When I used to live in
New York, I had a little
game I would to play with
the police to
liven my day up.
It goes like this...
I lived in the
east village and would choose a bright sunny morning to look for likely
prey.
At that time there was lots of unrest between
civilians and the
cops, due to allegations
(not to mention documented instances) of
drug dealing,
minority beating, and general all-around
low life behaviour by the
force, so I felt that I was performing a
public service.
Once I'd identified my
target, usually one of the
older,
fatter, more generally out of shape
officers, I'd
carefully position myself - typically
out of sight around the corner of a building -
AND THEN STRIKE.
As the cop passed by I would
quickly snatch his gun from his holster!
Then I'd taunt him
Nyahh-nyahh! Got your gun! Nyahh-nyahh GOT YOUR GUN!
Sometimes I'd do a little victory dance, like those
football guys do in the
endzone.
After a short time I'd
carefully return the
weapon.
Then we'd have a little
laugh together and part company. I'd walk away with a
smile because I'd made a new
friend.
I miss those days. I live in
London now, and the all cops here carry these menacing looking big black
truncheons.
I'm not sure if it would be as much fun as it was back home.
And do
they have a sense of humor like the
NYPD?