On COPS the perps hang themselves with incriminating statements. Last night’s episode involved a sting operation. A high buck Mercedes-Benz mountain bike was left leaning (unlocked) against the side wall of a liquor store late at night. A gentlemen came upon the lone bike and wasted no time in spiriting the thing away. Arrested, he had no problem telling the officers that “he’d thought someone had forgot it there and that he was going to take it”. He was convinced in his own mind that this was OKAY. In his scheme of things, anyone stupid enough to leave their big dollar ride just sitting somewhere – “forgotten” deserved to lose it. Yen and yang cause / reaction in his king of the hill, dog eat dog, every man for themselves, ghetto world. He was hauled away for his interpretations and the trap re-set. The next victim was much sharper and quick on his feet to explain as the cuffs went on: “Hey, I thought it was the bike that had been stolen from me last week and I was lucky to find it there”. When confronted that the bike that he was recovering actually belonged to the city he spoke up: “Ooops! My mistake it was hard to see in the darkness and all and also I didn’t have my glasses on me.” Eddie Murphy couldn’t have performed it better. Is there a problem officers? Oh! I can see! Oh! Thank you!