menotyou

Yesterday I had to go to court for the speeding ticket I got last month. I thought it somewhat appropriate to bring 'America (the book)' to pass time while waiting for my turn before the judge. To further enhance my municipal experience I skipped ahead to the chapter on the Judicial system. My plea: Not Guilty (spoken in a very derogatory manner) and another court date was set for (get this...) July 5th. I'm gonna go shopping for the tackiest American Flag jean jacket I can find to mark the occasion. Hopefully the speech I have prepared for the judge paralleling Americas birthday with my own, (which was when I got the ticket), will go over well. If not 'fool', it is certainly a 'fail' proof plan.

Then to overfill my cup of Americanism, this morning I was witness to a police raid on a car 20 feet from my own. One second I was on my way to work waiting at a light, the next there were five police cars surrounding a red hatchback. Guns drawn they dragged and threw the passenger on the pavement, while the driver, with hands in the air, looked like he was about to shit in his pants. It was an impressive show of police synchronization.