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September 7, 2005
authority
here the link to my blog
http://pickingupchange.blogspot.com/
this is my second post on this blog :)
Everywhere I go-
it seems that an officer is one step behind me.
Lurking in the shadows, badge reflecting the moon, gun drawn. I cant go anywhere remotely exciting without questioning, interrogation or being approached. The theme of this year is; authority. I've been in trouble with the law more than once for pretty petty and trivial circumstances. A night of fun has more than once turned into a horrible experience.
When you're handcuffed to a gymclass-lockerroom bench with convicts and felons behind the bars with you, the only thing you can do is reflect on what you did and try to learn from the mistakes that were done hours ago. Sometimes I'd ask to use the bathroom and the guards would walk right past me. Once in a while my cellmate would start banging his had against the bars and then they'd have to go and open the cell.
This guy, my cellmate, Joe, was arrested for failure to comply or resisting arrest, I forget. But Joe's face was swollen shut from mace and night sticks. Joe said he was taking everyone to court and he went on and on and on and the guards told Joe to shut the fuck up.
I go to a party, and like Moses the cop splits the sea of college kids who all look the same. The officer, he's like Moses and points to me and my tattoos and tells me I'm an idiot and for some identification. This is where I get that sinking feeling and authority wins again.
You get ACOD's, appearance tickets, warrants, violations, probation, criminal mischief, misdemeanors and fines and you want to laugh and cry at the same time.
I drag my feet to court, in payless shoes that look expensive. Talking to my sweating lawyer, he tells me everything is cool and I'll most likely get off the hook but maybe not. I just have to stay out of trouble for awhile, let this blow over, he says. I nod and say yea, yea, yea, yea, but in my head I know I'm getting the shaft - it's like talking to an auto mechanic.
Posted by Patrick Berlinquette at September 7, 2005 4:10 PM
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