June 26, 2008
Morning Roundup: Bang, Bang, Boom, Boom Edition
Good morning, D.C. Yesterday we told you to expect the Supreme Court ruling on the Heller handgun case at 10 a.m., and today, we're telling you the exact same thing. Could this possibly be the start of us all collectively living the same day over and over again, like in Groundhog Day? There's only one way to find out -- on to this morning's headlines!
Metro Worker Sex Sting: The Examiner reports that a Metro station manager and a Metro custodian were arrested on prostitution charges after an undercover transit police investigation found they arranged hookers for people from inside the Dupont Circle Metro station. Police first became suspicious of the station manager, Sharon Waters, after they found fliers advertising sex trips with Waters' name, email and phone number printed on them. The other woman is believed to have been one of Waters' prostitutes, and has since been fired after police found stolen merchandise on her at the time of her arrest. Waters is on administrative leave.
Norton Investigates Capitol Police Firings: The Post reports that Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton called for a review of the U.S. Capitol Police decision to dismiss one-fourth of the department's most recent group of recruits, who were hired despite failing criminal background or other employment checks. Norton has expressed concern that the department treated the fired recruits unfairly, since many of them quit other jobs and had already completed half of their training.
Briefly Noted: Virginia executed its 100th prisoner ... Woman found dead in Bowie house fire was shot and died and before the fire ... Construction worker rescued after fall at State Department ... Today is a Code Orange air quality day.
This Day in DCist: In 2007 an evil Spider-man was roaming the streets of Fairfax committing crimes, and in 2006 we examined the possibility of a living wage for D.C.
Photo by Samer Farha
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Sigh.
Metro workers didn't get the memo: It's Metro Opens Doors! Not Metro Gets You Whores.
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My favorite part of the story is this, "At one point the employees used the Metro loudspeaker system to facilitate an illicit sexual arrangement, according to police who arrested the pair last week."
Damn, why wasn't I in the Dupont station during that?
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"Police first became suspicious of the station manager, Sharon Waters, after they found fliers advertising sex trips with Waters' name, email and phone number printed on them."
Wow, we've got some god-damn Sherlock Holmeses on the case, don't we. You forgot to mention that the police's suspicions were confirmed when they noticed the 10 foot tall neon sign outside Dupont North that said "Hey, we've got whores here, if you're interested."
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SO many times ive wished i could buy a desert eagle on my lunch break. Thank you SCOTUS!!
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Metro Worker Sex Sting
I had this once. Penicillin cleans it right up. But for a couple of weeks there, I had some "track fires" on my "Yellow Line" if you know what I mean and I'm sure you wish you didn't.
Just goes to show that people need to practice safe commuting. Because when you "ride the subway," you're riding with everyone who's ever ridden that subway.
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bang bang bang
boom boom boom
bang bang bang
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I would have loved to have been in the station for that.
"Customers traveling on the Red Line expect minor delays from an earlier train problem that has been resolved. ... Station manager Waters, your threesome is waiting for you by the back door."
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100 executions?!? Where do I pick up my free hoagie?
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"Would you pay $50 for Candy bar, or $100 for a Hamburger???? I would not!!, how bout $25 for a handy and $50 for a BJ???... intrested? see your nearest station manager for details."
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100 executions? is the 101st free? I'm sure Virginians would be thrilled about finally getting something in return for all the taxes they pay.
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Gun ban = fail!
Heller affirmed
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So how did that work out when they were broadcasting their little sex adverts on the loudspeakers? I mean, did they just out and say, "Knobslobbin in the back office" or were they a little more subtle about it? Did they use some kinda Navajo pimp codetalker jargon like, "Ho on the first flo' fo shizzle, my brizzle?" Because, as any grocery store bagger will tell you, when the loudspeaker says, "Cleanup on aisle 6," it's code for "Teabagging on the loading dock."
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Haven't seen opinion yet, but this just in on Supreme Court blog.....
Answering a 127-year old constitutional question, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to have a gun, at least in one’s home. The Court, splitting 5-4, struck down a District of Columbia ban on handguns.
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Hooray! Gun ban overturned.
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Sweet. Guess I'll buy myself a Glock on the way home.
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What's with ol' peg-leg in that picture? Trying to bring pinch rolling back into fashion?
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Gunpocalypse is on
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Expect NE, SE and SW to light up in a blaze of blood-letting now guns have a green light. Blacks are going to be slaughtering each other left, right and center.
More so.
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..they found fliers advertising sex trips..
Man, I'm ashamed to say that none of my metro rides have been sex trips. I think I have a discrimination suit here.
And speaking of sketcky deals, whats doing with the photo above? Are these gentlemen buying Rap Snacks? Andy Capp's Hot Fries? Or, less addictive and likely less harmful, just your garden variety drug buy?
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Has anyone ever seen a Metro employee that they wanted to schtupp, let alone pay for the privilege? Most of the Metro managers I've seen have been the surly, bitter, disgruntled middle aged sort. Is there some sort of fetish for middle management bureaucrats or something?
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Hm, one of the reasons Monkey and I left DC-proper was because he couldn't display his arsenal of Airsoft rifles. This changes things...
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Someone runs a sex ring out of a metro station and they only get put on administrative leave?! I am clearly working in the wrong business.
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Female hookers and Dupont Circle go together like fish and bicycles. You're doing it wrong!
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"Someone runs a sex ring out of a metro station and they only get put on administrative leave?! I am clearly working in the wrong business."
Yes, because firing her based solely on allegations of misconduct would be a *great* way to avoid an unfair termination lawsuit.
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"Norton has expressed concern that the department treated the fired recruits unfairly..."
Even though they did not pass a background check ... i.e. convicted fellons, et al. Glad to see she's looking after these fools and not the educational scholarships or other items that directly affect her constituents. What ... were all the officers effected Shiloh attendees?
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Eleanor and the Mayor for Life, two peas in a shitty-ass pod.
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I'm a little confused as to why you'd bother paying for sex when you could just go up the escalator and into the Front Page and get it for free.
Also, I have never seen a Metro employee I wanted to have sex with. Never.
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I heard the prostitution ring was all Michael Keaton's idea.