The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good


Saturday was Marsha's bday party fest. Since this is the week for scheming, we secretly snuck Lisa down for the weekend. I told Marsha that I had a big present for her, so big that I couldn't wrap it and that I'd need help carrying it into the apartment. She was pretty curious at this point. We hid Lisa in the trunk and waited for Marsha to come down. We made her open the trunk and when she did Lisa popped her head out and scared the hell out of Marsha. We even put a bow on Lisa's head. Oh it was so funny and Marsha was really glad that Lisa made it. We got Marsha this game called fart. It is kinda like Uno except that everything is gas related, there is even a cd included with fart noises. It was pretty funny. We hung around Marsha's for a while and then we decided to go to the lid. We were dancing up a storm for most of the night until...

The Bad


I started getting tired. I decided to call Matt to come and pick me up. I couldn't hear very well so I ducked into the little cove by the front door (the smoking doors). I saw Tammy going outside for a smoke and I called Matt. Well when I tried to re-enter the bar the bouncer asked if I had a stamp on my hand. I was like no, but I didn't go outside, I stayed right here the whole time. He didn't believe that I was inside and then told me I was kicked out. The bouncer was being unreasonable but I said "fine I'm kicked out, let me just go tell my friends so they don't worry." He wouldn't let me. I've done the disappearing act before and I know how much people hate that so I was very insistent that I had to go tell them.

Well I decided just to walk in and as I did the bouncer grabbed me from behind with both hands and picked me off the ground. I started to freak out at this point because I was no longer touching the ground. He carried me through the doors to the smoking exit and threw me. I hit the door on the way in, the wall and then the floor. I landed face down on my arm. I was thrown so hard that my glasses went flying. Seeing as how I'm pretty blind without them, I began to search frantically. Someone in the line up found them and handed them back to me. Yup that's right the whole line up saw this guy do this. I went outside even though my friends and my jacket were all inside. I was pretty shook up. I saw Tammy outside and at this point I was crying pretty hard. I didn't know the non-emergency police number so I called 911. My friends finally found their way outside and someone went to get my coat. My arm is all scratched up, swollen and bruised. My neck and shoulder are very achy. I have a bunch of bruises on my feet and legs.

I can't believe this happened to me. This guy on a power trip could have broken my arm or my nose. I could have hit my head. I left in a pretty shook up state. I was pretty hysterical. When I left Tammy went in to investigate. She told me that she got some phone numbers from some of the witnesses. She also got a description of the bouncer. She told me that there was another guy who's face was all scratched up and bleeding and that the bouncer did that to him too.

When I got home we called the non-emergency police line and they told me they would dispatch a car. They never did. I'm guessing on a saturday night in winnipeg, the police have better things to do. They told me to go visit the station so I did. I gave them a statement and I told them I want to press charges.

You can't use that kind of force on anyone, especially in such a non-threatening situation. Tammy told me that the other guy is going to be pressing charges as well. I cant believe that something like that would happen to 2 people in the same night. Has there been more, when will he go to far and end up really hurting someone. I hope at the least he gets fired and that the bar gets fined. The stupid thing was that there was no cover charge that night and I obviously look over 18. Also I didn't have a coat on so what did he think I was doing. Did he use that much force on me because he thought that I was cutting the line? Isn't that a bit much? I just can't believe that happened and I urge all of you not to go to that bar anymore cause it could be you next time and you might not get away with some scratches and bruising.

The Ugly