One of the men in particular, Mike, has both marijuana and cocaine on him, and is subsequently arrested and taken into custody. When Goffman assembles the resources to bail Mike out as quickly as she can, Mike is highly disappointed that Goffman doesn’t understand the “sacrifice,” he made by taking the blame for his drugs, instead of placing them in her car and, in his words, ‘letting the chips fall where they man.’ While Goffman correctly asserts that he was indeed the one committing the crime, and may have been playing up his “heroic act,” he certainly acted in a way that, according to the reality of 6th street deserved thanks and appreciation. She likely took for granted the fact that she wouldn’t be placed in legal jeopardy just by associating with these men. Facing confusion, she explains her confusion with those around her close to the situation, and they mostly agree Mike would have acted differently were she not around, appreciation may have been
One of the men in particular, Mike, has both marijuana and cocaine on him, and is subsequently arrested and taken into custody. When Goffman assembles the resources to bail Mike out as quickly as she can, Mike is highly disappointed that Goffman doesn’t understand the “sacrifice,” he made by taking the blame for his drugs, instead of placing them in her car and, in his words, ‘letting the chips fall where they man.’ While Goffman correctly asserts that he was indeed the one committing the crime, and may have been playing up his “heroic act,” he certainly acted in a way that, according to the reality of 6th street deserved thanks and appreciation. She likely took for granted the fact that she wouldn’t be placed in legal jeopardy just by associating with these men. Facing confusion, she explains her confusion with those around her close to the situation, and they mostly agree Mike would have acted differently were she not around, appreciation may have been