Judge — February 28, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This comic satirizes police priorities in early 20th-century urban America. The title "ISN'T IT FUNNY HOW—" sets up an ironic complaint: a man can be chased for blocks, held up, assaulted, and robbed *without a single police officer appearing*. Yet the moment he attempts to park his car, "every cop in town is on the job." The satire targets police ineffectiveness at preventing serious crimes (robbery, assault) while zealously enforcing minor traffic violations. This reflects contemporary frustration with law enforcement's misplaced focus on revenue-generating parking enforcement rather than public safety. The humor lies in the absurd contrast between negligence toward violent crime and aggressive intervention for a parking violation.