Post 500

I saw the oddest thing the other day.

Getting on the metro, just like I do everyday, I couldn't help but notice five kids sitting on the ground. They were huddled together and probably no more than 8 or 9 years of age. "Nobody sits on the metro," briefly crossed my mind, but I thought nothing of it.

On closer inspection, these kids were handcuffed together. I'm not talking about weak, plastic cuffs...I mean real, hard metal jobs that have secured the baddest incarcerated criminals around. But why were they on kids?

I took my position in the car, facing away from the group, but kept peering over to verify what I actually saw. Nothing really made sense and none of the commuters seemed at all concerned for the kids. Was it a father taking is kids for an outing? A group of schoolkids that had been bad?

The group and a man happened to get off at the same stop as me. I glanced over my shoulder to see what was going on, but they took the stairs to the other line, while I went out the other exit.

Strange and cruel, but certainly not funny like this.