seems like you gotta post about "brushes with the law" on these things, so heres mine:

me and the Z are hanging out in williamsburg before the deerhoof show, and decide it would be real cute to drink on the bank of the east river, on that big cement block near North Six, the one that runs along the water with an amazing view of the midtown lights. so we get some beverages and head down N.7th toward the water. theres about half a dozen people already there, scattered across the cement block part and the grassy beach part, smoking, sucking dick, whatever, as usual.

so me and the Z are sitting down staring at the waves and talking about like college or some shit, when a bright light shines in my face. "you cant hang out over there!" yells Cop Obviously. me, Z, and the 2 strange girls with real short hair behind us reluctantly get up and walk back to where the cement block meets the street, towards the cop. we figure, standard kick-out scenario, nobody's gonna bust us for sitting on a riverbank.

then Z trips on some cruelly-placed metal bar right in front of the cop.

"what if he fell in just now?" hypothesizes the cop, playing the concerned father figure.

"it'd be pretty funny," i answer, playing the the anti-authoritarian teenage moron figure.

"wouldn't be too funny if i had to fish him out. let's see some ID. you guys got any outstanding warrants?"

so as at least 4 junkie hipsters, hassids (what 2 hassids were doing hanging out in some grown-over lot by the east river is beyond me) and b-burg stoners shuffle past us scot free, me, the Z, and the 2 girls stand smoking in front of the cop car while they write us all pink little court summons slips.

for CRIMINAL TRESPASSING of all things, because the building next to us is some monolithic subway ventilation structure. we didnt climb any fences, go through any bushes, or see any signs warning us to keep out. see you in court, pigs.

PS- an hour later Z ran back to the cement block and retrieved the unfinished beverages that we left behind, and deerhoof was awesome shortly thereafter.