Beware Of What You Wish For

 Photo by Clovis WOOD on Unsplash

Prompts = Catch, Book, Majority

‘Members of Newton City Council, I’m Officer Frank Cappuccino with Bicycle Patrol. You’ve heard testimony that our force is outgunned. We are also out-biked.

‘To catch a criminal, let alone book one, we need vehicles up to the task. The majority of our bicycles can’t keep up in high-speed chases in rough terrain. We need — ‘

‘How much we talking?’

‘$7,000 per bike.’

‘Cheaper than a car. I have an idea…’

A bicycle for each officer arrived the same day the cruisers were towed away for scrap. Frank was upset. ‘These bikes are worse than what we’ve already got!’

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