the fuck the police post, in bulleted quick re-cap form:
also, don't mind the spelling errors, as i don't care to fix them (fuck tha typos too!)
-hot august nights = increase in crime! (according to rgj which means reno puts about 10,00 more cops with not a lot to do out on the street)
-my friend's car is broken into, laptop, ipod stolen, he's in the bar accross the street from where his car is parked and he's obviously upset, crying, doing what people do when this type of situation arises (ie, freaking out/crying/wanting to be alone)
-go outside, there's like 10 cops and drunk tank in the parking lot my friends car is parked at (ironic, no?)
- then later, someone runs inside the bar saying that bike locks are being cut! by cops! everyone freaks out, goes outside. turns out 1 bike lock has in fact been cut, by a cop. his reason? the bike was on a street light not where it should have been. it was also hot august bikes day, and there's like 20 bicycles locked up to a variety of shit, up and down the street. whaaaa? i later look up muni code on this, and it only specifies that bikes should be lock in racks, or on curbs, etc, and that obstructions of sidewalks code and can only peice that very very loosely, the cop could interpret the law that way, but if cops are going around cutting locks when bikes are locked up to trash cans, signs, etc, (and actually on a curb and not blocking the sidewalk in anyway) that they should be cut because they're on the sidewalk is crap. and fucked up.
-so then there's like 10 cops in front of the bar, with all these kids freaking out, at like 4 in the morning and my friend who had his car broken into walks across the street holding an open container (he went to drink and be sad in his car) jay walks not really realizing all the cops are out front, and they run after him and arrest him and then throw him in the drunk tank while all we can do is stand there speechless and helplessly watch this go down. bullshit. can't cut the guy a break?
-oh and then the cop my other friend and i are asking questions to (about the bikes and shit mostly) actually asks for my friends id to make sure he's old enough to be drinking.
maybe i should file this under reasons i hate hot august nights or something? really i just felt that the police even standing around looking bored or looking to ticket people for jay walking (seriously they threatened at least 10 people) was fucking a waste and a let down. in conclusion, reno pd deserves reno 911! because it really is that dumb. and pointless. and inefficient.
