As a follow up to yesterday's post, #739, Lance came over to me and asked for a handout. Over the past three years, I have noticed a dramatic difference in the attitude of panhandlers. They have become much more brazen and assertive. So as usual, I “made a deal” with Lance and got a stranger conversation and portrait out of it.
Lance just got out of prison. Three years worth. He had gotten into a fight in the local Salvation facility. Three years is a lot for a fight, I suspect that this was not the first offense.
“A six foot six guy was mistreating a woman. I'd do it again.”
I said, “Six foot six?”
“Yeah. I had seven years of martial arts fighting. I can use my legs, I knocked out a few teeth.”
