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Pulled Over in Kings Point with a Tub of Cookie Dough

from A Can of Sweetened Honey · #84

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9 min

Tim tells an extended story about borrowing a friend's car to drive around wealthy Great Neck/Kings Point, lying about his reasons, eating edible cookie dough, and getting pulled over by a private police force while creepily loitering near a school bus stop.

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  • 35:34Tim was driving around Kings Point on Long Island, a wealthy neighborhood with massive mansions.
  • 36:03Kings Point has Gatsby-style estates, including one on the market for 85 million dollars.
  • 36:53Tim got pulled over while driving his friend Michael's car in Kings Point.
  • 37:38He had stopped at a 7-Eleven to buy a tub of edible cookie dough before cruising around looking at houses.
  • 38:38A black unmarked SUV followed Tim, and a Great Neck police officer pulled him over.
  • 39:30Tim admitted he didn't have his license and the car wasn't his, but mentioned his friend listens to his podcast.
  • 40:38The cop discovered the tub of edible cookie dough and asked what Tim was doing driving around eating it and looking at houses.
  • 41:12After checking records, the officer found Tim actually had a valid license despite owing thousands to Nassau County.
  • 41:27The cop gave him summonses but let him go with a warning to drive safe.
  • 41:54Tim notes that at multiple points in the encounter, the situation could have ended in arrest or death if he weren't a white man.
  • 43:22The question arises whether Tim was casing houses to rob or checking out where kids lived.
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King's PointGreat NeckThe Great GatsbyNassau CountyLong Island

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