Jaywalking at the Police Station...
Jul. 16th, 2013 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsThis morning, I was walking toward work. There's a police station that I often walk past-- not always, as there are many routes from the train station to the office-- and today, just as I got to 8th and Virginia, the light turned against me and I had to wait. Another man was standing there, bouncing on his feet, watching the traffic. A cop came out of the Starbucks there and walked up behind us. The other man was clearly anxious to cross, waiting for a clearing in the traffic, bouncing energetically. The cop and I exchanged looks.
The man took three steps out and the cop whistled. "Hey, buddy," he said. He jerked his head with a 'come here' motion. "Just wait. It'll change."
When it did, the man and I walked across the intersection. The cop walked the other way. "Gotta be careful," the man said.
I mean, really. Jaywalking at the police station, how stupid is that?
The man took three steps out and the cop whistled. "Hey, buddy," he said. He jerked his head with a 'come here' motion. "Just wait. It'll change."
When it did, the man and I walked across the intersection. The cop walked the other way. "Gotta be careful," the man said.
I mean, really. Jaywalking at the police station, how stupid is that?
