Law & Order

[mikailborg]

Went to court this morning over the license tags I forgot to renew. (Actually, there's a *lot* more to that story, but it's not worth ranting about here.)

So, I walked up to the metal detector (it did pick up my metal hip) and the police lady says in a monotone: "Please place in this tray any metallic items such as keys, change, nail implements, foil or foil cigarette packs..."

I start unloading my pockets so that I can prove that the beep really is my hip, then I realize she's continuing: "... knives, handguns, rifles, grenades, machine pistols, assault rifles, anti-aircraft weaponry, portable nuclear devices, fighter jets, tanks..."

I look incredulously at her and she gives me a "Gotcha" grin. I had to smile back. Plus, once in court, I didn't get fined or anything either. For a court appearance, this wasn't so bad.

Comments

[kittykatya.livejournal.com]

Can't fool me -- you probably had a portable nuclear device tucked away somewhere. :)

Portable nuclear device?

[(Anonymous)]

I doubt he'd bring something as crude and random as a nuke... For legal proceedings, I recommend the control unit for the Orbital Laser Platform. That way, you can selectively take out all the procecution witnesses before they get to the stand. And the judge and/or jury if the ruling becomes obvious, and unfavorable. :D

T'Renn

Not related to your post at all...

[kittykatya.livejournal.com]

BTW -- would you and Rain mind horribly if I used the image of you two in your identical Magenta outfits in one of the comics? It would be a one-panel cameo. :)

Re: Not related to your post at all...

[mikailborg.livejournal.com]

Me: don't mind at all, looking forward to it! Rain: okay with it if it's a drawing (though she is in favor of a little artistic flattery). If it's a photo, she wants to see the photo first. :)