WARNING THREAD JACK IN PROGRESS
My first experience in Newark:
My friend went to his uncle's Irish funeral. His other uncle showed up, threatening to kill himself with a handgun. My friend takes the gun, knocks him out, hides the gun in his car.
This is where it gets good. It's full of hollowpoints. 9 rounds. Each Hollowpoint possession in NJ is 5 years time. He gets pulled over on his way out of state, Bullets in the car, unregistered handgun.
So I have to pick up my friend and post $10,000 bail. I'm told to go to Newark Jailhouse, and be no later than 7:00 am. I bring muscle.
Muscle is a 320lbs ex-soldier with a berzerk condition. 320 lbs of purebred Austrian ox. We arrive at 6:50 am.
Upon approaching the rear loading dock, He is allowed in to wait - I am told to wait outside, not in the car (Waiting alongside the car)
He winds up walking out of processing at 2:00 am THE NEXT FUCKING DAY. I had to walk across the street to the hotdog truck to eat, I was on camera, I couldn't wait in the car, and I had to be visible from the front desk... waiting on the sidewalk with some of the nastiest gangsters EVER waiting to get their homies out.
I sped out of that town at 2:00 am so goddam quick, after pushing down 2 thugs wanting cigarettes and 1 wanting my wallet and car. The other guys out there, surrounding me and cracking their knuckles were only stopped when a cop came out and said "Guys, I don't want you giving this kid trouble, I'm right in here and I'm watching you"
And he would disappear, then appear on the PA system "HEY I said back off" and they would back off.. slightly.
I hate Newark. But I love Taylor Ham sandwiches.