This Marriage Just Got a Lot More Expensive

It may pay to have friends in high places, but in this cases those friends will cause a Democrat to pay:

A creative engagement proposal has turned into a headache for Maryland Democratic State Delegate Jon Cardin, nephew of Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin.

Baltimore police are now investigating why on-duty Marine and helicopter officers helped Cardin propose to his girlfriend by pretending to raid a boat the couple was aboard. Authorities say the stunt was a misuse of police resources at a time when the department is strapped for cash. Baltimore P.D. acknowledged poor judgment on the officers' part and the department's spokesman Anthony Gugliemi said that, "The Police Department is not in the business of renting out the helicopter and the boats for bachelor parties and birthdays."

Cardin is now promising to reimburse the city for whatever costs were incurred.

Hey, this could be a new profit center for local municipalities. Instead of using your helicopters and SWAT teams to fight crime - which costs a lot of money - they could us them for creative marriage proposals, bachelor parties, bar mitzvahs, and anything else for which they could charge a few bucks. There will always be crime, but that special proposal may only come along once.

A diamond for the gal, and a Taser for the guy. What could be more romantic?