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March 10, 2005
E Monument
Every time I drive down E Monument street -- Yeah, I know it goes right through the Middle East, Murder Capital of the Murder Capital -- there is a cop car just before and interstection blocking one lane of traffic. The cops are always standing in front of their car which has a few cones behind it.
I'm not sure what they are doing besides eyeing the passers by, but they are always doing it in the same place, one block east of N Milton. One block east of the liquor store called "the Liquor Doctor."
Tonight as I was driving home from a rock show I passed the spot and the cones were there, but the car was gone.
I saw it on the next block. Driving backwards against traffic with one door open.
What is going on? I thought. But then I saw a guy on the sidewalk with both hands raised in the air.
Ah. Just another bust.
Posted by calculatoronfire at March 10, 2005 10:40 PM
Comments
How often do you think the liquor doctor gets calls from people sayin, "hey, i need to make an appointment [insert beavis and butthead laugh]" ?
Posted by: chris at March 11, 2005 08:53 AM
I used to do this after-school program over at Benard Harris elementary on the East Side and I was stopped nearly every week by cops who were doing exactly the same thing you described. And every week they said the same thing: "A car full of young white kids only comes into this neighborhood lookin for one thing." So, after a while I got cocky, and rolled down my window and would say it to them first. Cops don't like it when you're cocky.
Posted by: liveinlvoe at March 11, 2005 10:01 AM
That's how I got pulled over and had to hang out with this guy who kept trying to have sex with me.
Posted by: brian at March 11, 2005 06:00 PM
You should get your own cones and park on the other side of the street. It'll be like West Side Story.
Or something.
Posted by: Fen. Ed. at March 11, 2005 10:25 PM
"One block east of the liquor store called 'the Liquor Doctor.'"
that name is pure genius.
Posted by: sweetney at March 11, 2005 11:53 PM