Posted on 08/05/2009 10:19:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
TREE STORY, PART I: A police officer reported a man walking on Myrtle Street in Midtown. “When [the man] observed my security vehicle, he attempted to hide behind a very small tree,” the officer wrote. “I backed up to see what [he] was doing and he backed around the tree in an attempt to continue to hide. I then pulled forward again — and again [the man] moved around the tree, continuing to hide. I then advised [the man] that I could clearly see him and asked him what he was doing. [The man] then stepped out from behind the tree, placed his empty hand to his ear and acted as if he were talking on the phone.”
According to the officer, the man started walking again and then stepped off the sidewalk and into a traffic lane — and kept walking. There was no reason for the man not to use the sidewalk, the officer noted. “As I was approaching, he repeatedly looked over his shoulder at me and continued to act as if he was talking on the phone, even though he had no cell phone with him,” the officer wrote.
The officer charged the man with “Pedestrian Must Walk on Sidewalk or Shoulder.” The man reportedly got very angry and said, “Obama is president. I am not your ************* slave, you cracker!” and “You only locked me up because I am black and gay. I will get you for this!" The man reportedly asked for the officer’s name and the officer said he gave his name. Then, the man said, “I got your name and I am gonna get you! ************, I will get you for this ****!” The man, age 30, went to jail.
Oh man, enough with the victim card already. It is just pathetic.
I went to ‘Hawtlanta’ a couple of weeks ago. Zero and MJ t-shirts are EVERYWHERE. The ‘Underground’ has gone to ‘seed’....with all of the main clothing chains GONE and filled with ‘street vendors’.
Used to be a great place. Don’t bother with the ‘museums’. Overpriced and over-hyped.
If we go back....it will be to the Buckhead area....if any of it is left.
Sounds like a few crack hits to many.
Poor fool pro’ly thought he’d get a beer with The Man in the Rose Garden as a result.
ROTFLOL
Larry Sinclair’s future wife/husband.
Well. I guess I am outta touch.
You learn something new everyday! LOL
I still don’t see what the gay guy was doing that was illegal. Attempting to hide behind a small try or pretending to talk on a cell phone are not crimes, AFAIK.
Cheers!
LMAO!
“The officer charged the man with “Pedestrian Must Walk on Sidewalk or Shoulder.”
Probably went from there to disorderly conduct or threatening a police officer.
Was professor Gates in Atlanta that day?
About 1% of people are schizophrenic.
I didn’t know that Prof. Gates lived in Atlanta.
Wasting your time.Already gone to the dogs.Shame because I loved Mortons of Chicago steak house.
That’s true.
That’s ridiculous.
Arthur #2, I urge you to to permit Arthur #1 to show you the schizophrenia stats online.
Here is one site:
http://www.schizophrenia.com/szfacts.htm
Be nice to each other, and remember to take your medication.
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