are all police officers like that? I mean I understand that it is a crime, but the way he handled the situation made it seem so heartless. But then again, he is suppose to enforce the law, and I guess you need a certain amount of force and authority to do it. I can't imagine myself being able to do anything like that though. So what expected to be uneventful nighttime snack turned into something much greater and more thought provoking. Thank you for reading, and feel free to share your opinions.
 
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Um I don't care what problem the guy is having going into a subway and eating it in front of the cashier then not paying is just stupid. I do not think you should have paid for it, there are other ways to get food then to do what he did. Hell he can go look for 50 cents and buy some top ramen if he was that hungry.
He deserved to be arrested for what he did imo, and if he was that hungry maybe he wants to go to jail so that he can get free food in there now rather then do what he did. I definitely wouldn't feel regretful if I were you, I would have actually been a little entertained to see something like that live 
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If you would have paid he would have done the same again. Besides he must have been an idiot to not see the policeman?
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Come on, he tapped you and looked at you. He meant for you to pay, he wouldn't have eaten otherwise. You just scarred this guy for life and probably ruined his future job opportunities. Was it worth 5$? Huh? WAS IT?
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I'm sure your description can't accurately recreate the experience of being there, but he sounded like a pompous ass to me. Making everyone wait for him, starring people down... honestly, I'd have more respect for someone who just took it and ran. No way in hell I would have paid for him.
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haha I didn't know he didn't have money
But yeah I could see that if I did pay for him, perhaps he would do this again
And the Policeman came in later actually haha
Kind of unlucky for him lol
edit: well I don't really know about him being pompous, but it was a pretty sad sight 
I probably couldn't translate it into words very well :/
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Fuck him.
User was warned for this post
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why should u pay for a jack ass lol
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"Pretty big guy" just standing in front of the cashier and eating the sub? He was trying to intimidate the cashier... deserves to be arrested, in my opinion.
Edit: But if I thought he wasn't trying to intimidate anyone, I would buy food for him. (I've bought food for panhandlers before.)
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On December 08 2011 17:26 blade55555 wrote:Um I don't care what problem the guy is having going into a subway and eating it in front of the cashier then not paying is just stupid. I do not think you should have paid for it, there are other ways to get food then to do what he did. Hell he can go look for 50 cents and buy some top ramen if he was that hungry. He deserved to be arrested for what he did imo, and if he was that hungry maybe he wants to go to jail so that he can get free food in there now rather then do what he did. I definitely wouldn't feel regretful if I were you, I would have actually been a little entertained to see something like that live
Really?
Godam our values are ever dropping more and more.
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To me, it really depends on what my read of his character is. If he's a pompous ass and is just doing to cuz he thinks he CAN and is doing it for some ego reason and wants to make a scene, then no way would I pay. (well maybe I would if I thought that my buying it for him would make him think a bit, and would be something totally unexpected for him) If he's genuinely hungry, really doesnt have any money, and seems like a decent guy, of course I would pay. If its somewhere in between, well, it depends right?
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It's theft. The guy's a loser. Enjoy your sub.
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On December 08 2011 17:41 Steveling wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 17:26 blade55555 wrote:Um I don't care what problem the guy is having going into a subway and eating it in front of the cashier then not paying is just stupid. I do not think you should have paid for it, there are other ways to get food then to do what he did. Hell he can go look for 50 cents and buy some top ramen if he was that hungry. He deserved to be arrested for what he did imo, and if he was that hungry maybe he wants to go to jail so that he can get free food in there now rather then do what he did. I definitely wouldn't feel regretful if I were you, I would have actually been a little entertained to see something like that live Really? Godam our values are ever dropping more and more.
Sorry I don't believe anybody should be able to be given free food (which they will then abuse like so many in our society) when most can actually work and get a job but don't want to.
For the rare amount of people who legitimately have problems and can't get a job either due to health issues or something to that affect I can stand letting them getting free food or stuff like that.
But a guy who orders a sub sandwitch, eats it in front of the cashier, doesn't pay and just says he has no money is just retarded and doesn't deserve sympathy.
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Maybe the guy knew there's a police officer behind him? Poverty is a bitch, and sometimes people's circumstances are shitty enough that jail outweights sleeping on the street.
We will never know.
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On December 08 2011 17:41 Steveling wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 17:26 blade55555 wrote:Um I don't care what problem the guy is having going into a subway and eating it in front of the cashier then not paying is just stupid. I do not think you should have paid for it, there are other ways to get food then to do what he did. Hell he can go look for 50 cents and buy some top ramen if he was that hungry. He deserved to be arrested for what he did imo, and if he was that hungry maybe he wants to go to jail so that he can get free food in there now rather then do what he did. I definitely wouldn't feel regretful if I were you, I would have actually been a little entertained to see something like that live Really? Godam our values are ever dropping more and more.
I believe if someone did this in Greece his mouth would get sliced open with a bread knife before he finished the sub and all that tomato, salami and lettuce would start falling out, smearing his chin with a mixture of blood, spit and ranch dressing. Our values may be dropping but definitely not as quick as Euro, thank you Greece.
Burn.
User was temp banned for this post.
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On December 08 2011 17:44 blade55555 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 17:41 Steveling wrote:On December 08 2011 17:26 blade55555 wrote:Um I don't care what problem the guy is having going into a subway and eating it in front of the cashier then not paying is just stupid. I do not think you should have paid for it, there are other ways to get food then to do what he did. Hell he can go look for 50 cents and buy some top ramen if he was that hungry. He deserved to be arrested for what he did imo, and if he was that hungry maybe he wants to go to jail so that he can get free food in there now rather then do what he did. I definitely wouldn't feel regretful if I were you, I would have actually been a little entertained to see something like that live Really? Godam our values are ever dropping more and more. Sorry I don't believe anybody should be able to be given free food (which they will then abuse like so many in our society) when most can actually work and get a job but don't want to. For the rare amount of people who legitimately have problems and can't get a job either due to health issues or something to that affect I can stand letting them getting free food or stuff like that. But a guy who orders a sub sandwitch, eats it in front of the cashier, doesn't pay and just says he has no money is just retarded and doesn't deserve sympathy.
Some crows are lazy crows, they don't actually do much when the other crows are working. Until recently, this has been a mystery of science-- why should some crows which work harder than others in a flock to provide food, build nests etc. support lazy crows which leech off of others, right? Biologically this shouldn't exist in a population. Flocks with lazy crows should have naturally selected themselves out of existence thousands of years ago. But they didn't, and the flocks do provide for lazy crows. People realized just recently that the lazy ones become hard working crows when another crow falls sick or becomes disabled, or their work is otherwise needed-- they fulfill a reserve labour role.
Sure, we aren't crows, but I figure, if fucking crows can take care of their own, why the hell shouldn't we? And to hell with notions about everyone having to pull their own weight according to some imaginary criteria. I think a civilization that provides for all is a better civilization and I think it leads to a broken paranoid and fragmented society otherwise. Some people would say that before he died my grandpa was useless, but man, he could tell a good story, he would play the harmonica, he would serve as a centrepiece for family gatherings, he had a ton of knowledge and he even drove the tractor around in the field sometimes too.
But dude, you might say, he's eating a subway sandwich and not paying! he's not driving the tractor, telling stories, or serving as a reserve crow labour force! So fuck him. No, he's not doing those things, but we are talking about him, and its interesting, and if everyone pulled their weight and acted exactly like you wanted them to, we wouldn't be having this interesting conversation, learning about crows and my grandpa and shit, and the world would be a hell of a lot more boring.
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Guy was a jackass. Hell no you shouldn't have paid for him. As has been said, there are lots of alternatives if the guy was starving or something along those lines, but that stunt you just regaled us with seemed designed to either get free food by A) people doing nothing, or B) people paying for him. Serves him right.
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Maybe homeless and decided to get arrested so he has a roof over his head to spend the night...i dont know, he sounds like he has some serious problems though.
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On December 08 2011 17:37 munchmunch wrote:
"Pretty big guy" just standing in front of the cashier and eating the sub? He was trying to intimidate the cashier... deserves to be arrested, in my opinion.
Edit: But if I thought he wasn't trying to intimidate anyone, I would buy food for him. (I've bought food for panhandlers before.)
I've never seen someone theorycraft over a submarine sandwich before. Thank you blogs. Goodnight.
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Sorry but imho the guy is just a stupid asshole(or something that makes it good that he got arrested because he'll get help).
I know a guy that refuses to get a job, instead he constantly goes into shops and restaurants and ask "Do you guys have any leftover things I can eat?", sometimes he gets free stuff that looks a little bit moldy but he always says "Well I don't pay for it so eating moldy stuff is perfectly fine". He "lives" at the train station(although I believe he has a small flat somewhere, because in Germany you don't really have to be homeless) and never harrasses anyone or asks for money, he just checks the stores and kindly asks for free stuff, but never in an annoying way. And he always just gets the bad stuff nobody wants to eat anyway...
So OP, there's no reason to not do it this way, sounds like that "pretty big guy" was just a dumb asshole, drunk, or an addict (or insane). But in no way just a "poor man that wants some food". Never ever. If that really was the case, it's his own fault for acting like this. If you want free stuff, don't be a dick about it.
You don't steal a car, don't say anything if people ask you what the hell you are doing, then drive to your home and say "I have no car so I had to steal yours. Deal with it."...
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I also want to stress out that even if the guy has mental issues it's best for him to get arrested, because he will get taken care of then(in a good way).
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