the floor is full of blood, who's gonna pick it up?
Date: 5/18/2010
Time: Between the hours of 6:30 - 8:57 pm
Interpreters: Juli Ann Saenz & David Michael Saenz
Light Blue skies, white, fluffy clouds, the sun shining high and bright is far from what we seemed to have discovered arriving in the midst’s of our homeland Rio Grande City. Dark and dreary the skies grew as we drove closer to home. What is the meaning of this?
M: As soon as we arrive exiting the car all around is the sound of a helicopter’s in the sky and leaves me wondering what is going on. A friend of my grandpas was in the back yard just about to leave from feeding our pet Pepper, till he heard us. I asked him instantly what he knew about the helicopter that was flying around and he said, “There was a robbery at a jewelry store the man had a female jeweler by an arm bar neck lock and attentive murder, as soon as Police saw that it went that far they ordered to shoot the man for death.
J: My Brother told me everything; the news was in, a man shot and killed for armed robbery just four blocks down from our grandparent’s home. I was in disbelief; curiosity drove us to take a cruise down old 83 in search of raw news. Just around the corner, the scene takes place. Just a block down from the old cemetery A net of police cars, state troopers and Texas rangers surround S&A jewelers as t it took place directly in that store. As the many gather and we hear the helicopter swarming around in circles I couldn’t help but feel the emptiness and terrified emotion spread as the word spread like a force of strong waves crashing unto earths dry surface. And all I could think of is; a woman, forced to gamble her own life was held against her will by an unsuspected, unknown man with full blown selfishly intended desire to destroy this innocent woman’s life assuming he could succeed in his mission. Driving around, taking a puff of my cigarette, watching the city recoil in fear of another crime as I see stores closing, the fear sinks in deeper and deeper, We’re not safe, the boundary of the yellow, caution, rope has been ripped to shreds, and will when it end.. Snapping back to reality, the thief was shot, shot out 48 rounds aiming for the victim, Head, chest, wounds that is known to have left the criminal to shreds.
M: Making one last stop before going home, we decide to hit the corner store Kramer’s, no one was around. They skies were deeply filled in grey, gathering some food and drinks to take home because there was nothing at our grandparents house, two other customers walk in and the question couldn’t be ignored. DID you hear about the robbery and shootout that just happened?? The store clerk replied, how couldn’t I have, it happened just a couple blocks down from here, I heard everything. The conversation deepened, my sister was terrified, our choice was just to leave and not involve ourselves in another group discussion of the occasion.
The day ended dark, the souls of the city grief as we sense only the beginning of a war between the feared and the faithful. A war we wish not to be a part of.
Time: Between the hours of 6:30 - 8:57 pm
Interpreters: Juli Ann Saenz & David Michael Saenz
Light Blue skies, white, fluffy clouds, the sun shining high and bright is far from what we seemed to have discovered arriving in the midst’s of our homeland Rio Grande City. Dark and dreary the skies grew as we drove closer to home. What is the meaning of this?
M: As soon as we arrive exiting the car all around is the sound of a helicopter’s in the sky and leaves me wondering what is going on. A friend of my grandpas was in the back yard just about to leave from feeding our pet Pepper, till he heard us. I asked him instantly what he knew about the helicopter that was flying around and he said, “There was a robbery at a jewelry store the man had a female jeweler by an arm bar neck lock and attentive murder, as soon as Police saw that it went that far they ordered to shoot the man for death.
J: My Brother told me everything; the news was in, a man shot and killed for armed robbery just four blocks down from our grandparent’s home. I was in disbelief; curiosity drove us to take a cruise down old 83 in search of raw news. Just around the corner, the scene takes place. Just a block down from the old cemetery A net of police cars, state troopers and Texas rangers surround S&A jewelers as t it took place directly in that store. As the many gather and we hear the helicopter swarming around in circles I couldn’t help but feel the emptiness and terrified emotion spread as the word spread like a force of strong waves crashing unto earths dry surface. And all I could think of is; a woman, forced to gamble her own life was held against her will by an unsuspected, unknown man with full blown selfishly intended desire to destroy this innocent woman’s life assuming he could succeed in his mission. Driving around, taking a puff of my cigarette, watching the city recoil in fear of another crime as I see stores closing, the fear sinks in deeper and deeper, We’re not safe, the boundary of the yellow, caution, rope has been ripped to shreds, and will when it end.. Snapping back to reality, the thief was shot, shot out 48 rounds aiming for the victim, Head, chest, wounds that is known to have left the criminal to shreds.
M: Making one last stop before going home, we decide to hit the corner store Kramer’s, no one was around. They skies were deeply filled in grey, gathering some food and drinks to take home because there was nothing at our grandparents house, two other customers walk in and the question couldn’t be ignored. DID you hear about the robbery and shootout that just happened?? The store clerk replied, how couldn’t I have, it happened just a couple blocks down from here, I heard everything. The conversation deepened, my sister was terrified, our choice was just to leave and not involve ourselves in another group discussion of the occasion.
The day ended dark, the souls of the city grief as we sense only the beginning of a war between the feared and the faithful. A war we wish not to be a part of.