There are many deviance in the world. Some things that
would be considered deviant in one country might not be
considered deviant in another. Some people are deviant on a
daily basis because they like the attention. I, on the
other hand, do not. A couple of weeks ago I did do
something that would be considered deviant and sparked a
A couple of weeks ago, I was at South Hills Village
outside of the movie theater. I decided that I would just
lay on the sidewalk while I waited for the rest of my party
to show up. I laid there for about half an hour. The main
response that I got from people was just a look as they
passes by that seemed to say, "What the heck are you
The most interesting response came from a couple of
elderly men. When they approached me, they asked what I was
doing. I said that I was just waiting. Instead of just
proceeding on, they continued to badger me. One told me to
get up and I responded by saying that I was all right where
I was. After many attempts to get me to stand up verbally,
he grabbed my arm and tried to pull me up. I told him not
to touch me and I yanked my arm away. That did not get him
to leave me alone. I told him that it wasn't any of his
business and that he should leave me alone. He retorted by
saying it was his business because I was "his brother." I
couldn't help but laugh at that. I told him that I would
get just because of that comment. After I got up, the two
men left. After they were about twenty feet away, I laid
There were many spectators watching what had just
occurred and found the whole event very funny. They were
all laughing and commenting on how the elderly men
overreacted. Others thought I was stupid for laying on the
sidewalk that was inches from the street. That crowd
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