Posted on 07/05/2013 4:16:22 AM PDT by metesky
“...from sea to shining sea,
from Bangor all the way to mighty Maine...”
I suspect that this was a “despair rage”. I imagine that this guy had a big “L” on his forehead, and couldn’t take it anymore. His frustration apparently didn’t have a focus, so it was likely a few big fails on top of a whole bunch of little ones.
If this is the case, a year or two in jail may do him some good. When he gets out he can start from scratch, which is a lot better than trying to get out of a deep hole.
Word is tat he was “depressed”.
I lived about 20 miles east of Ellsworth in the early to mid-70’s. Bangor was at that time a decent place to go to, and the nearest big city. I’m sad to hear about what’s been happening, although not entirely surprised—there’s a lot of other cities around the country which have gone down hill by feeding and tolerating vagrant bums. I used to think that the cold winters would freeze these guys out and send them south, but I guess that’s not true anymore.
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