Last Saturday, allegedly a bunch of street racers took over the intersection around South Lamar and Barton Creek Road. Some people thought it was advanced plug for SXSW and/or what will hopefully the last Fast & Furious movie; never seen, don’t care since Hal Needham had more fun/humor to his car movies. I saw the clip posted via Evil MoPac from someone’s cell phone (please people, turn it sideways, your TV isn’t a vertical slit you watch). Pretty amusing to see a slug of what appear to be fans blocking the street, forcing an APD SUV to back away and then getting hit on the windshield with some fireworks. I figured they’d be back with reinforcements to shoot all the non-Whites in the back while yelling “stop resisting, stop resisting” to the unconscious people they’re kicking.
The Austin Chronicle gave the real scoop here. Nice dig in the headline about how much cops love donuts. I don’t think it was a serious matter. The crowd was easily dispersed and then played whack-a-mole with the fuzz for a couple more hours while they moved their stunts to other parts of the city. As much as I appreciated their help back in December when Jennifer’s car was stolen, they’re blowing these minor crimes out of proportion to use in the union’s contract negotiations. If this is the worst Austin has to offer, then we can easily lower their bloated, semi-military-level budget. More cops doesn’t equal less crime necessarily.