Yoooo... that was SO Ghetto!

Hey homies,

So you may know that I'm moving (less than 10 blocks away) and to be honest with you I was a bit concerned. My new hood, is not half as ghetto and I thought, "What will become of my blog?"

Photo from: http://www.intheheightsthemusical.com/photos.html

Note: This is a set, but I swear I would not know the difference from my block.

Well have no fear, because what I witnessed today confirms that I will still have quite enough to share with all of you.

So, I went over to the new place today to sign the papers, and got into a very deep conversation with my new roommate about conditioning vs. instinct, when we were interrupted with a very loud SMASH!

We looked out the window to find that the driver of a white SUV had taken a large rod and smashed in the window of a black cab. Both cars were stopped at this point and the man with what looked like a curtain rod was threatening the driver of the black cab who was still in the car. Of course there just happened to be a large NYPD van stopped at the intersection. After realizing this, the guy with the rod runs over to the NYPD van and calls out "He has a knife!"

Now let's take a moment shall we?

     FIRSTLY, he's inside a car, how do you know he has a knife? 

     SECONDLY, so what if he has a knife? I carry a pocket knife with me all the time! It doesn't mean I've ever used it on anyone. 

     THIRDLY, even if he has a knife, and intends to use it as a weapon, HE'S INSIDE A CAR DUMB-ASS. He hasn't tried to get out of the car, and you are by no means in danger unless you PROVOKE HIM. Good Job.

Back to the story...

The stereotypical "donut" cop was chillin' inside his vehicle, calling someone on his radio. At this point everyone had realized he was a traffic cop and wasn't going to do shit to protect anyone.

Photo from: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DonutMessWithACop

MEANWHILE the driver was out of the black cab and the guy from the SUV had dropped his curtain rod and was PUMMELING the driver on the sidewalk, in a large puddle no less (I felt bad for the guy's wardrobe) with his friend standing by, should he need back-up.

The traffic cop at this point had stepped out of the van but by no means made any movement to break up the fight, which in my opinion he easily could have.

By the time the REAL cops got there (and they didn't seem to be charging anyone) the black cab had drove away, and this was the scene.

My apologies for not actually getting this whole thing on video, which I easily could've. I don't usually like to video violence, and my new roommate didn't suggest it until after it was over.