"I'm so sick of arming the world, then sending troops
over to destroy the fucking arms, you know what I mean? We
keep arming these little countries, then we go and blow the
shit out of them. We're like the bullies of the world,
y'know. We're like Jack Palance in the movie Shane, throwing
the pistol at the sheepherder's feet.
"Pick it up."
"I don't wanna pick it up, Mister, you'll shoot me."
"Pick up the gun."
"Mister, I don't want no trouble. I just came downtown
here to get some hard rock candy for my kids, some gingham
for my wife. I don't even know what gingham is, but she goes
through about ten rolls a week of that stuff. I ain't
looking for no trouble, Mister."
"Pick up the gun."
(He picks it up. Three shots ring out.)
"You all saw him - he had a gun."
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