'Member this?
An actual WTF: My house just got raided by a gang of armed thugs looking for my drug dealer housemate. Fun times!
He had an idea they were coming and legged it beforehand, just after I'd come out of my room and heard something was going on, so these guys just roamed around shouting threats, terrorizing my other housemates and looking for drugs or money to steal. Also they smashed his TV... pretty sure that's the second or third TV he's lost since he's been here. The first one was just to an angry girlfriend, though.
They didn't really bother me, though. I was just chilling in the kitchen drinking a beer and washing some dishes.
One of them said something along the lines of, "nah mate you look like some old school stoner from the 70s," when I mentioned that I barely knew the guy. That was pretty funny/flattering, really.
My door was open so I'm guessing they did have a look in here, but they haven't touched anything.
I'm guessing they were repelled by the general mess and disarray, not to mention the smell. Practically a biohazard in here.
Not the usual sort of excitement I'd expect on a Saturday night, but oh well.
And here I thought he was just dealing pot...
Well, I just received a letter (or, to be precise, a letter and a bunch of documents) written in nigh-incomprehensible legalese, filled with terms like "director of Public prosecutions" and "victim liaison" and "committed for trial" "indictment", from the state government of my home state.
At first I was thoroughly bewildered, thinking perhaps I had been mistaken for someone else, but then after skimming the text a couple of times I read "in relation to charges of 1x Burglary and 2x Armed robbery ... in Nambour, Queensland".
Now there's only one armed robbery I've ever witnessed, so I was pretty sure I knew what it was about, even though the accused's name was entirely unknown to me, but the date given for these charges was in November last year, so I was further confused.
After a quick, uncertain (on my part, being unfamiliar with this sort of thing - they were quite helpful) phonecall to the number given, I can confirm that that was in fact a typo and it was supposed to say 2016 and that this case is indeed that of one of the dudes who invaded my house that one time, probably the ringleader.
Wild. Also pretty wild that the prosecution of it is still ongoing, but that probably just shows how ignorant I am of the legal process - apparently it was heard before a smaller, regional court first, but due to the severity of the charges/matter/whatever the appropriate term is, it was bumped up to the Brisbane District Court.
Funny how this notification is accompanied by various offers of support, counselling etcetera what with it being a violent crime and all. Maybe I could have used that years ago when it went down, but then at the time I was already so worn down and stressed due to my living situation that the incident barely even registered as a danger - hence why I chose to chill in the kitchen drinking beer and washing dishes while most of it was happening.