Re: Not always joking, it seems

Robert Sneddon <fred@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

> In message <q48nr3d4bdjm61hustq1o0dkolijc1k88g@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, mike weber
> <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>>On 19 Feb 2008 20:23:49 -0500, wdstarr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (William December
>>Starr) wrote:
>>
>>>ObNotSF: The day that a crew of four or five bad guys tried to rob
>>>a bar called The Bloody Sunday on "Hill Street Blues."
>>>
>>>How were they to know that the whole place had been set up by the
>>>police as a sting operation to catch crooked building, health,
>>>etc. inspectors, and that all of the staff and most of the apparent
>>>custonmers were (still-armed) undercover cops?
>>
>>That's it.
>>
>>Including JD as a wino outside with a shotgun, as i recall.
>
>  There's a bit in one of the later Robocop movies where some genius
> tries to stick up a doughnut shop. The first indication of his
> foolishness is when his head is freckled with multiple laser
> designators.

In real life ...

A long time ago (25+ years) I was eating at the local Waffle House, as
I did perhaps 10 to 15 times per week over a couple of year period.

Waffle House had at that time a cor****ate policy that uniformed
officer's (and I think military) got free coffee, and (IIRC) plain
waffles.

It's circa 2:15 AM on Sunday morning , and "a drunk front moved in".

One of the customer's got particularly abusive to one of the more
well-endowed female staff. To be fair, this guy didn't apear to be too
picky, she was still above 95 degrees, which seemed to meet his minimum
requirements. 

Waffle Houses are all constructed alike, with the outside walls being
floor to ceiling glass, with a inside rail about waist level for a 6'2"
person. 

I'm not sayin how exactly, but the circa 5'5" 'customer' somehow fell
out of his booth, across the walkway, up and _over_ that retaining
bar, through the glass, and into the parking lot. 

The PD is called.

The "usual" response time for the local PD was about 15 
minutes (+30/-5).

I kid you not, in less than 75 seconds, there's 3 squad cars sitting
in the parking lot, and less than 15 seconds after that, 'customer' is
handcuffed and heading for the back seat.

One cop sticks his head thru new opening, looks around at all the
regulars, and says "what happened ?". 

"Gee Jim, he was giving Linda a real hard time, got up to go the
bath-room, and tripped".

"So I see. OK".

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