Reply #17: I Have A Story For You Then

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Bear with me. When I was 18-19 I lived in my car through the winters of 93 and 94. I used to get harrassed by cops every single night, and they even went so far as to tow my car one night though I kept pleading that they are towing my house. Regardless of how bad the harrassment was every day, it got reallllly bad one night. I had all my clothes and possessions I owned all in my car, and would sleep in the back seat. I loved to play pool, and would keep my pool cue in a soft pool cue case on my dashboard as I slept. One night at about 2 a.m., I was awoken abruptly by the door being flung open and me getting dragged out of the car. Next thing I knew my head was being pounded backwards into the car while an officer yelled at the top of his lungs "what the fuck is that shotgun doing on your dashboard!". Groggy as hell, I responded "huh? what shotgun" while my head was still being slammed backwards agressively into the car. Again "what the fuck is that shotgun doing on your dashboard!". Still Groggy, confused, and in pain I uttered softly "it's my pool cue". Again, "what the fuck is that shotgun doing on your dashboard!". Head still slamming, and finally starting to gain control, I yelled as loud as I could "IT'S A FUCKING POOL CUE MOTHER FUCKER!!!" To that, he stopped hitting me, walked over to it, opened it up and found a harmless pool cue, said nothing, walked away and drove off.

I understand what you are saying about authority. This happened well before 9-11. But I also know that was just one cop; a bad cop. I just don't know yet if the marshals acted appropriately. I'm hoping they did the best they could. But I also must admit that they most definitely could've over-reacted, killed an innocent man, and are now covering it up. Hopefully we will know one way or the other.