Stones' Rants

Had a small issue with drunken Mexicans shooting off fireworks at 11Pm tonite. Tried to do the right thing, and not go down there with a bat and start bashing skulls. Called 311 the non-emergency number for the police. Apparently my town doesn't have it's own number, or its different, or something. Got transferred to the correct number for my town. Got a recording, says "Press one for English," but I can't see the numbers, because I'm outside at 11pm at nite, I wind up accidentally disconnecting or something. I try again, he says "we don't work for your town's police dept, let me transfer you to the emergency number-" and does so. Then they want to know the block number. It's a dead end street, its only a block long, what do you need the block number for? This goes on for awhile, finally we determine I'm in the 3200 block. Then he wants to know some other stuff, I'm losing my patience, I scream at him "Just send someone to put these drunken bastards to bed!!!" and then I hung up.

It's 11:20 now, it got real quiet over there. I guess they came after all.

But my point is, this is America, I'm an American (2nd generation) and the official language is fucking ENGLISH, I shouldn't have to press any buttons for ENGLISH while calling the goddam police in AMERICA. For fucksakes, what a bunch of crybaby bleeding heart pussies we've become. I'm ashamed to be an American.

Here is just one of the many news items concerning the latest colossal cock-up with Homeland Security and our inability to catch these guys:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100504/ap_on_go_ot/us_times_square_probe

Briefly, the guy responsible for the Times Square bomb (y'know, the one that didn't go off) bought a ticket, went through security, and boarded the fracking plane before anyone knew it. How the fuck did he get through security, for fucksakes! What's the point of it if it ain't SECURE??!! If any towel-headed rug-praying MORON can get through it, what the fuck good is it??!!!!!

So my question is, why do I have to take my goddam shoes off, and put my belt, keys, phone and laptop through the goddam x-ray machine, while this guy can just waltz on to the plane? I thought the whole reason for this "heightened security" was to catch the bad guys BEFORE they got on the goddam plane. So all of this time-wasting, line-waiting, clothes-removing, emptying of pockets BULLSHIT is a complete and utter waste of fucking time???!!!

Fortunately, for all concerned, the 'terrorist' was as incompetent as the guys trying to catch him. (hint: don't buy an alarm clock at the dollar store for your bomb timer, you fracking imbecile)

I'm thoroughly disgusted.