Man arrested at Subway - Page 2

On December 08 2011 17:15 JSH wrote:
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.