I took an application today from a group of Negroes, and I knew from the beginning that they were almost certainly not qualified.
First, they showed up with one of them dead drunk and pregnant and the other one drinking malt liquor out of a paper sack. He gave his age as being nineteen years old. He also admired my gun, asked if I had to have it “registered” to carry it, then asked “so that means I can carry my gun just all out like that.” I noted that you have to be able to lawfully own a handgun, part of which means you must be 21 years old in Virginia, but otherwise, yes. He seemed very excited.
As the app was filled out, I noticed the Negro in question was named after a major defense contractor. I kept quiet about that, as I am sure they had no idea where the name came from.
When they put in the application, I asked if any of them were convicted felons. They said “no”. I asked “are you sure.” They said “yes”. They listed their income as consisting solely of disability, and they were clearly only marginally able to afford the apartment, so I said, “I know $35 can be a lot of money for someone in your situation. Don’t give it to me unless you are sure you qualify.” They were sure they qualified. I was sure they were lying.
I also noted that the person putting in the application was about 45 years old, but had listed their date of birth as 1989. When I asked why, they noted that they were putting it in “their children’s” name. I took their name as well. Ironically, they would have been better off keeping it in their own.
Then they told me what a “blessing” it would be if I could “help them”. The number of Negroes who approach me assuming I am a Christian and that I am renting them apartments in order to “help them” instead of, say, make money while trusting a valuable building in which I have made a substantial investment to responsible caretakers, never ceases to amaze me.
I told them I’d get back to them about four or five o’clock — I had to drive to my office, put it through the computer, and prepare paperwork, and if I went straight there, it would take me at least an hour and a half. I get a call an hour later, “is it ready yet?” “No” I respond, “I will call you”
So I ran the application. I got as far as the free court case search in Roanoke City’s District Court. Exactly one week ago, this Negro who swore he had never committed no crimes pled guilty to felony larceny and a slew of misdemeanors, including using false identification to (attempt) to avoid arrest.
Further, the mother, who handed me the application, swearing she had never been evicted, has been evicted four times in the past year, and has been evicted from City housing projects on two occassions prior to that, and is apparently homeless now, since it looks like the sheriff removed her from her last residence within the past month.
They sounded very disappointed when I turned them down.