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Plus the two State Trooper portable watch towers! I parked across from the woman grilling corn and chicken, after being passed all day by mounted and car troopers a bike trooper stops by and shuts her down for no license.

 

Was she selling he food? The Watch towers I understand, this is a international event and it was near 9/11.

Why does Ohio State Police need an armored vehicle.

 

Back when Polaris hosted concerts they had an overweight state trooper drive around the parking lots in a golf cart making people empty their beers. The real reason of course was to make people go inside and buy beer at the concession stands but he threatened fines for open containers. I never figured out if his bluster was actually legal or not since the premises were licensed to sell beer, I was of age, and not operating a vehicle while tailgating. It didn't seem worth the trouble of going to Delaware municipal court to argue the matter. And that's what they count on.

The liquor enforcement people take the view that if there is a house party going on they can walk in without a warrant if anyone invites them (doesn't matter if the person is a resident or not).

There was an incident at UVA this spring where some co-eds bought bottled water that some plain clothes ABC agents thought was booze bought after hours. They charged with guns drawn terrifying the girls who drove off as fast as they could while calling the police. The girls ended up being charged with endangering an agent when it came out they didn't have anything alcoholic on them. The prosecutor dropped the charges amid public outrage.

We're getting into the territory of the WTF thread but a lot of agencies you wouldn't expect to have armed agents in fact to. Such as the Social Security administration, Government Printing Office, Department of Education, etc.

 

Mix Diskerud to Columbus Crew.

 

I read the other day that 70 different federal agencies have SWAT team sections. A couple weeks ago the EPA conducted a full-scale SWAT assault someplace - Alaska or something - over some illegal dumping.

And every two-mule local police force has at least one armored vehicle now, plus a bunch of guys who like to strap on the body armor and play Delta Force when they discover someone someplace might be firing up a bong.

It's indeed getting way out of control.

On the plus side, Mookie asked the mounted cops to pose for him in the lot. He and his friend were both carrying cans of beer at the time. Not a problem.

(One of the State Police observation towers is in the rear right)

 

Were you in the group where the young lady was wearing the stars and stripes tights?

Or the one with the obnoxious generator that sounded like a garbage compactor so that they could watch TV?

 

In Alaska it was a multi agency raid. Some people were gold mining near a stream and there were concerns about water quality. Large scale mining sometimes uses arsenic. Anyway in the old days the EPA would have sent out a guy with some test tubes to get samples of water and sediment from upstream and downstream of the mining. If the miners were polluting they'd get a cease and desist letter and probably be fined. This time the raid was conducted in order to obtain the water samples. In other words it's not yet known if there was even any law breaking going on.

My favorite unnecessary armed force is the library of Congress's. You'd think they could get by with the Capitol police but they have to have their own.

Props to officers on horseback for posing for your pic. Rep to first person to post picture of Bill. Bill, no fair posting picture of Clooney or Pitt and claiming that's you.

 

The above is a perfect, textbook example of the why the Crew boards are the absolute best in the multiverse. Good damn, I love it. From the U.S. v. Mex WCQ thread no less...

 

Father...?

 

I can sort of understand the watchtowers. It's a large crowd, you have no idea who might show up just to cause trouble, and they want to keep an eye on things. I'd rather have those things there and know I'm safer with them than without them.

A bike trooper shutting down someone grilling with no license? Gheez. SMH. That guy would have a field day at OSU or at any other Crew game.

 

A small story of thanks at the pre-game. Went to Chipotle in Reynoldsburg before the game so I could eat in the lot before the gates opened. Forgot to get a fork. D'oh.

Group across from me gladly gave me one - big thanks, hard to eat a bowl of Chipotle without a fork.

 

I guess it's all that "post 9/11 world, we all need to watch out and be extra-super-vigilant, while practically doing a strip tease and getting the royal pat-down with the naked body scanners just to be able to fly on an airplane."

You know. Gotta be safe and all.

Land of the Free, right?

And I completely agree.

 

All that fine food in Columbus and you went to Chipotle? For shame.

 

Gotta talk some pregame smack.

 

I know... But it's on the way to the stadium for me and it's a tasty meal.

What would you suggest?

 

https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/columbus-food-part-two.1506354/

 

The local cops in Bloomsburg PA have some urban assault panzer or other and they hauled it out this Spring to help intimidate the kids from the college at their annual out-of-control street party.

It was on the street 15 minutes when some kid tossed a beer bottle at it. Unbelievably, the windshield shattered. Here's this $400,000 tank that can't withstand a Coors Light assault.

The police spent the rest of the weekend in a full court press trying to find whoever it was who broke their fancy toy.

Hilarious. Like giving Barney Fife Sherman tank.

 

I have to admit, though, that watching Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares has me shying away from a lot of non-chain restaurants...

 

My belly was filled with Tommy's pizza and a variety of foods from the North Market, Seventh Son beer and some sausages at the tailgate. (Scmidt's, Scmeichel's? help me out here.)

 

Schmidts.... sooo good

 

There is a reason those restaurants he visits are failing. Chains aren't always that clean either.

 

Didn't James Garner do that once???

 

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