Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Bad Idea Jeans Presents: Allowing Haitian U-17 Team Out Of Your Sights In NYC

When this is the alternative, sneaking out of JFK during a flight stopover must seem like a walk in the park.

"Yeah, I was going to wear a condom, but I figured, 'Hey, when am I going to be in Haiti again?'" VOICEOVER: "BAD IDEA JEANS"

Oh Haiti, will you ever win? If you're out and about today and tomorrow in New York City and happen to see half a dozen Haitians kicking a soccer ball down the street, well, the Haitian authorities would appreciate it if you would alert them. Apparently, half of the members of the Under 17 Haitian Soccer team deserted the team during a stopover at JFK today. Authorities believe that they received help from some Haitians already in NYC. Though it may not be humorous that teenagers are roaming the city illegally and the people who assisted them are technically criminals, the manner in which CnnSI "filled in the blanks" for the president of the Haitian Football Federation is pretty funny:
Yves Jean-Bart (president of the Haitian Football Federation) gave no indication why the players would abandon the team. But Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and thousands of Haitians leave the country each year to escape miserable living conditions, violence and political instability.
CnnSI: "So Mr. Jean-Bart, any idea why your players deserted the team at JFK?"
Mr. Jean-Bart: "No. I have no idea."
CnnSI: "Could it have anything to do with the fact that Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and thousands of Haitians leave the country each year to escape miserable living conditions, violence and political instability?"
Mr. Jean-Bart: "Well, when you put it that way..."

I'm no private detective nor am I trying to tell the police what to do but I'd start with cabs and gypsy cabs. Especially those blaring french language radio at obnoxious volumes. Even if those aren't the guys, could you ask them to turn the volume down. They never listen to me. Thanks.

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