No one said they were smart… Yup; seems the shootout down the street has a simple explanation. Word has it that a few, not so bright, fellows stole a car about a year ago and didn’t have the brains to figure out they should change the plates. About a year later (a few days ago) a police officer spotted their car and gave chase. Now I’m not saying the police response that followed was exactly right either, but at least they recognized the car as stolen. Apparently the brilliant thieves led the police pursuit right to the doorstep of their rented house. Running inside, they took up some weapons they had stashed there and took a shot at the police (another brilliant move!). Some will, I’m sure, say that surrounding the place and sending in a ton of lead by way of many hundreds of bullets from some very rapid firing and heavy bore artillery was the right thing to do. I’m just sayin’ there may have been another way (or two) to handle the situation. In the end, the score was bad guys zero and good guys four (banditos in custody). Case closed (except for the extensive re-plastering job now required on the walls of the poor house).
