Life Imitates (TV) Art

I first heard about the thugs beating people up behind Boozies from Cruiser. It seems that all the victims had in common was that they were from out of town (Wilton).

I don’t watch that much TV (been watching since the ’50s and it’s not that thrilling anymore) but I am a faithful view of CSI. Last year, there was an episode called Fannysmackin’ about a group of young thugs who roamed the streets of LV looking for tourists to beat up. Why? Because they could. This criminal activity was called “fannysmackin’ by the young thugs since tourists were identified by the fannypacks they usually wore in LV.

I remember thinking after I watched that episode that thank the gods we don’t have to deal with that level of thuggery in the QCs.

But maybe we do. Maybe we are.