Just when you thought they couldn't get any stupider... Michele links to this poignant tale of woe about the sufferings of some peacenuggets who had to spend a whole night in custody in San Francisco. Read of their travails and weep -- with laughter:
We understand that we were not on vacation, but it was unacceptable the way we were treated," said a protester who gave her name as Pancetta, 24, of Berkeley.
Overnight, some protesters slept fitfully on the ground in small holding cells that housed 25 each. Others slept on mats with blankets in a gymnasium.
Some women were addressed by deputies as "little girl" or "hon," one protester said.
I swear by the bones of Mother Theresa I have cut and pasted these words without altering a single one. And I hope that "Pancetta" is not the name on her birth certificate. Or maybe I do. I don't know what would be worse -- the idea that her parents named her "bacon" in Italian, or that she chose to call herself that. I leave you, my loyal readers, to come up with appropriately tasteless jokes. I am going to try to get some sleep.
Posted by Andrea Harris at March 23, 2003 04:26 AMAnd I'll bet even if they were called "little girl", they still were not allowed to play the ping-pong!
Posted by: James Morrow at March 23, 2003 at 08:11 AMSo, does she have a brother named Panpizza?
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How much do you want to bet that Pancetta is a rabid vegan?
Posted by: evvybuns at March 23, 2003 at 08:39 AMOMG! I would probably call them things like "little girl" and "hon" too. "Sweetie" is another favorite of mine. It used to infuriate me when people used false terms of endearment but what can say? I discovered that being a grown up is so much more fun.
Posted by: Lynn S at March 23, 2003 at 09:50 AMHA! Just wait till they compare their "suffering" to that of the civil rights marchers who faced down the police dogs.
Posted by: Ken Summers at March 23, 2003 at 11:20 AMPeople arrested for a misdemeanor such as disturbing the peace, typically are released quickly on their own recognizance -- if they provide a real name with ID to back it up. People who give false names can't be released on a promise to show up in court because they're untraceable. So it was Little Miss Bacon's choice to spend the night in jail.
Posted by: Joanne Jacobs at March 24, 2003 at 03:49 AMI also heard reports that many of the citations were given to people already cited and released. Multiples should also be required to stay overnight in jail (the teenyboppers should also have their mommies and daddies called to come down and get them).
Posted by: Ken Summers at March 24, 2003 at 09:46 AM