A valid excuse for being late to work is...."I was stuck waiting on 16th Street for the President's motorcade to go by..." As much as Mr. President drives me nuts, it is something to start the day with a wave and a smile from him and his ginormous security detail...
Also, did anyone else read the post article about racial profiling? Now, I in NO way condone racial profiling, but have you ever been to the corner of 17th & Euclid? There are like 9,000 bums, crack pots, etc. roaming around there and a family of like 17 people (that happen to be black) live in the house on the corner (which some of you may remember was featured in a lengthy City Paper article a couple of years ago.) The fact that more of them get stopped by the cops has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with the nefarious activities that have been going on on that corner for years! I just found it so odd they'd single out that location which is soooo notorious and use it as an example. It just goes to show how out of touch these researchers are with true community dynamics.
Now if they'd said 16th & U Street, I'd listen and think twice, it's a much better example of a diverse population....
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