The Man Gets the Toy and the Writer Learns to Walk with Care
April 1, 2006 | 11:50
am
Our police can be a little eccentric. We just survived what the Las Vegas Sun dubbed "Las Vegas' Great Grilled Chicken Controversy." It involved a man who was confronted by four officers while cooking chicken in his yard; one of the officers demanded that the man at once "back away from the chicken."
So, walking to my corner store there are three police SUVs and four officers in deep conversation. In the back of one of the SUVs behind the barrier and bars, there sits a teddy bear.
"What did the bear do?" I ask.
One officer looked over at me and didn't speak. So, I asked again, "What did the teddy bear do?"
The officer pointed at the door to the corner store: "Go."
So, I bought my Diet Pepsi and began the short walk home but now the officers are standing on the sidewalk in front of the store and I am not allowed to pass. Instead the officer with his finger doing the walking directs the path I should walk giving wide berth to the police, the SUVs and, of course, the stuffed toy. What just happened?
You just ran afoul of the most dangerous street gang in town. Its legal for them to have guns and use them to intimidate law abiding citizens at any time. My advice? In the future give them a wide berth and don't make eye contact.
Posted by: Charlie C | April 07, 2006 at 07:12 AM