Boston psychos

[Decade]

I'm making this thread basically for people to talk about their insane experiences with psycho bums they encounter on the street (and because I just need to vent what happened tonight).

I don't wanna bad mouth all homeless people because I really doubt they're all bad people, but seriously, Boston has so many fucking crazy people roaming the streets, begging and harassing people it'll drive you equally crazy (and I think that's where the problem begins).

With that in mind, I'll tell you my experiences from today alone. First, I had to ride the T for a stop to meet a friend. The second I get on, I see 2 seats open in this reasonably packed car and noticed no one took them, so of course, while logic would dictate there HAD to be a reason for this, I just instinctivly sat down instead without thinking.

And then this crazy homeless bum starting talking to me as if I were the guy he were talking to for hours about God knows what (I couldn't understand him between the lisp and slurred words through his broken teeth). I didn't really want to deal with the guy, so didnt look at him and whenever I was FORCED to respond (he was asking me questions INCREDIBLY loud about God knows what), I tried to be polite with quick, short answers and looking away, but the fucker wouldn't leave me alone. Thankfully, I had only one stop and kindly left (the guy just wanted to talk, so I mean I cant be so damn cold. But still, you'd be surprised how often this shit happens in this city).

Then, after meeting up with my buddy I start showing him what little I can of the city (he just moved up here for the semester). As we're walking down a public, well lit street (Newbury St for those of you familiar with Boston), there was a guy trying to hustle people for "walking for breast cancer donations."

Ok, let me explain so you all dont think im a bastard for dismissing this guy for breast cancer donations (and yes, I HAVE donated this year already, so I DO care about the subject)

It's 7 PM at Night during a national holiday where most of the shops have already closed on this wealthy shopping area, and there were LITERALLY like 3 other people on that street at the time...those being three ladies the guy was trying to hustle for donations. In other words, this guy was NOT for real, because you don't go to rather low population areas asking for donations, nor do you do it when you know people wont be out.

As the ladies walked away without responding to the guy, he saw me and my buddy and immediately went for his next target.

Psycho:"EXCUSE ME SIR"
Me: "Sorry" *keep walking by
Psycho: "I'M NOT trying to hustle you sir. I'm here about BREAST CANCER!"
Me: *still walking away with my buddy "I already donated, thank you" (I seriously did)
Psycho: "I'm WALKING FOR BREAST CANCER, SIR"
Me: "Thats great, so am I." *walking
Psycho: "Oh, then you can TELL me what day the walk is?"
Me: *still walking away, i'm like at the end of the block now.
Psycho: "CAN YOU TELL ME SIR?"
Me: "I don't have to tell you shit!" (Why the fuck do i need to tell him the day, even if he's ACTUALLY walking [bullshit]? I donated and thats all I needed to do, I dont NEED to know the day).
Psycho: "~OH, in other words, you DON'T know. HOW BOUT THAT, HUH?! HOW BOUT THAT?!"

By now, I'm already on a different block, im walking away this entire time, and the guy is still following me and asking 50 times "HOW BOUT THAT?" It finally got my temper, and I'm pissed off for letting it

Me: "HOW BOUT A PUNCH TO THE THROAT?"

...you already know this isn't going to end well.


My friend start pleading for me to not do anything to the guy (he was clearly taller and bigger than me and I'd probably take a beating, but honestly you dont just take shit from someone trying to degrade you....in public...where now a few random people come from DIFFERENT streets to see what all the noise is staring at this psycho on the street yelling at me. Seriously, everyone of their faces looked exactly like :eek:).

And the fucker decides to keep going

Psycho: "OH, OK, IM CALLING YOUR BLUFF. PUNK ASS LYING BITCH!
YOUR A PUNK ASS LYING BITCH"
Me: "And you're a fuckhead!" *friend starts telling me to please not stop walking away
Psycho: "Oh, so I'm a fuckhead now? Cause I'm walking for BREAST CANCER?"
Me: "Then start walking!"
Psycho: "I AM, I'm walking towards YOU PUNK ASS BITCH FUCK SHIT ASS FUCK"

and as you see all hes doing is blowing out any insult he can, I just faced away cause the guy was obviously out of his mind, and here I noticed my friend was seriously terrified. Seriously, I saw his face totally pale and all he wanted was to get away, so I realize I'm only being an idiot and decide not to react anymore and just keep walking.

The psycho ended up FOLLOWING us to the next street (where we went to cause there was more people to see him) and we saw a cop there. Magically, the bastard dissapears.

I told the cop what had happened and where to find the bastard, but he didn't move an inch. Why? Because Boston police suck. Boston police dont do SHIT about these psychos and that lets more just appear all the time (just look outside the Boston Public Library and Copley Square where they all squat and live). Boston Police would rather do stuff when they say it's "needed"...like shootng you in the eye with a pepper bullet and kill an innocent person trying to flee from a riot of crazy people (I shit you not, this happened about 3 years ago now).

What sucks about these psycho bums the most is that they ruin for other beggers in the streets who don't judge you if you dont give them the time of day. Take another example that happened to another buddy of mine.

Going home, a lady was asking for money next to our office's T stop. She started asking for $0.94, that's all she needed in order to go home. Feeling for her, he gave her the change. She then counted it up right in front of him, and then walked into the liquor store next to them and bought a 40 oz.

And that is why, he told me, you dont donate to ANY bum on the street, cause you dont know what they'll actually do with the cash. And unfortunately, I live by that advice cause its usually true (wanna help em? Give em actual food or drinks, or in that case buy them the ticket home).

I could tell you more, like about that fat mentally unstable guy whose always at my T stop talking to himself, badgering people who stand near him, or the fuckers who show up at random places to harass people about being whatever minority in an area rich of that minority (I've seen this shit to often), but seriously im just exhausted about the matter already.

I'm not gonna try to make myself sound perfect, if I were smart, I wouldn't have said ANYTHING to the guy and just kept walking. If I was a better man, I wouldn't have even responded to that bastards heckling, and maybe have worried more about my buddies safety, but I seriously cant take this shit anymore.

Is it so much to ask for cops to be more active about this shit in this city? Don't start going around harassing every bum you find on the street, but when you see one creating a public disturbance, cant they take care of it? Granted, some crazy guy just trying to strike up conversation with you doesnt hold merit for a case, but a guy HARASSING you for your donations or time clearly is.

Sorry, whiny rant, but needed to get it out of my system. Anyone else deal with this shit often?

[bakagaijin]

Ignore them. Completely. Not eye contact, no short responses, nothing. It's as simple as that. I've seen some guys in San Francisco who've been using the same routine for over 10 years.

Is this your first time living in a city?

[Hiigarasjet]

I don't have a problem with minorities but in my old town, a group of the local teenage aboriginals, hang around the shops and the train station, about a year or so back now, i got mugged by three people in broad daylight, cause i wouldn't give them my phone...

But, my friend and i, were at the shops one night, picking up another friend, from work, and a group of people came out and were hassling my friend for money and she said she didnt have any, so the biggest of the group took my friends wallet an emptied out all her cash an walked off before we could get security or the police.

[h2orowe]

The OP's story reminds me of this one time me and my buddy Matt (l337moomoo) were going to a super market to get some soda or some such, when a homeless dude was out front asking for money. I didn't have any, but Matt had a bit (it was money I had just paid him back with though) so when he asked for change we said "Sorry, we don't have any" and we rode off on our scooter (me :P this was when we were like 5th graders) and skateboard (him). We were going pretty slow, but the guy started following us shouting "GOT A QUARTER?!" then when we said "No" he'd go "That's too bad dude!" and after we said that, he just kept yelling "GOT A QUARTER?! THAT'S TOO BAD DUDE! GOT A QUARTER!? THAT'S TOO BAD DUDE!". We booked it out of there because he quickened his walking pace to keep up with us -_-; but luckily scooter+skateboard=faster than foot.

'Twas a scary situation that was.

[haterllnation]

Some dude was trying to bum money off of me in front of a Papa Johns. I was walking up and he peddled the same round of story "Man, my wife left me, I lost my job, and I am low on gas. Can you help me out?"

(*Side note:I have heard this "gas story" many times. I have also heard "My kid is sick and I need gas..." The call is that they spend time driving around asking many people instead of TAKING THE KID TO THE HOSPITAL...bluff called.)

I use credit, now, so I have no money for real. So, I told him, "Nah, I don't have any change." He was like, "Oh, what you roll on 10s and 20s?" I got pissed at that and was like "Like I said man, I don't carry change." Then, I looked over at a car that was RUNNING. I walked in and thought about it walked back outside and this fool was getting IN the car that was running. Money for gas, my ass. If someone needed money, they wouldn't be letting the car run. That upset me more. I wanted to go break his windshield. Yeh, this dude was looking better off than me. I should have asked HIM for some pizza money or something.

/upset

The delicious Papa John's deal with two medium pizzas with two toppings each for 10US made it better. Oh, and the deal ended December 25th, so I am damn to that.

Yes, I have hooked up some people with food. You know, the guy who has the "Work for Food." These people, to me, aren't trying to go against the system. So, hooking them up is the least one could do. To add to the above comments, those few ruin it for those who really can't get out of a jam.

[Trump]

Note, the bus usually doesn't take change, let alone pennies.

[Daishikaze]

Most of the pan handlers I see here at least do something for the money you give them, Street Performers if you will. Any that don't are usually too old to do much of anything but sit in a chair with a little bucket in front of them, which is pretty sad.

[PopCulturePooka]

I don't have a problem with minorities but in my old town, a group of the local teenage aboriginals, hang around the shops and the train station, about a year or so back now, i got mugged by three people in broad daylight, cause i wouldn't give them my phone...

But, my friend and i, were at the shops one night, picking up another friend, from work, and a group of people came out and were hassling my friend for money and she said she didnt have any, so the biggest of the group took my friends wallet an emptied out all her cash an walked off before we could get security or the police.
Tell me about it. The Beenleigh line in Southern Brisbane is a no go zone at any time of day because of Aboriginal, Maoris and Pac Islander gangs. Dunno down your neck of the woods, but in recent months theres been a problem with those kids just randomly bashing people. Not even stealing anything, just... beating people to a pulp.

[Rear Admiral Grapefruit]

Hater reminded me of something, a while ago otw into university i'd just got off my train and was rushing through the station so i could make it in time when some woman walked up to me with a little pram and tells me some story about her boyfriend leaving her, no money etc needs to get to preston, i just grabbed all the cash i had on me (only a few pounds) and gave it her and kept on walking, but then i felt bad later because i coulda easily gone to the bank to pay for her ticket, i was just too fixated on getting to my lectures on time.

Three-four weeks ago, again going into university, i'm approached by a woman who looked strangely exactly like that very same woman, i recognised her right away, she's just spent the night in the hotel there with her boyfriend and he has just left her and she has no money and she needs to get to fucking cumbria, i thought, "you fucking whore!" but i decided i didn't give enough of a shit to ask how preston was so i just gave her a few quid and walked on, if i ever see her again though i'm headbutting her in the nose, i mean it, i felt bad for not giving her more and then turns out she's just some lecherous sucubus scrounging for money.

[jdub]

heh, I've never been overly bothered by any bums on the street. The worst I've ever been hit up has always been in Toronto, but there are a lot there, at least downtown.

I had a lady give the gas story around midnight or so when a bunch of friends and I stopped in at this truckstop near one of our friends house. We all chalked up some cash for her, probably got like $5 or so.

Two days later, when leaving (more like got kicked out) a 24 hour Mejiers around 3AM we ran into the exact same woman. Now this wouldn't be so odd, but we were in a completely different city. Not to far from the truckstop though, like 30mins. But still, to run into the exact same lady, I was floored. She didn't even recognize the same exact 3 people she hit up for cash two days ago.

I told her instead of asking the same people for money for your drugs, maybe you should stop doing them, and get a job like a normal person.

She just drove off and didn't say a word at all. Probably wasn't the first time she's hit up the same people for money and got the same response.

Harsh I know, but I'm not the one who's giving fake sob stories to get money.

[pangloss]

I never give money to homeless people who need it for something specific.

If they ask me for spare change while I'm passing by, I'll give it to them if I have it. But if they approach me with some bull shit story about why they really need some strange amount like £00.20p - I always say no.
Its even worse when they start bartering with you. "okay do you have 15p? 10p? anything, even 5p mate"

[SlickWilly440]

On the topic of Breast Cancer, I heard on the news a few months back. The news anchor was like " A man claming to be giving free door to door breast exams was arrested today for fraud. The man was caught when a woman called the police because she became suspicious when the man was not WEARING ANY GLOVES during the exam."

I started busting out laughing.

But serioulsy if you want to get something done, find out a way to form a group that is all sick and tired to being hustled for money and do something about it.

[Y.T.]

I usually don't give them anything... they are all alcohlics or on drugs anyway...
I dislike those with sad stories more. It's easy to not give a wino money, but if someone who doesn't look like a wino (like that 20-something girl that wanted money for ticket home, on the train, claiming she had been mugged and had everything stolen .. I bet she was a drug addict).

Last year, a homeless man wanted some money from me.. I told him that I am a student and tha I can only spend 110$ on food per month.. he actually started apologizing.. :)

But I reckon I won't be bothered anymore.. I have decided to keep my head shaved from now on... people keep telling me that I look like a skinhead.. but I don't think so. skinheads don't have prescription glasses on their noses.

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Tell me about it. The Beenleigh line in Southern Brisbane is a no go zone at any time of day because of Aboriginal, Maoris and Pac Islander gangs. Dunno down your neck of the woods, but in recent months theres been a problem with those kids just randomly bashing people. Not even stealing anything, just... beating people to a pulp.

You don't have law enforcement in your neck of the woods ?

[Stephy]

That happens around here. I live about 45 minutes away from Boston. My city has people like that. I feel bad >_<; But I also refuse to give money. I learned my lesson after a few times. So its not uncommon for a random person to ask me for money. I was never harassed or anything though. I just nod no, I don't even say anything and just keep walking.

When I was in Boston for the first time I started crying 'cause I thought a man was dead on the sidewalk. It was actually a homeless person sleeping. >_<;.

In my city one has asked me for a needle and drugs... =\

There was a guy dressed up really funny once in Boston and kept asking for money XD. I thought he looked silly but I gave him a few dollars because he was nice and kept making me laugh.

Now... if anything, homeless people are nothing compared to the annoying harassers/offenders from cars. Yeah that's right! Stupid men who cat call!!! grrr!! *leaves that topic alone to prevent derailing.

[Hiigarasjet]

Tell me about it. The Beenleigh line in Southern Brisbane is a no go zone at any time of day because of Aboriginal, Maoris and Pac Islander gangs. Dunno down your neck of the woods, but in recent months theres been a problem with those kids just randomly bashing people. Not even stealing anything, just... beating people to a pulp.

I'm glad to have moved recently out of caboolture....things there were awful

[seiji]

A woman asked me for cash a few weeks ago, claiming she was starving. I told her I was on my way to Little Italy (at the end of the block) and would be glad to buy her a pizza. Her response?
"No, I'm allergic to cheese."
Okay, maybe she was really lactose intolerant. "They have sandwiches and salads, too," I reminded her.
"Eeh, nah, I was just gonna go down to Wendy's if you gimme some change."
If I hadn't actually been on my way to dinner, I would have offered to walk the half-mile or so down to Wendy's and buy her a burger.

I think if anyone ever asked me for cash to go buy booze or drugs, I'd be so relieved I'd give it to them.

[Decade]

Ignore them. Completely. Not eye contact, no short responses, nothing. It's as simple as that. I've seen some guys in San Francisco who've been using the same routine for over 10 years.

Is this your first time living in a city?

No, but I just have a hard time doing what you suggest (which is, in fact, the best thing to do). I just feel like it's to rude, but at the same time, it's all you can do to avoid my kind of situation.

I do tend to be nicer to people who are just trying to hand out flyers or something cause that's their job.

I kinda stopped that though that one time I picked up another religions bible by mistake. Know how hard it is to get rid of a bible you don't want? :eyepop:

he just kept yelling "GOT A QUARTER?! THAT'S TOO BAD DUDE! GOT A QUARTER!? THAT'S TOO BAD DUDE!". We booked it out of there because he quickened his walking pace to keep up with us -_-; but luckily scooter+skateboard=faster than foot.

You two should have responded with "GOT YOUR ANAL VIRGINITY? THAT'S TOO BAD DUDE! GOT YOUR ANAL VIRGINITY? THAT'S TOO BAD DUDE!"

...I'm so damn immature :innocent:

Note, the bus usually doesn't take change, let alone pennies.

Regardless that some in city subway stations take almost anything, I really wish people would get this point too. Plus, just makes that "I need 94 cents" story I gave even more apparent.

That happens around here. I live about 45 minutes away from Boston.
Worcester, huh?

In my city one has asked me for a needle and drugs... =\
I saw that once in Kenmore. Except it was a couple of college kids with a sign saying

"Need money for drugs and alcohol."

Least they were honest.

There was only ONE bum I ever saw here in Boston who was pretty legit and if you ask me, he deserved the money.

He was sitting on the side of a street on a bucket and yelled at me and my buddy;

"GIVE ME SOME CHANGE. COME ON, I'M DRUNK, AND I WANNA STAY DRUNK!"

...you give that man youre spare change, dammit.

[Soli]

When I was in a choir that rehearsed in downtown Toledo there were some homeless people. The choir had more "rich" people in it (as compared to how some people in Toledo live). And it was younger kids so we all had our parents with us.

We were walking to our car and a father, his two daughters, and son were walking ahead of my mom and I. A nice looking man comes up and says something quietly (asking for money, I'm guessing).

The father was very rude and said "No! ...I said no! I will not give you money." Then he grabbed his kids' arms and pulled them along saying "No, don't even look at him!"

The homeless man wasn't even pushing him for money. He asked once, and the father flew off his handle. :s

[SlickWilly440]

Since you know what they are going to spend the money on, might as well save them the trouble and buy them the crack/weed/beer.....LOL :FUNNY:

[Decade]

To be fair, its possible he asked him before you saw them too.

Plus, that guy unfortunately has the right idea. Blow them off. I only feel bad for the people who are amputated somehow.

Know the difference between who IS and who isnt? Amputated people reveal their amputated stump to the public for them to see its real, unamputated bastards just try to hide their arm or leg in their clothes.

Bastards.

I remember someone in Op9 told their story once about how they bought a bum a burger so they could eat. The bum got the burger and immediately went into the restaurant to ask if he could get a refund.

Who was it that told that story again? And where's Pierrot? He's from beantown, he should know about this shit too.


I'll tell you all about the worst I've ever seen of homeless bums, honestly made me cry and kinda convinced me not to go back for nearly a decade now.

In Argentina (Buenos Aires to be specific), almost every side of every block has homeless people asking for money with kids asleep next to them. What's really disturbing about it is that these kids (anywhere from infants to toddlers) are usually not their own, they're rented from other homeless people for cash and sympathy points.

Even worse, those kids are drugged all the time so that they're always asleep and wont cry while being away from their parents.

What's the worst of all?

You can't even tell which kids are drugged and which kids are dead.

[Soli]

^ Naw, the man didn't ask before. We both went into the building and came out at the same time, so anytime that we were outside they were too.

[Kenshin]

...In Argentina (Buenos Aires to be specific), almost every side of every block has homeless people asking for money with kids asleep next to them. What's really disturbing about it is that these kids (anywhere from infants to toddlers) are usually not their own, they're rented from other homeless people for cash and sympathy points.

Even worse, those kids are drugged all the time so that they're always asleep and wont cry while being away from their parents.

What's the worst of all?

You can't even tell which kids are drugged and which kids are dead.It's somewhat similar here, sadly.
In most cities, people will sell random things at stoplights (some will even get on the bus - 'cause I can't drive, so I have to take two buses to college everyday) and offer whatever it is that they're selling: vegetables, fruits, ice cream, hats, t-shirts, snacks (chocolates, candy, etc.) even windshield wipers...O_o, you name it, but the sad thing is that some homeless people or drug addicts will send their own kids to do it for them.

The parents even keep them "working" on shifts... You can tell that their parents are drug addicts because when you do offer them some food (if they're asking for money to buy food) they'll reply with: "No sir, thanks, but, will you please give me some money? -But I'll buy anything you want, seriously, just... -after insisting that he accept the food- -No, sorry, my dad told me to get the money for him..." (My dad gave this particular kid both cash and food... he must have been around 7 years old... there was no point in not giving him money because we both knew his parents would beat him to death if he went "home" empty-handed, although we did tell him to keep as much of the money as he could.)

The worst thing about beggars though, are the ones that get on the bus and start asking for money, and the looks like he has more money than all the people on the bus combined! :boggled: (Particular person I'm thinking of right now: oakley sunglases, a cellphone, among other things, and he still has the guts to go and demand that you give him money, because he doesn't have any -[i]suuuuuure, I was probably born yesterday then. Idiot...-, and on top of that, insult you when you don't give him anything...) The ones who truly have a reason to go and ask for money, won't get any, because of people like this.

*sigh* And there we have our president telling everyone that there's no poverty here... but I won't start on that.

[Trinadad]

I think if anyone ever asked me for cash to go buy booze or drugs, I'd be so relieved I'd give it to them.
I see that a lot in Toronto when I'm downtown. Young guys will have signs saying, "need money for weed" or the like. My friend remarks, "Well, at least he's honest." when we saw one downtown during the summer.

While I dont have any creepy stories like that, there's this guy in downtown Toronto that has a dog. He sits curled up with it on his lap and everything. In the winter times, I feel so bad 'cause now it's getting really cold. And whenever he gets enough money, the first thing he does is feed his dog. I've seen it on a few occasions. It breaks my heart.

[Jetsetlemming]

There's only one homeless guy in my town. >_>; He looks like one of the Village People.
He likes to go to the public library, get on the computers, and look up porn, and he's randomly start talking to other patrons about conspiracies and stuff. At this point, the librarians call the cops every time he walks in now. One specific cop who knows the owner will respond every time and escort the guy out.
The first time I saw this happened, I stopped what I was doing, and watched. After taking the guy out, the cop came back in and started talking to me.
"You weren't thinking of giving that bum any money, were you?"
"Nah, I don't have any to give. >_> It's just... weird to see something like that, you know? It's illegal to throw a homeless person out of a public library just for being homeless, you know." (this time they had called as soon as he came in, without waiting for him to cause any trouble)
"Don't worry about it, kid. He ALWAYS starts something. He's either playing with himself in front of a computer or starring at people and yelling about the government. Trust me, you don't want him to be a regular around here"
He then patted me on the shoulder, and walked out. >_>; A fairly uncomfortable occurance, really.

[Firefly]

I think if anyone ever asked me for cash to go buy booze or drugs, I'd be so relieved I'd give it to them.


One time, I saw a guy on the corner with a sign that said "Why lie? I need booze"

[Fumi]

I only feel bad for the people who are amputated somehow.
We have loads of amputated beggars here openly showing their wounded and infected stumps. They all came from Mainland China on visitor visa, some even brought their family along so the wife and the kids can tour around while they are at work. And they refuse to get their wounds treated, even for free, because it might affect their income.

[Hiigarasjet]

In caboolture where i use to live, there was this building the homeless use to gather, in an the police came one day when it was raining, and the police made them leave, an like go out into the rain, i thought that was rather annoying its like, fair enough, but like its raining why not let sleep dogs lie.

[hectorse]

I'm going to tell you this cute story.

I don't give people int he streets money. I didn't have a car for a long time, so I KNOW THEM ALL, I know the "blind" guy, the "amputated" guy, the "mother", etc. also, indigenous mothers that ask for mney that have like 4 or 5 kids around... I don't give them money because I KNOW that the ONLY REASON THEY KEEP HAVING KIDS IS TO PUT THEM TO WORK LIKE THAT, UNTIL THEY ARE OLD ENOUGHT O THE FIELDS. So yeah, I'm pretty cheap.

But this one time was hilarious. I was coming out of the movie theater with my then GF when this kid aproaches me and says to me:

"Could you help for a Taco?"

and I was like, automated response:

"Uh, no change right now"

"But you came out of the movie theater"

I usually don't get responses other that "God bless you" or whatever, so this caught my attention.

Then I turned to see the kid...

He was the fatest, most well groomed healthy homeless starving kid I've ever seen.

Seriously, He was wearing a new nike t-shirt and he had like friends, and they seemed all pretty happy. I was SHOCKED.

Then I could barely reply

"Dude, you are FREAKING FAT!!!"

And my GF was like don't be rude!!!

And while we were walking to the car I was like... BUT HE IS FREAKING FAT!!!!

:hobbes:

I believe the kid just wanted money to play the arcades, but anyway, it was kind of humurous

[Decade]

Anyone meet psychos who don't pose like the homeless, like the guy I got from the first story? You know, just that random crazy guy who somehow found his way into society?

And no Az in Japan jokes.

[Fumi]

We have plenty of political psychos. These are the ones who appear frequently:

In the airport there is a woman who regularly pulls a luggage around the arrival hall and shouts out anti-government slogans every 10 seconds.

There is a man in his 40's with a ponytail who just can't stop talking politics to himself while walking around Wan Chai. You'd see him talking when he passes you by, and a few hours later if you see him again he'd still be talking.

I've seen a man several times in different areas, who would shout "Stop following me!" all out of a sudden, looks back and point his finger around, keeps shouting until he finds a policeman, and asks for help. He would tell the police he is being persecuted by various political parties and someone is out there to get him.

Nutters who discuss politics with random people on the subway... see that all the time.

[Decade]

Yea, those guys are great.

I had a guy start talking to me one day out of no where while I was waiting for the T during the Israel Lebanon war.

Psycho: "SURE are a lot of JEWS in brookline"
Me: :confused: the fuck? *I turn around to see the guys talking to ME
Psycho: "...wonder why that is :mad: "
Me: ":confused: uhh...there's like temples and jewish neighborhoods around here. I dunno" *I still don't realize whats going on. I had 6 hours of sleep after studying like hell for my training exams at work
Psycho: "HMPH!...didn't know they let murderers live near the church!"
Me: ":bored: ...difference of opinion sir"

and I turned around not talking to him anymore. Of course, when I get ON this T, this guy is staring at me like :mad: for the entire ride.

I was nice enough to let him off so easily...the response I really wanted to tell him was "And I didn't know they let child molestors head church choir boys...pun intended."