A Taste of Cal

I really should have posted this before my vacation message below, but anyway. There were two articles on the front page of the daily cal yesterday that caught my eye as a bit odd (even by Berkeley standards).

First we have the coalition trying to close down liquor stores in South Berkeley. The by-line says it all: "Crime Would Dry Up If Liquor Sales Were Curbed, Residents Say." The article as a whole has a couple of other tid bits that are quite amusing, such as S. Berkeley has a lot of crime, it also has a lot of liquor stores, therefore she's made of wood. I really wonder if people have heard of the 18th and 21st Amendments.

Second, we have the 63-year old creep arrested for using a shoe camera to get upskirt footage. Specifically:

Robert Knop, 63, was arrested last Thursday at the Richmond Costco when 16-year-old twins thought they saw him filming their mother from a camera planted inside his shoe, said Richmond police Sgt. Mark Gagan.

HOT. I really don't know how I will concentrate on driving with images of this sexy beast running around the Costco I frequent with a shoe camera. Frankly I think the twins overreacted. Honestly, let mom have her day in the sun. You (all) were just jealous he didn't film you two. Next time, join in...after picking up a sample of that neon green juice that has 200,000% daily average Vitamin K.