Chicago Problems

 

♪♪"Scruff McGruff, Chicago Illinois, 60612"♪♪

Why do the jingles from your childhood stay with you for life? How did Scruff McGruff take a bite out of crime? So many questions. I never watched the tv show (I only realized there was one when I looked up how to spell his name because I figured it was like this but wanted to check because you know how you think something is one way your whole life then you get fact checked and your world is rocked?) but I heard the commercial about "taking a bite out of crime" so many times. I don't recall the plan to take a bite out of crime, but I knew the name of the bloodhound detective and his city, state, zip. Not sure if that was enough to mail something to him - maybe it was? What would you even mail to him - I guess evidence of a crime? Many questions remain. I don't recall the article that my husband was reading that made him give the above statement, if I did then I would link it here. But I don't think it's a disputed fact that Chicago has a crime problem. 

Text:
M: Chicago has a crime problem.
L: But Scruff McGruff lives there!!!

Money Laundry

 

So a quick search revealed that laundry mats are a common component of money laundering because they expect large amounts of cash in those venues which means they can fudge the numbers more easily, but my take is that people launder their money the traditional way i.e. washing and drying in the machines. Squeaky clean money. I'm not going to include links here because if you want to research crime, you must do that on your own. Now I want someone to run on the platform "Launder Clothes, Not Money." Please make it happen. 

Text:
B: How long will it take your man to launder the money?
M: There's a Laundromat nearby that has a 30min wash and 45min dry, so Johnny should be back in under two hours.
B: ...
M: I hope he took enough quarters. 

Evidence Says Otherwise

 

So nice when the evidence is clear like that. I think this was sparked by something said in an NCIS episode. The scene is something like "Here is what I think happened" then "But the evidence here says otherwise!" and the comic just takes that literally.

Text:
NCIS: How do you know he's not guilty?
FBI: We found this in the evidence locker. *Holds box labeled "otherwise"*

Tracking Shoes

I saw an ad a while ago that was for sneakers that had a tracker in them for this purpose (the exercise purpose, not the criminal one) and I thought this up right away. It basically is an ankle bracelet that tells people where you are. I have thought about getting a bracelet that does some tracking but then I think, do I really want to be tracked? But there are nice features like the health things, tracking your heart rate and sleep patterns and such. And also, I have a smart phone so it's tracking me anyways. But it's good to think about security - should you be posting when you're out and about? Probably it's fine, provided you know where you're sharing it (just friends, not randos on the internet). But I'm not comfortable with a tracking shoe. To each their own?

Text:
Jogger: My new TRAQ shoes keep track of my steps and logs where I've been!
Criminal: Cool, I am probably getting an ankle bracelet that does the same thing.

B'more Gotham

So I forget what make me think of this. It's kinda nice working from home because my news feed isn't picking up as much Baltimore news (my office is on the edge of Baltimore so when I'm at work and check the news it tells me the ... different counts). Is their mayor a female? I would have to check. Nope, the current mayor is Bernard Young. The previous mayor was female, but she resigned last year. Too much crime, on all the levels. Not sure vigilantes is the best plan, but hey maybe it'd work?
Baltimore has a nice Comic-Con each year in October. I just checked and it's not cancelled (yet) which is hopeful. We were down in Baltimore for lunch one Saturday a few years ago and saw several Batmen walk past then followed them and found the Comic-Con.

Text:
Reporter: Mayor, what is your plan to tackle crime in Baltimore?
Mayor: We are renaming the city "Gotham" and hoping for the best.