Fish & Federal Police

Jan 24, 2009 12:49

This morning I was brutally awoken at 7am. It was planned, but nonetheless it was brutal considering when I went to sleep. Abush and I had planned to go to Amoragedel to eat raw fish for breakfast, and obviously the earlier you go the fresher the fish. However we barely got beyond the gate. Walking in the guard shouted something at us, and without ( Read more... )

abush, federal police, ak47, guard, amoragedel, raw fish

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purp1e_magic January 28 2009, 00:01:59 UTC
Mengisha sounds like the sort of arm's length friendship to cultivate. You should buy him a coffee sometime if the opportunity arises.

I can't imagine having a gun pointed at me. Glad you kept your cool. And don't be surprised at what people are capable of doing when it's expected of them. Killing in cold blood... that's what most soldiers in most wars were trained to do. The fact is that your average Joe Blogs in the right society can treat this sort of brutality as part of a day's job and not appear monstrous. It has very little to do with character judgement.

Glad you're safe and sound. Loads of love x

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tribal_thrash February 1 2009, 15:15:34 UTC
I'm hoping never to see him again tbh.

I'm glad I'm safe too!

I always remember that experiment that demonstrated that people who are relieved of all responsibility by a superior can do anything... I never want to end up on the wrong side of the Ethiopian police, that's for sure!

Hope you're feeling better

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