Crazy shi* happens.
My 30 year old daughter, 7 year old grand daughter and husband have a house in a rural area in Kyle, Texas, about 25 miles southwest of Austin. Last night about 10 PM, a knock on the door. My son-in-law (Ed) go’s to the door. A guy who looks to be in his early 20’s tells him he needs a tow for his car. Ed tells him that he doesn’t think either of their cars (they have a Nissan Altima and Nissan Versa) are suitable for towing. The guy pulls out a knife and stabs Ed in the chest. Ed is about 5’11’, and I would guess weighs close to 275 lbs. Fortunately the knife missed his heart and lungs by inches, and the guy quickly withdrew it. Ed grabbed his hand holding the knife with both hands, threw him down and bit his hand until he dropped the knife. Ed proceeded to beat the crap out of him, in spite of his wound. My daughter heard the commotion and called the sheriff. They were there in less than 10 minutes to arrest the guy.
It turns out the guy had just been released from a mental hospital and was not taking his meds. He did not even have a car and had just been out wandering around looking for trouble. I am sure this would be big news if the guy was just a regular criminal, and carrying a gun instead of a knife. When the hell are they going to start doing something about the mental health professionals who turn the violent and really dangerous ones loose instead of keeping them locked up, or reporting their behavior the authorities?
I’m just glad my daughter or grand daughter did not answer the door. Anyway Ed was released from the hospital today and is going to be ok.
Sorry about the off topic rant, but I figured you guys would go easy on me. In my defense, I am working on my 6th Bud Light Platinum right now.
