Discussion Group for February 13th........In the Rundown by Joe Hill

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fljoe0

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If you happen upon an accident or some kind of bad situation, your reaction is going to be to help. But when you help, you've inserted yourself in
Oh but it was the cell phone era! The mother told him she had one but the intruder guy took it. That is what our hero was looking for when he saw the knife in her hand.

So early cell phone days at least, for the era.

Yeah, but Wyatt couldn't afford one yet. If only he would have spent his money on a cell phone instead of beer, he could have called the police immediately and avoided all this. :)

I don't think I got one until around 2000. They had been around for a while but I resisted as long as possible. :)


My niece was over a couple of months ago and my landline rang. She said, "why do you still have that?" :)
 

Dana Jean

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My thoughts echoed DJ's. This young man, who was facing a life of struggle most likely, due to his learning disability. No one really likes him, he is a lonely young man. And he gets fired and walks right into this horrific crime scene.

Seeing the cop at the end, he thinks he is going to get help but he is going to be locked up quicker than he can blink. And no one will believe him. Maybe he can get a good lawyer, but a good public defender? Everyone already mostly expects he is no good. Maybe not criminally no good, but no one will question him being in trouble, they will just nod their small town heads and say they always knew there was something off about him.

Another excellent story. Pretty sad, really, all the way around.

Nice descriptor there.