Here is a concise summary of the story:
**Title:** A Riot in Prison: "Mexicans Got on Boots"
**Summary:**
Comedian Ali Siddiq recounts his first-day experience in prison, where he's baffled by a warning: "Mexicans got on boots," signifying an impending riot. As a new inmate, he navigates the prison's unspoken rules, seeking a knife for protection from a inmate named Cece. After a series of misadventures, including a botched knife purchase and a crash course in "riot fighting" (involving a choreographed "rock and lean" move), Ali is left unprepared and gets cut in the ensuing riot – ironically, by a Mexican inmate not wearing boots. The story is a humorous, firsthand account of the chaos and illogic within the prison system.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences:
1. **Setting**: The story takes place in a prison.
2. **Narrator's Situation**: The narrator is new to the prison.
3. **Alert System**: In the prison, "Mexicans got on boots" is a warning phrase indicating an impending riot.
4. **Prison Rule**: Inmates are expected to "stick with their race" during conflicts.
5. **Cellmate's Role**: The narrator's cellmate, who is Mexican, informs him about the riot but doesn't help him prepare.
6. **Knife Acquisition**:
* The narrator seeks a knife for protection from an inmate named Cece.
* Cece offers various knife types (wood, plastic, metal) for the narrator to choose from.
7. **Knife Purpose**: The narrator wants a knife to protect himself in the anticipated riot.
8. **Riot Preparation**:
* Another inmate, Mitch, teaches the narrator how to fight in a riot.
* Techniques include staying close to walls and using a "rock and lean" method to anticipate kicks from Mexicans wearing metal-tipped boots.
9. **Knife Transaction**:
* The narrator agrees to pay Cece 2 bags of coffee for a personal knife.
* Before delivery, Cece sells the knife to another inmate for 3 bags of coffee.
10. **Outcome**: The narrator gets cut during the riot because he didn't have a knife and forgot the "rock and lean" technique.
11. **Irony**: The narrator was cut by a Mexican inmate who wasn't wearing boots.