When the light turned to red, and she had still not
moved, I began (with my windows up) screaming epithets and beating on my
steering wheel. My expressions of distress were interrupted by a policeman, gun
drawn,tapping on my window. Against my protestations of, "You can't arrest me
for hollering in my car," he ordered me into the back seat of his.
After about two hours in a holding cell, the arresting
officer advised me I was free to go. I said, "I knew you couldn't arrest me for
what I was yelling in my own car. You haven't heard the last of this."
The officer replied, "I didn't arrest you for shouting
in your car. I was directly behind you at the light. I saw you screaming and
beating your steering wheel, and I said to myself, "What a jerk. But there is
nothing I can do to him for throwing a fit in his own car." Then I noticed the
'Cross' hanging from your rear view mirror, the bright yellow 'Choose Life'
license tag, the 'Jesus is Coming Soon' bumper sticker, and the Fish symbol ,
and I thought you must have stolen the car."
Author unknown. If anyone has a proprietary interest
in this story please authenticate and I will be happy to credit, or remove, as
the circumstances dictate.
Send by John Thorp
777ixoye@bellsouth.net
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