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The Night I Got Engaged. And Wet My Pants.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009A politician’s idea of romance:
City police are investigating why on-duty marine and helicopter officers helped a Baltimore County state delegate propose to his girlfriend by pretending to raid a boat the couple were aboard, a department spokesman said Monday.
Officers boarded the boat, owned by a friend of Del. Jon S. Cardin, on Aug. 7 in the Inner Harbor. As the helicopter Foxtrot hovered overhead, adding to the sense of tension, one report says officers pretended to search the vessel and even had the woman thinking she was about to be handcuffed before the delegate got on one knee and proposed…
…officers pretended to search the boat and found a box that they suspected contained contraband.
They ordered the soon-to-be fiancee to turn around as if they were about to handcuff her, according the report, and then she saw Cardin “on bended knee” and holding the ring that had been in the box.
The Gazette reported that Cardin was the “toast” of a convention of government leaders in Ocean City this past weekend for his “imaginative marriage proposal.”
Looks like Cardin (nephew of the U.S. senator) found his match. She actually agreed to marry him after all of that. The Baltimore Police Department is currently seeking private donations to keep some of its units in operation. The marine unit in particular was grounded for part of the year last year due to budget cuts.
I wonder what kinda firepower this idiot’s calling in for the divorce?
My next thought is that one of his buddies will have to call in the National Guard for his kid’s first communion…
Too bad they still had to shoot the dog on their way out.
Whatever consumes their resources is fine by me, they’ll be attacking fewer Americans.
What the hell does a ‘Delegate’ even do? Can’t that position be held by a blow up doll or a Turnip?
What a sick fuck.
The closer you get to Washington the more romantic things get.
AWWWWWWW BALTIMORE!
Sounds like abuse of power to me. Not to mention possible criminal violations by the police department and they opened themselves up to a civil suit. Intentional affliction of emotional distress anyone?
So, did she accept his proposal because she thought the raid was cute, or because she thought she’d be hauled off to jail if she declined?
Maybe in the future they can take their kids to a Florida prison to get a taste of a stun gun. WTF is wrong with these people?
“City police are investigating why on-duty marine and helicopter officers helped a Baltimore County state delegate propose to his girlfriend by pretending to raid a boat the couple were aboard, a department spokesman said Monday.”
What is “Because they’re idiots,” Alex.
I’ll take The Penis Mightier for a thousand.
Calling David Simon. Can we make a special episode of “The Wire” for this?
It was probably McNulty’s idea.
To elaborate on what Radley said at the bottom of the post. The BPD just come out with a very visible fundraising campaign to help save the mounted (horse) unit not more than 2 weeks ago. So that’s bad enough.
What really got me about this whole situtation was that someone in the marine unit went to the media about staffing cuts about 2 months ago and made a big fuss about the public not being as safe anymore in a city with 250+ murders because fucking police boats weren’t able to catch Middle River drunks in the Harbor as much anymore due to the cuts. Then these idiots go a pull a stunt like this.
Also bad timing..This story broke the day after there was a double shooting in the only place tourist feel safe in this city — Philips restaruant in the Harbor Pavilon. The idiots in the police department can’t get out of their own way.
#1 | Marty
“I wonder what kinda firepower this idiot’s calling in for the divorce?”
ROFLMAO!!
#4 | Bob
“What the hell does a ‘Delegate’ even do? Can’t that position be held by a blow up doll or a Turnip?”
I can’t stop laughing, tears are flowing down my face as I write this!!
Everybody involved in this abuse of power and misappropriation of public resources should be fired and made to reimburse the taxpayers.
RE: #15
I agree. And don’t just stop with the idiots on the scene – fire the dispatchers, the police chief, the “fearless leader” of each of the mopes individually on the scene, the air traffic controllers, the land and air support crews, the mechanics and then – whoever the mopes report to. Would that be the mayor and city council?
F-inga. These clowns are crying for budget, are in control of probably millions of dollars of militarized equipment (boats, helicopters, weapons) and there is no process to prevent? Not likely.
In fact, one could make a case that these idiots are thieves and made off with a boat and helicopter.
And fire the fricking auditors also, the damn bean counters who approved the equipment in the first damn place. If there are no controls and no business need for their damn toys – get rid of them.
Who the fuck terrorizes the person they are about to propose to? This marriage seems like it is a recipe for disaster.
I don’t think Vladamir Putin would have the gaul to propose to his girlfriend at gun point.
When I propose, I’ll just ask Omar to step out of the shadows – but with a ring instead of a shotgun.
I’ve heard of a shotgun wedding. But a shotgun proposal!?!?
/rimshot
Cheers.
@Mattocracy,
But Julius Caesar would have. Have Gaul, that is.
Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
Yea every police department need a marine unit and a helicopter unit. We cannot allow ANY place to be free from our exalted and fearsome presence.
What a lame excuse for a bunch of yahoos to go for a boat ride.
When the day comes that he decides to use his police buddies again to enforce his “authority” in the household, I bet she won’t think it’s so cute then. Honey, run. While you still can.
Since no one has said it explicitly, I’ll point out that The Wire’s second season opens exactly like this: some rich elites’ party boat breaks down, and instead of towing them to shore the Baltimore PD marine unit just moves them out in the shipping channel and then sits by them for the rest of the night so they don’t have to stop partying.
“Ya know honey, I just wanted you to see that I can have you arrested anytime I want. I could kill you and no one would investigate. And, once you finally tire of you daily beatings, you won’t have anyone to call.”
That would be a waste of a turnip.
hey Moe!! Hey Larry!!! YYaaaaaaahhhh. wooooooo wooooooowooooowooo!!!! What a bunch of stooges. I guess these officers must have a great sense of humor. Now, how about when a civilian decides it would be funny to play a joke on the officers. Hilarity ensues!!
Because the Royal Elite deserve to use Their Men in any way They see fit. Who are you to question?
He proposed to her this way to show off how much power he wields, and she said yes because she is turned on by it. That’s so fucked up.
I think the wives of politicians are just as blameworthy as the politicians themselves. The support and encourage their evil husbands.
I saw a reality show YEARS ago on TV about marriage proposals that had this exact scenario in it…
#20 | MG | When I propose, I’ll just ask Omar to step out of the shadows – but with a ring instead of a shotgun.
Thanks for thinking of me on your special day.
Love, Omar
All your money and everything it buys and pays for are just playthings for the royalty of government. Dance, monkey! It amuses them.