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Harvard Square Massacree

By adamg on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 8:09am

Cambridge Police busted a dangerous criminal last night. Well, a guy drawing a smiley face in chalk outside the Harvard Square T stop, at any rate.

Jiffywoob reports Cambridge cops detained him for 25 minutes while they waited for an MBTA cop to show up to determine what to do about his wanton disregard for the law:

What's really weird is that as I was being detained, I saw right nearby a guy chugging a Natty Light in plain view and a guy chugging a Heineken in plain view. And smelled the sweet aroma of our friend Mary Jane. What did Officer Anti-Punk do? Continue holding me for drawing a f*cking smiley face. ...

He does not say if the officers took 27 eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one. However, the T cop was "wicked cool" and let him go.

Neighborhoods: 
Cambridge
Topics: 
The T


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By pomsmith on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 8:53am.

We don't want any hangings.

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By Molly on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 10:03am.

Kid, have you rehabilitated yerself?

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By Jiffywoob on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 2:57pm.

I don't know what you mean, but, yes, I have. I've come to the conclusion that it's okay for an adult to have fun and meet new people as opposed to being stuck in a cubicle all day. Perhaps you should rehabilitate yourself. It's fun. Grab some chalk and invite people to draw (just not in Cambridge).

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By adamg on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:00pm.

Is that at exactly noon on Thanksgiving, you should turn on some FM radio station (pretty much any one will do) and listen to the song that goes with these lyrics.

I went over to the sergent, said, "Sergeant, you got a lot a damn gall to ask me if I've rehabilitated myself, I mean, I mean, I mean that just, I'm sittin' here on the bench, I mean I'm sittin here on the Group W bench 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages after bein' a litterbug." He looked at me and said, "Kid, we don't like your kind, and we're gonna send your fingerprints off to Washington."

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By Jiffywoob on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:45pm.

But I guess my thinking was along the lines that I was not some drug addict, or some random drunk who happened to be carrying around childrens' sidewalk chalk.

And I don't do this for any protesting/political reasons. I do it because it brings joy to people. Simple as that. You'd be surprised at how many people throw their cares away for a moment of their day and just draw. And how many people I've met from all different ages/backgrounds. It's really pretty cool.

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By adamg on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:56pm.

When I wrote the headline, I was thinking more of Officer Opie and the trash and the letter at the bottom, not the political message behind the whole song. Sometimes a goofy allusion is just a goofy allusion :-).

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By neilv on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:59pm.

Good reference. I saw the "Harvard Square Massacree" headline, and that told me most of the story instantly. :)

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By Jiffywoob on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 7:26pm.

It's just that I often get misunderstood by those who don't know me, and wanted to re-enforce the fact that I simply want people to eschew the rituals of day-to-day repetitive madness, and have some fun for once.

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By roadman on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 5:05pm.

For the record, the policeman's name in Arlo's song was actually Officer Obie. Opie was Sheriff Taylor's son in the Andy Griffith show.

But I do agree that the title of the thread was a very appropriate reference.

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