Thursday, January 31, 2019
Se-lu 32, bulletproof edition
The story of Mickey Cohen's bulletproof Caddy doesn't make sense.
When Mickey took over LA, he didn't fully defeat the previous owner Jack Dragna. Jack's soldiers tried constantly to kill Mickey. Cohen built massive defenses for his mansion, and ordered a special bulletproof and weaponized Caddy limo. But he didn't get to ride in the limo. The Highway Patrol licensed the car for ownership but loudly refused to let it drive on the streets. It was delivered on a trailer with a huge police escort, then simply sat unused.
Dumb? Nope.
Se-lu. Loosen the bonds, open the question.
What's the best protection from enemy gangsters? A police escort. Problem: Police won't come when a gangster calls. Solution: Police will come when a gangster violates a standing order.
Cohen effectively informed Dragna that he could mobilize the CHP any time he wanted. So he never had to. He died from alcohol, not gunshots.
Smart.
Labels: defensible spaces, se-lu
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