Rap Sheet

I don't have an opinion one way or the other about the pending trade of Sixer's guard Allen Iverson other than the fact that the man can play some b-ball. But I took an unofficial poll of some of the cops here at the Round House and at a few random districts. I found it suprising that all but one are happy to see him go.

"He's a hoodlum, a thug" proclaimed one police officer. Another one of Philly's finest said, "He doesn't make our lives any easier as cops. He thinks he can drive a thousand miles an hour down City Avenue and that no one is supposed to say anything to him." Another officer commented how disgusted she was when he allegedly turned down a young fan looking to get his autograph at TGI Fridays.

But AI has his share of loyal followers, including one officer who said simply, "folks are scared of people who speak their minds, who aren't afraid to be an individual," she said.

It's no secret that Mr. Iverson has had some brushes with the law. The above mug shot was taken of AI in 2002 when he was charged with assault and accused of forcing his way into an apartment with a gun and threatening two men while looking for his wife. But does that make him a bad guy? I don't think so, but some cops think it does and many are all too happy to see him leave.

This might be one of those times where one of his most famous quotes - now used on a poster with his likeness endorsing Reebok - might come in handy for him, "There's gonna be a million people that love Allen Iverson. There's gonna be a billion people that hate Allen Iverson. Concentrate on the ones that care about you and keep steppin."