Then he was arrested for having a zip gun. He’s never been in trouble. They need to Leave the guy alone.
“ There had been incongruous laughter at his trial, too. Accused, police, lawyers, members of the jury – all chuckled together at Van Allen’s wordier flights while he was under interrogation. At one stage, he’d spoken wistfully of the old bunker: “My permanent des-res,” Van Allen called it. “Just an ideal spot. You had the train station, you had a cafe, you had a Starbucks, you had the hospital, you had the 168 bus, the 24, the 46 … You couldn’t see in from the footpath. It was bloody brilliant.”