04.16.08 Wednesday
Thanks to a 5-2 vote in the City Council now minors can attend concerts in Omaha venues that sell alcohol and if they are under 18 they can get it if they bring a notarized parental consent form from mom. Do they still need the form if mom is at the bar as well?
This policy will allow places like the Slowdown and the Waiting Room to continue to hold all ages show and give some of the local area perverts a new venue in which to make contact with minors. They seem to have caught on to the ones lurking in our schools.
Speaking of that, a former Norris Middle School teacher plead no contest to 3rd degree sexual assault of a child after having sexual contact with a 14 year old former student in a park at 52nd and B Street. The teacher has since been fired from the school but is free on 10% of $100,000 bond and could face five years in the slammer.
A soon to be former employee of MUD has filed a 2 million dollar lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against. The 65 year old man suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (He must have opened his MUD bill) and clinical depression (he must have also listened to the hold message on the MUD phone lines while attempting to reach a real human). The man claims he was passes over for raises and was forced to work in a hostile environment. He filed complaints with the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and was promptly put on an involuntary leave of absence and will be terminated June 21st. (Wonder if they will shut off his water on that day too.)
And the No-K Coral was all fired up again last night, well at least shots were reported fired in the 42nd and Kansas Ave area. Police found no victims and as usual everyone was so informative.
As warmer weather takes hold we offer a public service to our readers with the Staying Alive After 9:45 No-K Coral Survival Quiz.
What provides better cover in a drive by:
A: Bus Bench
B: Green Recycle Bin
C: 78 Buick
D: Hiding under an overturned infant swimming pool.
If a car creeps slowly down your street with a gun barrel sticking out the window you should:
A: Start yelling To Arms To Arms The Crips be coming .
B: Stop, Drop and Crawl behind something.
C: Yell for your white trash neighbor to get his bat and come out on the porch.
D: Check your safety and prepare to return fire.
The proper response to reporters questions after an overnight shooting is:
A: He was just starting to turn his life around
B: They didn’t need to kildt him like that.
C: He was the loving father of 12 and never caused any trouble. (Hint this one one comes into play if the victim has less than 5 felony convictions)
D: Cry for more police protection in the area as long as they don’t pull you over for expired plates .
That’s all for now…glad we could help.
More later……………………
Bugs Manderson
C,D,All of the above
You guys are rotten. Miss ya on football nights.
Mandy
Comment by Mandy — April 16, 2008 @ 6:13 am
What is the point of the permission slip? Are you supposed to keep these on file? Seems like a waste of time and energy for everyone
Comment by what the ? — April 16, 2008 @ 7:10 am
Please let my little Juan attend tonights concert. Both I and his teacher, Mr. Kotter, think that this would be a fantastic learning experience.
Comment by Epstein's Mother — April 16, 2008 @ 8:41 am
Q1: The answer depends on what part of the Buick you hide behind and what’s in the recycle container.
If the container is full of newspapers (especially wet) that’s a good choice. Otherwise, get behind the engine block or steel wheels of the Buick. The doors/windows are easily penetrated.
Q2: You should never have to check your safety. It should always be on, unless your sights are on target, then you should remove the safety automatically. The key here, is to “Get Off the X.” In other words, move. Moving targets are harder to hit. make sure to move perpendicular or at an angle to the attack, as running away keeps you stationary, just getting smaller.
Q3: All of the above. Be sure to get all the baby mommas some airtime.
Comment by JoeMerchant24 — April 16, 2008 @ 8:52 am
Good answers Joe. In our class you get extra credit..In OPS you would get some therapy and a few days of in house.
Comment by eyeonomaha — April 16, 2008 @ 9:37 am
How can you seriously be against the bill to allow all ages shows? I hate how everyone seems to think the bars don’t have something to lose by serving alcohol to minors. I also love the idea that you people seem to think your kids can’t get booze in about an hour should they be so inclined. Seriously, cut that time in half if they go to public schools and cut THAT time in half if they’re looking for low level drugs such as Marijuana. The war on drugs hasn’t changed shit, it’s still just that easy to get dope.
Think of it this way, what’s the easier way to get booze, driving down to the slowdown or the waiting room and trying to tell the bartender you lost your wallet, or asking your friends brother for booze? If someone is going to slip kids drinks while the authorities aren’t looking, they don’t need to do it at the waiting room, they can do it in their living room and not risk getting caught.
Comment by asdf — April 16, 2008 @ 9:48 am
Not against the “minors at music venue” issue, just don’t see a need or viable use for permission slip, It’s not a school field trip. Does the permission slip release anyone from liability related to the event?
Comment by what the ? — April 16, 2008 @ 10:57 am
I believe that Mrs. Epstein’s comments were meant show the silliness of the “note from a parent” idea. Look if we are going to allow this why not use the wrist band for alcohol method that are used at some of the other events around town? I am more concerned about what types of setting we are allowing this in. Maybe there needs to be come clear definition of the venues before legislation is (was) enacted.
Comment by Captain Obvious — April 16, 2008 @ 11:08 am
The waiting room and the Roxbury uses the X/Band method, I dunno about the slow down, since I’ve never been. Sokal just uses bands for the 21+ crowd, of course they’re dealing with a much greater sized crowd.
For those that have never been, the X/Band method means that 21+ gets a wrist band, everyone else gets a giant black X on one or both hands in permanent marker.
Comment by asdf — April 16, 2008 @ 11:16 am
I think the Permission slip thing was a joke.
Comment by asdf — April 16, 2008 @ 11:19 am
According to this mornings Weird Harold, it is not a joke. I know the world may come to an end but I actually agree with you on a preferred method of dealing with it. My concern is that we are allowing minors to “standalone bars” because of a “concert.” Sounds like any bar can have a group and be allowed to have minors. I hope not and I would need to read the law but I think that more definition of the venues should have been required.
Comment by Captain Obvious — April 16, 2008 @ 11:32 am
Wow I just took some to read that and it isn’t a joke.
That seems like a hassle, though I guess it’ll be good for the notary business.
What I would think would be the best way to do it, is keep it on file VIA a laptop or something. Hand out the slips have them signed/notarized, than give them at the club the first time. After the show scan them into the computer and make a simple database. which can be checked against a Photo ID. Pretty easy and it’d only cost about a grand to make together.
Comment by asdf — April 16, 2008 @ 1:46 pm
asdf,
I am not punking on you (this time) about the permission slip deal. I thought it had to be a joke too until I read it. I am convinced that our local government is made up of a bunch of CFM’s. Maybe they thought that Ashford’s “note from a doctor” legislation was a good idea so they extended it to kids in bars. I’ll bet the city councilmen in grown-up cities are laughing at us.
I HAVE AN IDEA! New city (and state too!) legislation that states after elected, a candidate must pass a pre-employment drug screening! That might cure some of our problem! I can see a nice secretary down at city hall giving someone the news, “I am sorry sir but your meth use precludes you from holding office in our fair city. Thank you and have a nice day.”
Comment by Captain Obvious — April 16, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
Whats this I hear about the NoK gangs switching from drive-bys to IEDs with cell phone detonators? Will we have to turn off our cells when driving through gangland? No 911 in the ‘hood?
Comment by ptg — April 17, 2008 @ 9:09 am
I am not for drug testing of elected officials.
Comment by Marion Barry — April 17, 2008 @ 2:11 pm