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Plenor t1_je5cgvq wrote

Dude went for a walk and just kept walking

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StayYou61 t1_je5eygj wrote

Maybe he didn't want to be found.

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jonathanrdt t1_je5i70d wrote

He was fine.

> "I couldn’t believe it. He was walking down the beach, he had an umbrella, his glasses and he had a COVID mask on still," his sister, Brittney Crumpton, told KARK.

> It's still not clear how McCourt got to Texas or why he left his home.

Without that, this isn't much of a story. Just another headline for ad clicks that isn't 'news' at all.

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weed_fart t1_je5kxgp wrote

"Man who cut off contact with family found by family and now has to talk to them again"

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ehunke t1_je5p4p6 wrote

There are more then two sides to every story...and there has to be more going on here. Clearly this guy is of sane mind because he was in good health, he had proper clothing, he had established new identification, he was wearing a covid mask meaning he was up to speed on current events...did the cops inadvertently reunited him with people he legitimately wanted to escape from?

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GreatWhiteNorthExtra t1_je5q7rz wrote

> It's still not clear how McCourt got to Texas

This isn't tge Middle Ages where people rarely left the town they were born in

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ehunke t1_je5zjcr wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,454,046)

maybe it depends where you live, I live in northern virginia i.e. DC, go into a grocery store or something most employees and about half the customers are masked up. I know that there is a big cultural difference between the north and south, especially in terms of down there people don't live on top of each other like they do here. But its not exactly uncommon, at least again in high population areas

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jetbag513 t1_je60gvm wrote

He's 27, so he left when he was around 25. Seems to me he left for a reason. If his family is anything like mine, I can understand it. Why don't they just leave him the hell alone. Nobody said he was a danger to himself or others. They're probably toxic AF and he was trying to escape.

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Hypern1ke t1_je61suj wrote

Replying to ehunke (#2,454,338)

As a person currently in the DMV, I can confirm this is absolutely not true. Especially in NOVA, they dropped masks earlier than the rest of us sad sacks in DC/MD.

In some of the poorer areas in MD you might find 10% masked at most, I’ll give you that, otherwise the only way your story makes sense is you’re shopping at a Whole Foods attached to a hospital for old people lol

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ICBanMI t1_je6anc0 wrote

Replying to s0_Shy (#2,454,603)

The short answer is because travel is not cheap but it's still relatively inexpensive.

The long answer is because those people who have never drove more 200 miles out where they were born tend to be the most, "This is how it's always been done and how it will continue to be done." They hate visible change and don't even want to attempt to make things better for themselves/others. Any change is always met with negatives even if they eventually benefit after the painful period.

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fight_your_friends t1_je6aq0h wrote

I spent a few years around Little Rock, I can sympathize with the need to get away.

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ICBanMI t1_je6bhvf wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,454,046)

> The fact he was wearing a mask today shows he may not be that up-to-speed, when a vast minority of people wear masks today.

COVID is still out there, getting sick after not being sick for 2-3 years is worse than before, and the immune compromised people didn't just disappeared. Same time, having my sick days for actually things I need rather than getting sick twice a year on schedule from working in a lab where sick people touched everything. It's been a complete godsend.

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Zerole00 t1_je6bk5g wrote

Replying to weed_fart (#2,451,425)

lmao seriously

>But the officer couldn't detain him because McCourt wasn't committing any crime. The family decided to drive down to Galveston to look for McCourt themselves. When they were taking a break from the search on the beach, that's when they spotted him.

If he wanted to reach out to them he could have.

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Zerole00 t1_je6bqdp wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,454,046)

>The fact he was wearing a mask today shows he may not be that up-to-speed, when a vast minority of people wear masks today.

You're dumb. I still wear a mask (mostly on public transport) because I don't want to have to deal with shit like the flu.

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s0_Shy t1_je6dh1b wrote

Replying to ICBanMI (#2,456,575)

My point is most people around the world tend to live forever in their country. With the states it is common for people to not really leave their state either which is why it's not really that shocking. I've lived in 3 states and it's basically just the same thing with a different backdrop. People do move around with in the country though primarily do to economic reasons though.

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SappyGemstone t1_je6fxdy wrote

A reminder to anyone who wants to do a hard cutoff from their family - make sure you tell the local cops that you're not lost, you're just moving away.

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ehunke t1_je6hg1p wrote

Replying to Hypern1ke (#2,454,798)

In Arlington you still see a lot, especailly in grocery stores. I am not talking about mandates, and dropping mandates, I am talking about voluntary masking if that makes sense

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hoofie242 t1_je6hg2v wrote

Family sounds like a bunch of loons. No wonder.

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Drumlin t1_je6jlxz wrote

Galveston isn’t all that far from Arkansas. It’s not like he ended up in Laos or Bulgaria or New Zealand or something.

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kturtle17 t1_je6lf3n wrote

Replying to SappyGemstone (#2,457,643)

How does one go about that? Go to the local police station and say "I got a new job far away and I'm moving without letting family know. So if there's any missing persons report on my name, know I just moved"?

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EdgeOfWetness t1_je6pux6 wrote

> It's still not clear how McCourt got to Texas or why he left his home.

I lived in Little Rock and even I wouldn't go to Texas to get away from there, but I understand

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Mimehunter t1_je6s298 wrote

He's not a dog - this isn't special - dude drove for a couple hours. That's some peoples' commute

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ICBanMI t1_je6tsxd wrote

Replying to s0_Shy (#2,457,128)

I completely understand rural and poor areas in other countries not having the ability to travel/vacation. We're talking about the US where people are proud of their ignorance. A lot of people in the US have access to someone with a car. I'm not going to say travel is cheap, but honestly it would smooth over some of the problems at the state level people have if they saw how much better/worse other states had it. It's very easy to get stuck in their bubble and think there is something wrong with all the people complaining about local issues.

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s0_Shy t1_je6wdqb wrote

Replying to ICBanMI (#2,460,564)

People travel all over the country all the time. I live in a rural area and most of the people I know regularly leave the state on vacation. Leaving the country on the other hand is quite rare though because it can be expensive. I get what you're saying though. Problem with a lot of Americans is simply political and a product of team mentality. The people here lack critical thinking and that's true everywhere in the country. The truth is our whole country is a shit hole pretending to be something it's not. We were told this is the greatest country ever and a good chunk of the population believes it even though its far from the truth.

There may be problems at the state level which is being displayed proudly by the Southern states right now but a conservative visiting a progressive state isn't going to change their way of thinking. That goes vise versa as well. Every state has its problems and bad policy but the whole team mentality prevents the masses from using any critical thinking to do things in their best interests.

I may be wrong but I don't think your typical cocky American is going to have an epiphany and change their way of thinking by vacationing in another country. It's also pretty exspensive and difficult to move to another country as well even for people that have a decient amount of money for that to change their world views. Because believe me, if I was able I would gladly leave the USA and never come back if I could easily move to one of the select countries on my list of better places to be.

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ICBanMI t1_je6yh00 wrote

Replying to s0_Shy (#2,461,165)

> People travel all over the country all the time. I live in a rural area and most of the people I know regularly leave the state on vacation.

I know. That's not the US people that think, "Where are you from?" And "where do you live?" Are the same question. You're preaching to the choir. I know all this and agree with it. We get high on our own shit and that leads to a lot of problems.

> There may be problems at the state level which is being displayed proudly by the Southern states right now but a conservative visiting a progressive state isn't going to change their way of thinking.

Southern are the biggest offenders, but it's a bunch of states. People only need to go to other states to see how badly they are getting screwed.

> I may be wrong but I don't think your typical cocky American is going to have an epiphany and change their way of thinking by vacationing in another country.

No, it's not instant like that. And some people are super immune to it. For some people distance and proximity have a way of burrowing into the brain that eventually shows them what is and isn't great in their surroundings. If Americans could vacation out of the country, they would be a percentage that would be a bit more progressive... but that wasn't what I said at all. I said 200 miles. I'm talking about really insular people who see any change as a problem.

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s0_Shy t1_je7176f wrote

Replying to ICBanMI (#2,461,608)

If I travel 200 miles in any direction I'm still in the South. I get what you're saying though. Too many people do enjoy the comfort of their own home too much and get stuck in their ways. Even with devices where they can literally talk to anyone in the world they choose to find like minded people and form an echo chamber.

Funny thing is the US has people from all over the world. So many cultures brought here which should be embraced but it's not. It's sad because I have a friend from Columbia, a friend who's mom escaped North Korea, several friends from Mexico and some friends whose father came from Pakistan. Learned a lot of cool stuff about their families and countries of origin.

I feel Americans honestly don't have to leave their home town to learn about other cultures etc. What makes America shit is the rejection of these people. Forces them to be more alone and isolate. The American culture should be simply put embracing the melting pot that America is. Really only the cities have this to an extent which is why the cities are usually more progressive even in the conservative states.

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ICBanMI t1_je72yx0 wrote

Replying to s0_Shy (#2,462,184)

I'm from the South and I an attest that even rural areas have some melting pot that happens. The majority don't care about immigrates. A few do violence to them (getting to be less and less every year). The problem that continues to plague these Southern states is they still want a caste system with themselves above someone else. So all that happens is anyone with means leaves the state as soon as they can while the worst people get to continue trying to directly/indirectly enforce the caste system they have imagined.

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s0_Shy t1_je73qkg wrote

Replying to ICBanMI (#2,462,555)

I can see that. Seems like it doesn't matter what group you belong to, they just want to feel like they are better than whichever group its time to gang up on.

Thanks for the conversation. Pretty rare to have one like this without it devolving into something toxic.

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hogwartsbirthcontrol t1_je8e5tt wrote

Replying to BlackMesaEastt (#2,453,722)

Same here

My work sends me places for a couple years before moving me along (San Diego to Palm Springs to Austin to Denver)

I also still travel to other places for a month at a time for work (ex Utah or Seattle, etc)

My daily work conversations:

Where are you from?

San Diego

Whoa what part do live in?

Nah I live in Denver

Oh so you just moved to Utah?

No, I grew up in San Diego, my company moved me to Denver, and now I’m here in Utah for a month on work

At this point they just sort of stumble away confused

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Kiiaru t1_je8p3rw wrote

To be fair. He could be from Texas and still be found hundreds of miles away in Texas.

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kturtle17 t1_je8z9sy wrote

Replying to duck_of_d34th (#2,476,077)

These people are casually saying "just do x" and I have no idea how to envision that without it being some weird awkward scenario. Maybe they're right but I'm gonna need a script or something to take this advice.

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Gloriathewitch t1_je94c5q wrote

Replying to kturtle17 (#2,477,228)

My guess is you sign a waiver of some kind in the station, I know for twitch streamers when you move its a good idea to inform them that you're live on the Internet and that there will be prank calls to get you swatted, because unfortunately people find streamer's addresses and then call up saying they're going to murder hostages or some shit.

They'd probably just put a note on your file.

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TheRobinators t1_jeb1jp2 wrote

Let me get this straight. A grown-ass man travels "hundreds of miles" from his hometown. Which is apparently all the way to the end of the earth. It's a complete mystery how he could possibly have made it that far. (Alien abduction?) And this is a "news" story?

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nebloof t1_jebrjwo wrote

Replying to Jillredhanded (#2,464,117)

I use a fake name on Facebook. I had no friends in high school. It's funny because my mom will say she ran into so-and-so at a store from my home town and they remember me. I remember being bullied and made fun of. I don't want to talk to anyone I went to school with. Moved far away and found awesome friends in college.

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kturtle17 t1_jeccb6a wrote

Replying to Gloriathewitch (#2,478,048)

See, I could never extrapolate that from "go to the police department and say you're not missing." Which brings me back to my point of, I need more information/ideally some type of expected script. To give them the benefit of the doubt, maybe they're just familiar and gave that explanation not realizing that not everyone is familiar with that stuff. I know I can unintentionally be that way with communication for things I'm familiar with that others may not be. Anyway, thanks for the insight.

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