Broussard is basically a conservative community. It was strange then when I saw a man standing at a busy intersection dressed in the 90-degree heat in heavy clothing with a mask over his face. He was holding a handmade sign, “Drug Dealers Are Snitches.” I wanted to stop and ask him for the story behind the sign, but people who wear lots of clothes in summer, standing at intersections, holding signs, could be dangerous. Plus I really didn’t want to hinder traffic or get out in the heat.
Was this guy a victim of a competing dealer who turned him in to eliminate competition? That would be a bold move. I don’t know any dealers (well I don’t know anyone who I know to be a dealer) but I suspect they can be violent, carry guns, and are not reluctant to retaliate. I would think being a snitch is against the drug dealer code.
Could this guy be a customer of a dealer who snitched on him? I don’t know any dealers but I know many in the food service industry. They don’t normally encourage their customers to go on diets or point out that they are overweight. I can’t see a dealer turning in a customer either.
Sometimes I miss opportunity in this life. Not stopping to talk to the sign bearer may have been one of those times. Again, maybe not.
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