Local culture
Ok, so one of the more charming characteristics of LA is that the criminals all have some serious balls. And the cops won't hesitate to shoot you. Behold, an IM conversation b/w Katie and I:
mackatac12: well i'm tied for 2nd in my brothers pool
mackatac12: and then i'm tied for 3rd in my friend steve's pool (thats the one were if i get 1st place i'll win like $600)
mackatac12: man i can't believe ucla is losing
wormie3: wow.
wormie3: $600 is like, serious business. how much did you have to put in for that one?
mackatac12: only $10 per bracket
mackatac12: its just that there are over 100 brackets in the pool
mackatac12: i'm playing against Steney Hoyer
mackatac12: (congressman from maryland)
wormie3: wow. very impressive.
mackatac12: the ucla male cheerleaders wear headbands
mackatac12: ha
wormie3: ha ha, they deserve to lose
mackatac12: haha
wormie3: what channel is that on?
mackatac12: they're winning now
mackatac12: plus its only the first half
wormie3: dude, something is going down in south central.
mackatac12: what?
wormie3: there's like 15 cop cars behind another car. i think there's a standoff or something.
mackatac12: no way
mackatac12: is it on the news?
wormie3: some sort of high speed chase i think.
wormie3: but now it's a standoff.
mackatac12: wtf?
mackatac12: i feel like that only ever happens in LA
mackatac12: people thinking they can out run the cops
mackatac12: wtf
mackatac12: stupid
wormie3: intersection of central and vernon - GTA pursuit just came to an end - put on channel 7
wormie3: i know.
mackatac12: my goodness
wormie3: it happens like twice a year -OOH IT WENT RIGHT BY USC - THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AT VERMONT AND WASHINGTON
wormie3: i know, it happens like 2x a year everywhere else, here it's like everyday
mackatac12: no way!!
wormie3: also, the cops fucking shoot people every day here.
mackatac12: i iknow
mackatac12: they're crazy
wormie3: ha, the newscasters are hysterical - they're like "how he's going to end up going to jail. cause that's where he's going."
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: haha
mackatac12: "there was a stand off last week on the freeway"
wormie3: everywhere else i've lived, if the cops shot someone, it was like major news w/ investigations going on for like months.
mackatac12: its ridiculous
mackatac12: i know!!
mackatac12: i wonder where he is now
wormie3: here it's just like, "....and the cops shot these 5 people today, they all deserved it... Britney Spears is rumored to be pregnant again.
wormie3: .".
mackatac12: hahah
mackatac12: is she really?
wormie3: he's reaching under the seat or into the dash or something
wormie3: well, yeah.
mackatac12: really?
wormie3: yeah.
mackatac12: no way!!
wormie3: he might be ducking now. or reaching for a gun, in which case this is way more interesting.
mackatac12: how do you know all this stuff
mackatac12: haha
wormie3: tabloids in the grocery checkout, duh.
mackatac12: ahh i see
mackatac12: you know whats even crazier
mackatac12: did OJ go on a high speed chase?
mackatac12: in his bronco
wormie3: it wasn't high speed. it was like 55mph.
mackatac12: even the celebs out here do it
mackatac12: oh
wormie3: seriously.
mackatac12: but still
wormie3: yeah.
wormie3: you will NEVER OUTRUN THE COPS. duh. why even try, you're just getting yourself into more trouble.
mackatac12: seriously
mackatac12: haha
mackatac12: "it appears to be a heavy set man, with a t-shirt, and a bald spot"
wormie3: "appears to be a heavyset man, in a t-shirt, with a bald spot"
mackatac12: LOL
wormie3: LOLOLOL
mackatac12: ROFL
wormie3: newscasters are fucking hysterical.
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: i know
mackatac12: i'm seriously laughing out loud
wormie3: me too.
wormie3: i'm crying a little.
mackatac12: hahahaha
wormie3: good call on that one.
mackatac12: he's not a bad driver
wormie3: seriously.
mackatac12: a much better driver than i would have been
wormie3: oops!
wormie3: yeah, i'd be fucking parked through the front window of La Barca.
mackatac12: LOL
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: i'd also have shat my pants.
mackatac12: what did he do?
wormie3: OR, i wouldn't have stolen a car and tried to run from the cops.
mackatac12: maybe a "shard"
mackatac12: yeah
wormie3: that's "shart"
mackatac12: its a stolen car?
wormie3: yeah.
mackatac12: is that why he ran
wormie3: hence the pursuit.
mackatac12: ahh i see
mackatac12: back to the basketball
mackatac12: let me know if things getting exciting over there on channel 7
wormie3: will do.
wormie3: let me know if the ucla male cheerleaders start humping one another in their headbands.
wormie3: the newscaster says, "One wonders if perhaps firing the beanbags into the back of the car might have scared him away from surrendering."
wormie3: seriously, though, brother's a pretty good driver.
wormie3: ha, the LA school police are involved.
wormie3: ooh, they think he's trying to restart the car and make another run for it.
wormie3: "whoever is in this camera position is in a dangerous spot, because the officer's guns are pretty much pointed right in your direction. so I would caution whoever is operating this camera to be careful because the officers might be shooting in your direction."
wormie3: ooh, he's turning the wheel.
mackatac12: uhh oh
mackatac12: i gotta watch this
mackatac12: i just sent the invite
wormie3: they're keeping the shot on wide angle cause if he goes into reverse they're just going to shoot him.
mackatac12: really?
mackatac12: ewwww
mackatac12: my neighbor just came home and i think they were smoking a cigarette in the hallway
mackatac12: ewww
wormie3: got the invite, fantastic..
wormie3: gross.
wormie3: apparently the camera person is not in the line of fire, but the camera is.
mackatac12: i spray their door knob with the air freshner every time i spray it
wormie3: i hope the camera gets shot.
mackatac12: interesting
mackatac12: yeah that would be cool
wormie3: he's totally trying to restart the car.
mackatac12: what an idiot
wormie3: 'cause that'll solve his problem.
mackatac12: he's just making is bill worse
mackatac12: seriously what a moron
wormie3: guess what buddy - YOU LOSE.
mackatac12: haha
wormie3: ha, are you seeing the helicopter shot of the camera?
mackatac12: yeah i saw that
wormie3: all the news that fits.
mackatac12: ok let me know if something interesting happens again
wormie3: will do.
wormie3: ooh, an armored vehicle just drove up to the front of the car, and they're pushing the tahoe back against one of the cop cars.
wormie3: i think they'll shoot him just for kicks.
wormie3: newscaster: maybe this is what it will take to convince him he's really out of options right now.
wormie3: "well if the driveshaft is disengaged from the differential..." = newscaster trying to sound smart.
wormie3: the car specialist is now speculating that his AC is probably not working and since his windows are up, it might be getting pretty hot in the car, so maybe he'll get out when it gets too hot
wormie3: he's opened the sunroof and thrown a cell phone out. now he's closed the sunroof.
wormie3: ooh, there's a big battering ram armored vehicle that's going to ram the dude.
mackatac12: ok i'm watching again
mackatac12: wow
mackatac12: thats fucking scary looking
mackatac12: seriously
mackatac12: why doesn't the dude just get out of the car
wormie3: seriously.
mackatac12: this is oddly very entertaining
wormie3: i know. like, what is he going to do - stay there forever?
mackatac12: who knows
mackatac12: maybe there's a celebrity inthere
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: ooh, he's getting out maybe.
mackatac12: the owners on the phone
wormie3: OMG the owner of the car is on the phone!
mackatac12: he was using the owners cell phone
wormie3: HA HA HA .
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: this is too good.
mackatac12: seriously
mackatac12: i wonder what the owner is doing
mackatac12: or thinking
mackatac12: those bullet proof trucks are scary looking
wormie3: i know.
mackatac12: looks like something batman would own
wormie3: he turns on the tv and is like "FUCK! hey, that's MY cell phone. And it's peak hours!!!"
mackatac12: LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mackatac12: why didn't that white car stop
wormie3: LA drivers.
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: they suck
wormie3: I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY!!!
mackatac12: i hope the driver has insurance
wormie3: i know.
wormie3: that'd suck.
mackatac12: well i bet they'd make the due pay for in court
wormie3: oops, the fox chopper cut them off.
mackatac12: but i doubt the dude has the moneyto pay for it anyways
wormie3: car owner's on the phone!
mackatac12: here's the owner
wormie3: ha, lojack called him.
mackatac12: hahah
wormie3: like, "um, remember how we were supposed to keep your car from being stolen? well, it's been stolen, just FYI"
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: wow
mackatac12: haha
mackatac12: the owner "i just can't believe how stupid criminals can be"
wormie3: seriously.
wormie3: wow, the dude made it all the way from beverly hills.
mackatac12: he's out
wormie3: ooh, and we're out.
wormie3: on the ground, buddy.
mackatac12: he has AAA insurance
wormie3: HA, he's being arrested by LA school police.
mackatac12: man can you imagine calling your insurance company
mackatac12: "yes hello, I'm calling b/c my car was stolen, the robber then proceeded to take on a high speed chase, ran into a few cars, a curb, and then was pushed back with an armored vehicle"
mackatac12: "yeah, the car is very damaged"
wormie3: um, yeah, so i'll need to make a claim.
wormie3: ok, what channel is basketball on?
mackatac12: sounds like me callling my insurance company "umm, hi, so i recenty shipped my car across the country, but the truck that my car was on was driven 700 yards off the freeway, over some railroad tracks and into a ravine"
wormie3: "so what can you do for me?"
mackatac12: can you imagine some of the stories that you would get as a car insurance agent
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: what did the insurance company say?
mackatac12: first they were like "really?" and then they were "wow, i've never heard anything like this"
mackatac12: i think i even had one that cursed saying "oh shit"
wormie3: HA!
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: i would have been like, "yeah, that's what i said."
mackatac12: that is actually exactly what i said
mackatac12: man ucla is kicking belmont's butt
mackatac12: well i'm tied for 2nd in my brothers pool
mackatac12: and then i'm tied for 3rd in my friend steve's pool (thats the one were if i get 1st place i'll win like $600)
mackatac12: man i can't believe ucla is losing
wormie3: wow.
wormie3: $600 is like, serious business. how much did you have to put in for that one?
mackatac12: only $10 per bracket
mackatac12: its just that there are over 100 brackets in the pool
mackatac12: i'm playing against Steney Hoyer
mackatac12: (congressman from maryland)
wormie3: wow. very impressive.
mackatac12: the ucla male cheerleaders wear headbands
mackatac12: ha
wormie3: ha ha, they deserve to lose
mackatac12: haha
wormie3: what channel is that on?
mackatac12: they're winning now
mackatac12: plus its only the first half
wormie3: dude, something is going down in south central.
mackatac12: what?
wormie3: there's like 15 cop cars behind another car. i think there's a standoff or something.
mackatac12: no way
mackatac12: is it on the news?
wormie3: some sort of high speed chase i think.
wormie3: but now it's a standoff.
mackatac12: wtf?
mackatac12: i feel like that only ever happens in LA
mackatac12: people thinking they can out run the cops
mackatac12: wtf
mackatac12: stupid
wormie3: intersection of central and vernon - GTA pursuit just came to an end - put on channel 7
wormie3: i know.
mackatac12: my goodness
wormie3: it happens like twice a year -OOH IT WENT RIGHT BY USC - THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AT VERMONT AND WASHINGTON
wormie3: i know, it happens like 2x a year everywhere else, here it's like everyday
mackatac12: no way!!
wormie3: also, the cops fucking shoot people every day here.
mackatac12: i iknow
mackatac12: they're crazy
wormie3: ha, the newscasters are hysterical - they're like "how he's going to end up going to jail. cause that's where he's going."
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: haha
mackatac12: "there was a stand off last week on the freeway"
wormie3: everywhere else i've lived, if the cops shot someone, it was like major news w/ investigations going on for like months.
mackatac12: its ridiculous
mackatac12: i know!!
mackatac12: i wonder where he is now
wormie3: here it's just like, "....and the cops shot these 5 people today, they all deserved it... Britney Spears is rumored to be pregnant again.
wormie3: .".
mackatac12: hahah
mackatac12: is she really?
wormie3: he's reaching under the seat or into the dash or something
wormie3: well, yeah.
mackatac12: really?
wormie3: yeah.
mackatac12: no way!!
wormie3: he might be ducking now. or reaching for a gun, in which case this is way more interesting.
mackatac12: how do you know all this stuff
mackatac12: haha
wormie3: tabloids in the grocery checkout, duh.
mackatac12: ahh i see
mackatac12: you know whats even crazier
mackatac12: did OJ go on a high speed chase?
mackatac12: in his bronco
wormie3: it wasn't high speed. it was like 55mph.
mackatac12: even the celebs out here do it
mackatac12: oh
wormie3: seriously.
mackatac12: but still
wormie3: yeah.
wormie3: you will NEVER OUTRUN THE COPS. duh. why even try, you're just getting yourself into more trouble.
mackatac12: seriously
mackatac12: haha
mackatac12: "it appears to be a heavy set man, with a t-shirt, and a bald spot"
wormie3: "appears to be a heavyset man, in a t-shirt, with a bald spot"
mackatac12: LOL
wormie3: LOLOLOL
mackatac12: ROFL
wormie3: newscasters are fucking hysterical.
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: i know
mackatac12: i'm seriously laughing out loud
wormie3: me too.
wormie3: i'm crying a little.
mackatac12: hahahaha
wormie3: good call on that one.
mackatac12: he's not a bad driver
wormie3: seriously.
mackatac12: a much better driver than i would have been
wormie3: oops!
wormie3: yeah, i'd be fucking parked through the front window of La Barca.
mackatac12: LOL
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: i'd also have shat my pants.
mackatac12: what did he do?
wormie3: OR, i wouldn't have stolen a car and tried to run from the cops.
mackatac12: maybe a "shard"
mackatac12: yeah
wormie3: that's "shart"
mackatac12: its a stolen car?
wormie3: yeah.
mackatac12: is that why he ran
wormie3: hence the pursuit.
mackatac12: ahh i see
mackatac12: back to the basketball
mackatac12: let me know if things getting exciting over there on channel 7
wormie3: will do.
wormie3: let me know if the ucla male cheerleaders start humping one another in their headbands.
wormie3: the newscaster says, "One wonders if perhaps firing the beanbags into the back of the car might have scared him away from surrendering."
wormie3: seriously, though, brother's a pretty good driver.
wormie3: ha, the LA school police are involved.
wormie3: ooh, they think he's trying to restart the car and make another run for it.
wormie3: "whoever is in this camera position is in a dangerous spot, because the officer's guns are pretty much pointed right in your direction. so I would caution whoever is operating this camera to be careful because the officers might be shooting in your direction."
wormie3: ooh, he's turning the wheel.
mackatac12: uhh oh
mackatac12: i gotta watch this
mackatac12: i just sent the invite
wormie3: they're keeping the shot on wide angle cause if he goes into reverse they're just going to shoot him.
mackatac12: really?
mackatac12: ewwww
mackatac12: my neighbor just came home and i think they were smoking a cigarette in the hallway
mackatac12: ewww
wormie3: got the invite, fantastic..
wormie3: gross.
wormie3: apparently the camera person is not in the line of fire, but the camera is.
mackatac12: i spray their door knob with the air freshner every time i spray it
wormie3: i hope the camera gets shot.
mackatac12: interesting
mackatac12: yeah that would be cool
wormie3: he's totally trying to restart the car.
mackatac12: what an idiot
wormie3: 'cause that'll solve his problem.
mackatac12: he's just making is bill worse
mackatac12: seriously what a moron
wormie3: guess what buddy - YOU LOSE.
mackatac12: haha
wormie3: ha, are you seeing the helicopter shot of the camera?
mackatac12: yeah i saw that
wormie3: all the news that fits.
mackatac12: ok let me know if something interesting happens again
wormie3: will do.
wormie3: ooh, an armored vehicle just drove up to the front of the car, and they're pushing the tahoe back against one of the cop cars.
wormie3: i think they'll shoot him just for kicks.
wormie3: newscaster: maybe this is what it will take to convince him he's really out of options right now.
wormie3: "well if the driveshaft is disengaged from the differential..." = newscaster trying to sound smart.
wormie3: the car specialist is now speculating that his AC is probably not working and since his windows are up, it might be getting pretty hot in the car, so maybe he'll get out when it gets too hot
wormie3: he's opened the sunroof and thrown a cell phone out. now he's closed the sunroof.
wormie3: ooh, there's a big battering ram armored vehicle that's going to ram the dude.
mackatac12: ok i'm watching again
mackatac12: wow
mackatac12: thats fucking scary looking
mackatac12: seriously
mackatac12: why doesn't the dude just get out of the car
wormie3: seriously.
mackatac12: this is oddly very entertaining
wormie3: i know. like, what is he going to do - stay there forever?
mackatac12: who knows
mackatac12: maybe there's a celebrity inthere
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: ooh, he's getting out maybe.
mackatac12: the owners on the phone
wormie3: OMG the owner of the car is on the phone!
mackatac12: he was using the owners cell phone
wormie3: HA HA HA .
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: this is too good.
mackatac12: seriously
mackatac12: i wonder what the owner is doing
mackatac12: or thinking
mackatac12: those bullet proof trucks are scary looking
wormie3: i know.
mackatac12: looks like something batman would own
wormie3: he turns on the tv and is like "FUCK! hey, that's MY cell phone. And it's peak hours!!!"
mackatac12: LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mackatac12: why didn't that white car stop
wormie3: LA drivers.
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: they suck
wormie3: I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY!!!
mackatac12: i hope the driver has insurance
wormie3: i know.
wormie3: that'd suck.
mackatac12: well i bet they'd make the due pay for in court
wormie3: oops, the fox chopper cut them off.
mackatac12: but i doubt the dude has the moneyto pay for it anyways
wormie3: car owner's on the phone!
mackatac12: here's the owner
wormie3: ha, lojack called him.
mackatac12: hahah
wormie3: like, "um, remember how we were supposed to keep your car from being stolen? well, it's been stolen, just FYI"
mackatac12: hahaha
mackatac12: wow
mackatac12: haha
mackatac12: the owner "i just can't believe how stupid criminals can be"
wormie3: seriously.
wormie3: wow, the dude made it all the way from beverly hills.
mackatac12: he's out
wormie3: ooh, and we're out.
wormie3: on the ground, buddy.
mackatac12: he has AAA insurance
wormie3: HA, he's being arrested by LA school police.
mackatac12: man can you imagine calling your insurance company
mackatac12: "yes hello, I'm calling b/c my car was stolen, the robber then proceeded to take on a high speed chase, ran into a few cars, a curb, and then was pushed back with an armored vehicle"
mackatac12: "yeah, the car is very damaged"
wormie3: um, yeah, so i'll need to make a claim.
wormie3: ok, what channel is basketball on?
mackatac12: sounds like me callling my insurance company "umm, hi, so i recenty shipped my car across the country, but the truck that my car was on was driven 700 yards off the freeway, over some railroad tracks and into a ravine"
wormie3: "so what can you do for me?"
mackatac12: can you imagine some of the stories that you would get as a car insurance agent
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: what did the insurance company say?
mackatac12: first they were like "really?" and then they were "wow, i've never heard anything like this"
mackatac12: i think i even had one that cursed saying "oh shit"
wormie3: HA!
mackatac12: hahaha
wormie3: i would have been like, "yeah, that's what i said."
mackatac12: that is actually exactly what i said
mackatac12: man ucla is kicking belmont's butt