Confessions of an Accused

by Dr. Mousse

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September 15, 2001
Mesa, Arizona: Gas Station of Balbir Singh Sodhi

Inside the head of Balbir Singh Sodhi:
I sit inside at the cash register in my gas station. Its a nice day; its finally starting to cool off. I hear a car rumble up and I see a man, around 40, get out of his car. He looks around suspiciously as he fills up his car.

As he paces next to his car, I notice a bulge under his jacket that he holds onto the entire time. He glances into the store where I sit and sees me. I give him a friendly wave and smile; he glares and mutters.

As I sit, in my turban and beard, I think about how I am going to Gurudwara tonight, with my son and brother, and how thankful I am to have them.

All of a sudden, the door bangs open and the same man stands in the doorway, with his face red. All the other customers stare at him as he draws out the bulge, a gun, and points it at me. “Filthy terrorist!” he shouts and shoots 1-2-3-4-5 times. I hear screams. I think “God, oh help me dear God.“

Why me?

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  1. Confessions of an Accused

    Dr. Mousse's Buddy Icon Dr. Mousse

    Posted 5 months ago

    I am part of the Sikh religion and this is a true story that stunned and hurt members of our religion very much. If you have any questions about anything I wrote, or the Sikh religion, just send me a note!
    Dr. Mousse
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  2. Confessions of an Accused

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    Nice telling, very even…sort of fit the quiet afternoon right up until the horrific events. Thanks for sharing. A couple of my good buddies in school were Sikh, so we talked a lot about this extremely silly misconception on the part of, let’s face it, mostly ignorant rednecks.
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  3. Confessions of an Accused

    heartbeats echocho's Buddy Icon heartbeats echocho

    Posted 5 months ago

    wow. the last paragragh really hit home. how can someone just attempt to kill an innocent
    person just beacuse they look & dress a certain way?
    this makes me realize how rasist & ignorant some people really are….
    nicely written.

  4. Confessions of an Accused

    Dreamer's Buddy Icon Dreamer

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wow, that was fantastic. Really fantastic.
    LoA

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