Gothamist: BREAKING: Arrests at No Pants 2006!

rev pays

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:40:47 -0500

Perhaps now when a copper comes in to the ER, I'll take my own sweet time. Hold on, what's the score on the half?

jjjjjjjj

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:34:51 -0500

ahahaha, good, I'm glad they all got arrested. The real world isn't Vassar, boys. Maybe some mugger will "totally blow your mind" one day, too. If you insist on knowing, the cops have to do these things to make sure dips like the Improv Everywhere and you (confusingly) supportive Gothamist readers won't think a huge city is yet another toy your parents bought you. and heroes? Jesus Christ. If it were up to blogs, every citizen of New York City would be some pasty dork with as much life experience and perspective as a fetus. New York City as the center of cool is so fucking over it's not even funny.

Scott Kidder

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:05:51 -0500

Perhaps I'm just stupid, but what law was broken here? Boxers are like shorts. Can one not wear shorts on the subway? Girls regularly wear less clothing than boxers...

Agent McCarson

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:06:09 -0500

I am a proud Improv Everywhere member and supporter…since the early days! I have participated in many missions and have always been surprised at the positive feedback and unexpected happiness the missions bring. That being said, I was the girl detained today during No Pants. 8 of us were taken from the train. 5 men, 3 women. They let the other two women leave with summons. As the police (a large, large unnecessary number of police [isn't there crime in NYC?]) were writing my ticket, they decided we should be taken downtown, the boys and me. I was in a separate cell from the men and I rode in a separate van. It should be noted that my van (just me and 4 male officers), although running red lights at police-chase-speed with the siren on from 59th to 14th, stopped to pick up some Chinese take-out on the way to jail. I was being thrown around the back seat, ignored, kept in handcuffs, and not offered any Chinese take-out. At the station, I was searched and remained handcuffed really tight. When I explained that I couldn't feel a finger, they undid one hand (not the one with the unresponsive finger) and handcuffed me to a bar on the wall instead. I don’t expect policemen to be nice to someone they are detaining, but they could at least not be cruel. It should also be known that, as a girl I potentially was the most revealing, but I had on skin-tone spandex shorts and swimsuit bottoms. I was far more dressed than many people I see in NY on a hot summer day. I was just standing there, riding the train, listening to my iPod, and I got pulled out by the police. By the by, the Naked Cowboy?!?!?!?! Eventually, things turned out fine, we were issued summons and released. In the end, I am really happy that Improv Everywhere is reaping the rewards of free publicity. It totally makes the mission and the trouble worth it. I can’t wait for the next mission! I am proud to be one of the 6 fallen heroes. I just wish the feeling would come back in my pinkie.

chad

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:41:51 -0500

The reason the AP had the photos up first is because we wanted to try and not have everyone taking photos. This meant that only a few of us were shooting. Here are a few.

Kevin Walsh

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:44:14 -0500

Why, the next thing you know they'll be running shopping carts through the streets wearing dopey outfits. www.forgotten-ny.com

Jack

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:22:35 -0500

I love the fact that when all is said and done there was a reasonable and level-headed assessment in which it's clear the cops were just doing their job, and in many ways the "press" coverage and such ended up being the biggest problem. Some solid food for thought. Back in the 1980s when the NYC art scene was at its most recent peak, the internet did not exist. Flash mobs did not exist. And obsessive photoblogging did not exist. And look at the true long-lasting impact those artists had. Improv Everywhere is not that bad, but maybe they should rethink their next "missions" to be a tad more exclusive and secretive and creative. And not hype it the way this tihng was. In the end it all seems like a mini-drill for a media coverage brigade and less of an event in-and-of itself.

S.D.

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:58:39 -0500

That's perfect! I love how some stayed on the Mission even after the Cops lined them up against the wall!

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:32:21 -0500

ah, my hard-earned tax dollars at work. would the cops like some Krispy Kremes to refuel for the next "threat?" reminds me of cakeparty.org...the DC student who leaked word of a "beer" party in his dorm room only to have the campus police raid and find...loads of cake instead!

Zach

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:58:36 -0500

Wrote a bit about it in my blog, too. Also said a few words in the comments on the IE page as "Agent Linder." Excellent writeup, Agent McFarland.

steve mcfarland

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:50:42 -0500

Wow, does this mean I've 'arrived'? Thanks for the link and such, guys. I loves me my Gothamist blogs.

rev pays

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:54:21 -0500

hey, you voted for Bloomberg. So much for the, if you got nothing to hide, then be naked arguement. You'll still be searched if you're naked. Is this part of their "quota"?

mike

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:43:11 -0500

First bike riders, then people in underwear. I'm so glad the NYPD is "protecting" us.