“Samiri,” the barista called and Dakota put his head closer to the radio to hear it over the name. Better than the idiot box.
‘Senator Kelly has likened the registration and tracking of ‘mutants’ to that of common-sense gun control measures: he stated that while mutants still have destructive powers that they cannot control, especially children, then Constitutional protections may not apply as these destructive powers make these people weapons and weapons do not have civil protections, only their owners–’
“Samiri,” the barista called again. Dakota snuck his hand out and turned the volume dial up a little.
‘…public outcry has prompted the Senator to go on the defensive as the ACLU and other civil rights organizations say that the inherent humanity of mutants must be recognized and that it breaks Constitutional law to categorize them as weapons. They accuse the Senator of trying to bring back slavery complete with humans owning other humans based off characteristics they were born with and cannot control. If the bill passes the House and the Senate then the Supreme Court is expected to intervene directly in this controversial issue.
However support from the bill grew ever since a devastating accident in Massachusetts where a 9 year old girl accidentally sucked all of the air out of her classroom putting 12 children and the 2 adults present in the hospital over Christmas. The 9 year old girl was the victim of bullying and her story has popularized the term “mutie” as a slur against those with extranormal abilities…’
“Samiri,” the barista hollered, more agitated this time and cutting off the news story. Dakota gritted his teeth. Nothing to do with me, he repeated.
‘…Senator Kelly has held up this incident as proof that even when an innocent child is involved their good intentions do not protect the people surrounding them. The three girls who bullied the mutant at the center of the incident were in critical condition for 2 months and it is believed they may have suffered permanent brain damage from the incident. For those who oppose the bill, not helping matters is the Brotherhood of Mutants who interrupted the late night broadcasts several weeks ago to–’
“Goddammit,” Dakota said and he stood up, seized the coffee cup and stormed over to the dark haired young man who had ordered it. He slammed it on the table and leaned into the man’s space. “Drink your coffee,” he said and stormed back to his seat by the radio.
‘…the Brotherhood has stated that they are preparing to increase their activity in response to the legal measures proposed by Senator Kelly. They warn the populace to stay away from crowded public spaces they plan to attack. The Brotherhood has caused millions of dollars in property damage and severely crippled and injured civilians in the past, and have said that if you are not with them then you are against them, and that this makes you a target like their political enemies…’
Engrossed in what information was pouring out of the television, Samiri with eyes wide open and only growing larger with every new bit of information. Engulfed in his own thoughts on top of that, thinking about if he and Mariam would return to Bahrain until this blows over or would she be too stubborn to stay. And while Samiri was relentless, he was soft in comparison to his sister so he could only imagine how the conversation would go. Then who knows what the hell Magneto would want to do besides throw a fit (for good reason.)
His racing thoughts were cut off by a patron cursing quite loudly then approaching him. Straightening up as the stranger sneered in his space, Samiri just matched with a face disgust and his gaze followed the other until he sat back down. Tuning into the radio instead, the palm of his hand kneading into his forehead listening to what his allegiance was up to. Grumbling out a little louder than he expected, “Of course we are planning to increase activity...”
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