Top Cops

At the Cultural Plaza Thursday night, and up and down Lake and Lucerne, it looked like a police State. This was the Chamber's Lung Association Event. North M Street between Lake and Lucerne was closed all day. There must have been 50 cops or more all over the place—walking up and down the streets and hanging out at the Plaza. Everywhere you turned around, there was a sheriff vehicle. Even Cpt. Silva was there! It was a formidable presence in Lake Worth. They were telling the people—-“See, we are here for you and we are going to make a difference.” One man stopped me on the street, someone I did not know, to make a negative comment about it. I can’t repeat what he said but it was along the lines of testosterone and the size of organs. My only thought was—-why aren't they out catching criminals? This is why we gave up our very own police department, the first step in dismantling our Charter and being an independent City, and handed over our entire infrastructure to go with them, wasn’t it? Were the criminals having as much fun that night doing what they do best or did they take a night off too?