It was pretty scary though. I was at my local chain store getting some odds and ends, and then I was outside enjoying a drink I had bought. Then two high-school aged guys came out, very loud, crude, and rude. Probably the filthiest mouths I've heard in a long time, even for a factory worker like me that's heard a lot of colorful remarks. Obviously this caught my attention right away.

A young girl their age went out to join the two, and the poor girl looked scared to death, for good reason. The older-looking guy cursed at the girl, saying she had driven them and told her to find where they parked, and to also give him his stuff. She got something out of their bag - candy? - then hesitated when she tried to find her car keys. WHAM - the guy hits her upside the head for her trouble, and she could only glue her eyes to the ground after that, as he cursed at her some more. The two kids chuckled at this, and I couldn't believe it. I've never seen such callousness, especially so close to Christmas.

When they got to their car and pulled around I took my pen and pad I have on my EDC and wrote down the plate number (it was easy to read and remember, a vanity plate) and the car make. Then me and the security guard (he saw what happened as well) went to the service desk to report what had happened, and after reporting this to the police, they got the camera footage. After all this was said and done I left my contact info for both the cops and the service desk in case they needed to contact me again.

I hope they nail this punk and the poor girl can be convinced to press charges. I don't mean to put a damper on anybody's holiday, but I just wanted to share my story here and maybe get some thoughts if I did the right thing. Looking back I'm glad I was prepared with just the right tools to help out and be a good samaritan.

Anybody want me to keep you guys posted, if this story has a happy ending?