Really?

tonight i was at carly's diner in downtown phoenix listening to some music and having a conversation with a friend on the sidewalk when an ad on the window catches me eye:

"phoenix wants to tax your food... and give the money to the cops!"

i assumed that i was supposed to be shocked. i assumed i was supposed to feel outraged. and i was. i was outraged that someone would put something up so ignorant.

this comes on the heels of a flyer i was handed at first fridays a few months ago. the flyer told the story of how the police busted an art gallery for serving alcohol, but the people of downtown phoenix stood up to them and said, "that's not right! we're just trying to enjoy some art!"

i didn't read the flyer right away. i didn't see it until i got home and wished i had read it earlier so i could've kicked the guy who gave it to me in the shins.

now i consider myself a person who leans towards liberalism. like many of you, i question authority and try to think for myself. but i truly believe so many people have no idea what they're fighting for anymore.

do you know why the police busted this art gallery? because serving alcohol without a permit is illegal, you idiot. check i.d.'s all you want, but when some underage kid with a premium fake i.d. gets behind the wheel after a few drinks and kills a family on their way home from chuck e cheese, guess whose hands the blood is on- the douche bag who thought laws didn't apply to his art gallery.

and i got news for you. our taxes already pay for the police. and because we're in a recession and we're actually in danger of having to cut jobs at the police department, i'm willing to give a little extra money to make sure police officers have jobs. i don't know about you people, but i like knowing that if i find myself in an emergency situation i can hit three numbers on my telephone to get a little help from someone who's paid to handle it.

if you really need to rebel against something that badly, rebel against miseducation and ignorance.