Interesting News Item

On 12 Oct 2006 23:15:56 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, "Copper" quickly quoth:

Stupid cop tricks, eh? So the shop teacher lost his camera stand to some idiot who thought it was a pipe bomb? Fine times we live in...

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It seems that common sense was a fatality of 9-11.

Certainly not the first time...

OK, I gotta tell this one - it's a true story.

I graduated from high school in 1970 (Wilmington, DE). Since I was in the concert band that was playing at the graduation, I had to get to the school early, and drove in by myself. When my dad got there, he was a little late, and didn't want to disturb the ceremony by walking up to the front (where his reserved seat was). So he stood against the back wall of the gymnasium.

Now, my dad was a Wop (Neopolitan), and he looked it. He was wearing a dark coat, a dark fedora, and brought along his Polaroid camera. The camera was hanging around his neck, and he set down the case (which looked like an attache case). He moved away to get a better view, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed one of the teachers carrying the case out of the gym, holding it at arm's length. Dad assumed it was in the way - no big deal. A couple of minutes later, two big burly guys (one white and one black) in dark suits stood to either side of him and said "Come with us". They led him out of the gym and into the men's room, where my dad saw the case sitting on a sink. The two guys identified themselves as city detectives, and started to ask him questions: who are you, what are you doing here, etc. Finally, my dad noticed the black cop started to look embarrased (realized their mistake), and asked him what was in the case. My dad told them it was a camera case and showed them the camera. So now the black cop gingerly opened the case to check. My dad shouted "BOOM!".

Cops don't have much of a sense of humor, but eventually, they let my dad get back to the graduation. Well, he missed the chance to get a picture of me receiving my diploma, but the memory of that night?.... Priceless.

Joe

Joe excellent story I grew up in pa near claymont ,del I would not want the job that a policeman has but boy when you run accross a dumb cop they are usually really stupid . the same goes for some teachers especially now adays.. batw

A "question-and-answer session between mayoral candidates"?

Very interesting.

-gc

Yeah, that's what I got too. Figured I had lost something in the translation, lol.

Jim

This is what I got today from the link;

University of Waterloo, the City of Stratford and the Stratford Festival took a step toward opening a liberal arts college here yesterday.

The three parties announced they are signing a memorandum of agreement to explore locating a satellite campus in the city.