social contract
Dear asshole,
Thank you for breaking into my car while it was in my driveway this morning. While nothing was stolen excepting my perception of this neighborhood as a safe one, I can't help but feel that your casual rifling through my car was a violation of trust. I understand that this is a naive and privileged way to look at the world--one's desire to be encased in an insular bubble never broken by careless teenagers certainly doesn't compare to, say, hurricane victims or sufferers in Libya--but there it is.
The sanctity of my property has been ignored. I am frightened, and angry with you for frightening me. Please try to think about the person behind the material good you plan to steal.
Sincerely, Cass
Thank you for breaking into my car while it was in my driveway this morning. While nothing was stolen excepting my perception of this neighborhood as a safe one, I can't help but feel that your casual rifling through my car was a violation of trust. I understand that this is a naive and privileged way to look at the world--one's desire to be encased in an insular bubble never broken by careless teenagers certainly doesn't compare to, say, hurricane victims or sufferers in Libya--but there it is.
The sanctity of my property has been ignored. I am frightened, and angry with you for frightening me. Please try to think about the person behind the material good you plan to steal.
Sincerely, Cass