This is actually how Banksy claims to work. He’s said you’d be amazed the places you can get into by wearing a hi-viz vest, carrying a clipboard, and looking like you’re in a hurry.
Lt. Provenza: I have a civil service job, and the only way that I am going to leave the Los Angeles Police Department is if I get shot, have a heart attack, and THEN you run me over. After which I will CONSIDER a disability position.
Chief Pope: But you really still haven’t told me WHY.
Lt. Provenza: When my first wife and I divorced, I agreed to split my pension with her from the day I retire. I’ll be darned if she gets a nickel.
Yeah, I’ve lost my suspension of disbelief with this storyline. There are literal Made Men from La Cosa Nostra (the Mob) who went into WP and never had this many attempts on their lives.
This is actually how Banksy claims to work. He’s said you’d be amazed the places you can get into by wearing a hi-viz vest, carrying a clipboard, and looking like you’re in a hurry.