adventures of a psychopathic magnet

A Cow Town No Longer?

This week seems to be Denver's attempt at showing the world that it is just as big and hip and all that as say LA or New York.
Having the whole NBA all star game and all the hoopla that goes with it helps. Today I was at the mall buying a belt and hadn't really made the connection that everyone would go to the Cherry Creek mall during the All Star festivities, but they did. In fact the mall proved to be extremely entertaining. Everyone was travelling in a group (with the exception of myself and a little old lady who didn't get the memo) or entouage rather, even security. It was common to see groups of teenagers packed close around their cameras and cell phone discussing their plan of attack, "ok, so if they are tall and black, take their picture." (I wish I could say I made that up.) then later sprinting through the mall while their friends yelled directions to them from the upper lever or over their cell phone. At one point I saw a group start snapping photos of another group who they thought to be famous, only to overhear their models laughing at them a few minutes later for mistaking them for a celebrity. One sales woman told me with pride that Paris Hilton (oh god.) had been there just yesterday.
In the midst of all the special events and P. Diddy and Michel Jordon private parties there is the other side to the big city show. Crime. At the moment there is a serial rapist on the run. In the past week he has attacked 5 people. Tonight around 6pm he struck again a meer six blocks from my house. This prompted a huge manhunt in the area. For about 4 hours helicopters circled the area. I think this man wants to be caught. Because he is targeting victims in one area (around cheeseman park) and he is attacking so frequently 100 Denver Police officers have been assigned to find him. That is all they are doing, looking for him. And, because of the NBA thing, every police officer in Denver is on duty for the next week. On the bus downtown this morning I couldn't help but notice that there was a police officer on every single block. I don't even want to jay walk there are so many cops around. You would think that this would be a good time to maybe, you know, lay low. Not to mention, according to the local news, pictures of him were shown this morning on national talk shows and he will be on "America's Most Wanted" in case he leaves the state.
Well, the helicopters must have had to refuel, I notice that they are back and that every few minutes a cop car drives down my street. It's at times like these I can't help but think of good old Patrick and what he felt the penelty for rape should be, "castration." I hope they find this guy.

posted by lulu @ 11:14 PM