The old man grabbed my hair and held a knife to my face, and told me to never ect ect ect ?

Question

the old man asked me what i did with the lottery ticket i bought for him, i told him i gave it to the guy in the store for a tip, i said i threw it away, as i am talking, sitting on the couch, the old man gets up and goes into the kitchen drawer, all of a sudden, i feel my hair being grabbed and the knife is near my face, he tells me, let,s go get the lottery ticket, so we go to my crummy apt,where the losing lottery ticket is on the table, i give him the lottery ticket and he goes away, not to speak to me since, to me it is good ridence. this is an old mexican man, a ww22 vet, i used to talk with, i feel there is no love lost, why am i writing this, i don,t know, i don,t think to call the police, but the other people here like the old man, they are shocked, surprised, but what about me, can,t trust those mexicans, is that the rule???

Answer 1

uh well enh. i think you should report it but call anonymously. just to be on the safe side.

Answer 2

I say stay away from him, he lucky that you didn't call the police on him.

Answer 3

Et Cetera is abbreviated "etc.", not "ect."

Answer 4

Since I can't check to find out if your story is true, all I can say is, while it is wrong for anyone to pull a knife on someone else, you are not entirely blameless in the situation you describe.

You say you bought a lottery ticket for the Mexican. Then you lied and told him you gave it to the person that sold it to you for a tip, which makes no sense at all. Then you lied again and told him you threw it away. This entire time you knew the losing lottery ticket was on the table in your apt. This is the point in the story where he pulled the knife on you. Now you are asking can you trust "those Mexicans." It seems they can't trust you.

You didn't hold up your end of the bargain. Granted, he over-reacted, but he did leave when you finally gave him what he came for. For all he knew, you were trying to cheat him out of a winning ticket. You could have avoided this whole unpleasant incident if you hadn't lied to him. The rule is to always tell the truth. Then you don't have to face possible consequences from lying.

Answer 5

You live a f*cked up life, my friend.