RIP Nadia Brianne Matthews
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
My run in with the cops
Okay, so here's the deal.I was on the 22 today heading over my way to practice the organ. Normally I get off at Glassell to exit for Holy Family, but there is a police blockade due to a (quite terrible) car accident. So I proceed straight to the next exit, Main St. As I am getting off at main, there is a Police cruiser right in front of me. I figure he is doubling back to the location of the incident. As I am driving down La Veta, he pulls into Holy Family's La Veta lot, the same lot I am preparing to enter. A mere coincidence I guessed. I could see ahead of me that all lanes of traffic at Glassell are blocked. I pull into the lot and he slams on his brakes and puts on his lights. Great...He runs out of his car, whips out his police baton, and jabs the hood of my car with a forceful impact, denting it. He goes up to my window and I ask (politely) "Yes officer?" He breaks out yelling (nearly a direct quote) "WHAT THE FUCK IS THERE A TEENAGER LIKE YOU DOING DRIVING INTO A FUCKING CHURCH PARKING LOT?! BUYING DRUGS, HUH?"I, again politely, reply, "No officer. I work here at Holy Family in Music Ministry. I am a pianist, and I'm coming here to rehearse." He interjects, "WHAT THE FUCK?! THERE IS NO FRIGGIN TEENAGE PIANIST AT ANY CHURCH. NUH UH."I reply, "Sorry sir, I'm not sure what else to say. I can show you my music from last weekend, if that makes any difference." He tells me, still yelling at the top of his lungs, "YOU NEED TO STEP OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE SON, I NEED TO SEARCH IT"Because I am extremely politically informed, I know that he has currently presented zero grounds as to a legal reason to search my vehicle, so I, again politely and delicately reply, "No sir, there is no clear reason why my vehicle needs to be searched." He says "WELL SIR, I SMELL POT IN YOUR BREATH" (he was nowhere in range at the time to smell anything) "AND THAT GIVES ME REASON TO BELIEVE YOU MAY BE IN POSSESSION OF DRUGS OR OTHER ILLEGAL CONTROLLED MATERIALS" Unfortunately, due to our *lovely* corrupt democrat and republican politicians, that gives him every right for him to search my vehicle, and no longer allows me to deny him entry. So I step out of my car."GO STAND THERE ON THE CURB" (I politely comply) All he managed to find in my car were my bibles, my music books, my music folders, my rosaries (which i keep in my glove compartment) and my organ book. "WELL SIR THE EVIDENCE HERE BARELY CONFIRMS YOUR STORIES, SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU OFF" (he still hasn't quieted down, and begins walking back to his cruiser) "DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU HERE AGAIN" (in a church parking lot, heh) I politely say "Sir, may I take down your badge number and name"He opens his door, turns and looks at me, grunts an even angrier "NO", and speeds off.
