Punch a Cop

We don’t necessarily hate cops. Last week, a nice policeman helped us chase a crackhead down Biscayne Boulevard after an incident involving some expensive headphones, a vintage Walkman, and a butter knife. (Hey, they’re sharper than they look.) But as for the cop who gave us that ticket for lewd...

By Jacob Katel

September 2, 2010

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We don’t necessarily hate cops. Last week, a nice policeman helped us chase a crackhead down Biscayne Boulevard after an incident involving some expensive headphones, a vintage Walkman, and a butter knife. (Hey, they’re sharper than they look.) But as for the cop who gave us that ticket for lewd and lascivious behavior, public intox, and disturbing the peace — c’mon, haven’t you ever gotten locked out of your house, drunk and naked, at 3 in the morning? We really wouldn’t mind seeing that fool knocked to the pavement. Of course, we’re too smart to actually assault an officer. Luckily, though, there’s Heroes in Action, a cops-versus-firefighters boxing event benefiting the Hollywood Police Athletic League. At last year’s showdown, the firefighters lost all but one bout. Here’s hoping they’ve been training hard so they can beat them blue boys several shades of black. Find the ring at Hard Rock Live this Friday.
Fri., Sept. 10, 7 p.m., 2010

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