Riddle Me This
Lawrence Patrick Sullivan, 29, wasn’t arrested by the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Police because he has green hair. Or because he has facial tattoos designed to make him look like Batman’s nemesis, The Joker. No, it was more because he was allegedly acting like Joker: he was, 911 callers said, pointing a gun at cars driving by. With witness descriptions (and probably without them), Sullivan was easy to spot. When officers contacted him, he volunteered, “I have a gun in my pocket.” Officers found that was true — and it was loaded. Does he have a permit? “I don’t have a permit ’cause it’s expensive,” he replied. Sullivan was charged with carrying a concealed firearm. The profession listed on his jail record: “Tattoo model.” (RC/Miami Herald) ...In the “What Not to Do” division.Original Publication Date: 18 June 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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