One Guy With A Sword In Hand--And The Other Guy Is Holding Something Sharp!

This is TOO good.

Soon the world will know about the local guy who, during a rather loud porn session, gets set upon by a well-meaning neighbor who thinks he's overhearing a sexual assault...a neighbor who doesn't have a phone to call the cops with but DOES have a vintage sword that he chooses to bring along as he kicks down Triple X's door. The Good Samaritan then takes Mr. Hard-of-Hearing-and-In-Other-Places on a room-by-room search to make sure he doesn't have a victimized woman hidden somewhere.

This story made our local news and is sure to circle the planet if it hasn't already. Read more and see the Today's TMJ4 video here:

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/5961006.html

Why does what should be a rather embarrassing incident between neighbors that wouldn't even merit a paragraph in the local rag quasar into a global sensation?

Because the guy with the porn CALLED THE COPS AND APPARENTLY SOUGHT CHARGES!

If I'm Porn Guy, I'm thinking, "Wow. This is kinda embarrassing--I wasn't doing anything wrong, per Se, but gee whiz, looking at porn probably isn't the most noble endeavor. Still, I cleared my good name with the local constabulary and, hopefully, this will all soon be forgotten."

Not this guy--he calls the cops, presses charges, gets the neighbor busted and then grants interviews to anyone who'll shove a camera in his face.

Oh, and one more thing: he tells interviewers he won't back down on the porn stash. If anything, he's in the market for headphones so he won't get anymore unwanted intrusions.

Are we THAT drunk on our own self-esteem that we no longer feel embarrassed? Are we told so often growing up that everything we do is so good, so adorable, so indulgent that we can't muster a blush when we get compromised? Is the quest for notoriety (not to be confused with accomplishment) so overpowering that we can't hear that the world is laughing AT us, not WITH us?

Guess I just answered my own questions.

Shame. It's not dead--but it's certainly on life-support.

For another take, check out the Daily Debrief--a podcast I do with Newsradio 620's John Jagler and Vince Vitrano of Today's TMJ4:

http://podcast.wkti.com/TheDailyDebrief/tabid/1513/Default.aspx