FF – See No Evil
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Roger Bultot.
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I’m off to the cinema this evening to see Spiderman, hence the early posting of my story. I thought I’d use some of my lunch break to write this, rather than rush this evening 🙂
Copyright Roger Bultot
See no evil.
That was the central tenet. Nobody wanted to know. Nobody cared. It was the law. THEY enforced it.
When Samuel saw thugs beating up a boy, he couldn’t look the other way.
He knew it was wrong. He knew he shouldn’t. But he did it anyway. He shouted at them.
They abandoned their attack and fled.
Maybe he would be lucky? Maybe THEY hadn’t noticed?
A creaking disabused him. The hands on the Watcher opened. It looked at him.
He headed home. Maybe he would have time to say goodbye to his wife before THEY came for him.
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draliman on life 
I didn’t understand why this dystopian state would be in favour of street violence
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Me neither. They’re evidently a nasty bunch.
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People who get involved are people who care. They argue and campaign politically and aren’t just good little consumers…
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A good, well-written story, Ali. THEY don’t play around, do they? What a nasty bunch. It sounds like A1’s who dislike humans. Let’s hope a group like that never takes over. Or maybe a group of humans can come together and rip out THEYS’ chips or just turn them off somewhere. Humans need to find controls for them.
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It could well be AIs. Messing with us as part of an experiment 😦
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So let me get this straight….
1. Looking at evil things is wrong, and is punished in this society.
2. Thus, looking at evil is itself evil.
3. The watcher is watching the protagonist watch evil.
4. Ergo, the watcher should be punished as well.
I’m sure they’re coming for me next anyway…
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Surely not the looking that was wrong, but the getting involved?
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Yeah, you really shouldn’t have read this story. THEY noticed…
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Dystopian and depressing.
Nicely done.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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The future is now! Which is why I wear a different disguise when I go out. 🙂
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Very wise. Otherwise, mermaids are easy to spot 🙂
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Very, very clever, and very frightening.
Why didn’t he video it like everyone else?
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The mad fool. I’m glad you liked it!
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That could explain a lot about the modern world, maybe we are supposed to just start looking the other way and ignoring all the wrong we see…
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We’ll all become little islands, uncaring about everything else.
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How strange and creepy-orwellian. If this were an opening page, i would read on to find out why.
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I expect the next page begins “It began innocently enough. During the latter half of the 21st century…” 🙂
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Dear Ali,
That’s a pretty stiff penalty for speaking out against wrong. Very disturbing story and very well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, something has gone horribly wrong with this society. I’m glad you liked it!
Ali
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Oh, I like this very much. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
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Yep. What a society to live in…
I’m glad you liked it!
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While it’s not a world I would like to inhabit, I like this dark dystopian world you’ve crafted here. It’s not even that far from reality. I’ve heard of people getting sued for trying to assist someone in need. This is where that kind of thinking will lead us. Well done!
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I have too – try a bit of CPR, save a life but break a rib and you get sued. Madness. Let’s hope it never gets to this point…
I’m glad you liked it!
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Ohhh, that one was scary! Great write!
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Thanks! It is a pretty scary scenario.
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Christ that is terrifying, the watcher is a really sinister idea, chilling stuff
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I’m imagining these things all over the country, silently watching for any transgression…
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What an awful world this is. We need Bruce Willis or maybe someone younger to come in and save this horrid world.
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Hey, don’t be counting Bruce out of the fight just yet 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Machine overlords that expect unwavering obedience or else. My worst nightmare! It has the feel of Atwood’s The Handmaiden book/series about it. Good writing, Ali.
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It’s certainly a world gone horribly wrong. AIs run amok would certainly be a plausible explanation. I’m glad you liked it!
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🙂
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A man with conscience, Samuel was a good man.
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He was, but it did him no good, sadly.
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i think it’s time for spiderman to come for the rescue. 🙂
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Ha, coincidentally I watched the new Spider-man last night 🙂
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This gives me chills. The concept of the statue as a watcher is brilliant. We’re frighteningly close to that in many places where we thought it could never happen.
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We are indeed. Very scary 😦
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A very well written dystopian tale of an upside-down crazy world. And, the statue opening its hands to reveal the Watcher was brilliant.
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And pretty scary to see too, I bet! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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That’s horribly dystopian and altogether too plausible. Well written, Ali!
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I reckon we’re not a million miles away. I’m glad you liked it!
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Enjoyed! I saw the hands opening to ‘see’ him. Not my kinda world!
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Nor mine. Scary place.
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The price for doing the right thing.
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And a harsh price indeed.
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Well, this is not a world I care to live in. This is very depressing.
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Me neither. A frightening place.
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Oof, that’s an uncomfortable place to be. But not far removed from reality.
(Hope spiderman was worth it.)
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Not far enough removed I reckon.
(Yes it was!)
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Very creepy! Hopefully it’s not a glimpse into our future. It already seems like there are things THEY don’t want us to notice. 😬
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It’s getting uncomfortably closer I reckon 😦
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People being punished for speaking out against evil is not that far-fetched… unfortunately. Good one, Ali.
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Very true. I’m glad you liked it!
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Covering evil is not that dystopian when you think about it 😦
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True 😦
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