NEWS: Mike Wallace Cuffed; Brought to Police Station

CULTURE: Mike Wallace Cuffed; Brought to Police Station

Mike Wallace, the veteran reporter for 60 Minutes, handcuffed and brought to a police station was after an altercation with two city inspectors over his illegally parked car.

A CBS spokesperson has stated that Wallace has been released and is home.

Wow... Mike Wallace... pushing 90 and still starting some shit. I never would have expected this.

Part of me is impressed he's pushing the better side of 90 and can fight, but a larger part of me is basically saying he's just acting like another swelled headed "star" who believes the rules that the rest of us have to obey do not apply to them.

LEAVE RICH PEOPLE ALONE!!!

I don't know Mike Wallace, but I do know that the T&LC inspectors make Parking Enforcement look like the freakin' Teletubbies. They're basically a bunch of guys who do a shitty job because they get to push around illegal immigrants.

What's great is there is now going to be a "60 Minutes" expose on the T&LC. One can hope!

Who said harassing celebrities leads nowhere?

The TLC and parking enforcement agents are on a rampage in NYC. Cab drivers and limo drivers are getting tickets for stoping to pick up their fairs/clients in "No Standing Zones", scooters and MCs are getting ticketed relentlessly for parking on and off the sidewalk, cars are getting bogus parking tickets (too close to hydrant, alt side etc)

The agents are just way too overzealous, and hopefully the wallace incident will help call attention to it. THere are still real serious crimes, or quality of life crimes or traffic enforcement that teh fuzz is not doing enough about (blocked fire and bus lanes and bus stops, illegal turning, runnin gread lights , blocking the box, double parking)

If you ride a scooter or mc join this campaign for designated on street parking and reduction in fines http://www.ParkingNow.org

I just think this is fucking cool....you go boy!

*waits for story and mugshots to appear on The Smoking Gun*

Awesome. I don't really care about the circumstances, I'm just all for old guys fighting cops.

i think you have an ulterior motive. aren't you the competition?

86? He could be suffer from Alzheimer's
one of the symptoms is rage and hostiity.

I don't think handcuffing the belligerent Mike Wallace was appropriate or respectfull. I believe the proper procedure for dealing with ancient trouble makers is to hold them by the top of their head while their flabby arms helplessly flail in one miserable attempt to hit you after another.

I'm Mike Wallace, bitch!

There are accounts of the incident that say that people watching it happen were booing the cops.

This case sounds more and more to me like some meter maid with a gun trying to be a badass.

gangsta

After seeing Mike Wallace on tv tonight I retract my statement above.
Down with meter maids!

Yeah, I find 86 year olds extremely threatening. Whatever. I hope their mothers kick them out of the basements because of this.

I totally wanna try that place's meatloaf, though.

It's hard to find good meatloaf from a restaurant.