Yesterday’s post about being shot at when running kind of sank into my head today as I went on my scheduled 12 mile run…which I stretched into 13.1.
It was a beautiful day for a Half Marathon…50 degrees and sunny.
As a follow-up, a reporter for the local paper called my cell phone today asking about the incident.
She wouldn’t tell me how she obtained my phone number, but I did give it to the patrol office after I reported the shooting. It is NOT published anywhere.
She asked questions like she really knew what happened. And her information was accurate…even my cell phone number.
There is no doubt in my mind that she obtained my cell phone number from the police department and that is really SHITTY.
If the police want people to report things that they witness and be helpful members of society, then why would they do this to someone helpful?
I lied to her and told her I didn’t know what she was talking about…that she should check her source a little better. She had MY name right (I answer my work phone with my name and it was going to be hard to deny) but must have been mistaken on the facts. I let her know that we had a window shot out about a year ago, but that was our only gun incident in the neighborhood.
She asked for details about that and I declined.
I do not feel bad at all about lying to her. I didn’t want my name associated with any story or possible conviction. There are no charges for shooting at me…it really can’t be proven. But the discharging a firearm (shell casings outside) in public and the possession of the unregistered weapons are charges enough for me.
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