safety first

nothing makes you feel safer while waiting on a street corner in oakland than the bart cop across the street loading his gun and testing the siren. now i'm not quite sure how this works. do the bart police drive their cars behind bart? 'cause i don't think that would work. it's not like back in the olden days when cops and robbers rode their horses along trains and all. or maybe they protect the area around bart, to make it safe for those of us who don't carry firearms or mace or a big, mangy dog around with them. somehow this made me feel all warm and comforted inside, until they drove off and i was stuck in the middle of oakland with a boyfriend and an empty water bottle to shield me from danger.