Policia

It is most common to see two (young) policemen weaving together through traffic atop an official motorcycle. While riding along in the back of my friend’s car today I saw something new: two (young) policemen, but between them a third man with his arms up in the air, handcuffed together. Looking like they were about ready to fall off, what surprised me most was that it seemed so unsurprising that an arrested man should be transported to wherever??? in this fashion. I sometimes see these police pairs hassling youngsters dressed in baggy pants with died black hair who loiter in park corners, but usually they can be found leaning distractedly against a lamppost without any apparent purpose. Despite their widespread presence in the city, I take for granted the fact that in the US there is less corruption within law enforcement and I know that for the most part I can count on policemen to be actively ‘keeping the peace’ while on duty.