Bail is worth a ten thousand words - thank the heavens for melons.

Attempted to walk, eh? I have NO sympathy for you scofflaws! Wearing shoes on the public streets is a privilege, not a right.

And here I was expecting more Catholic Church hijinks.

I'm sorry about your little misadventure, there.  I'm thinking your theory is right and someone saw an unfamiliar person in their neighborhood being drunk and all, and called the cops.  I just hope it doesn't turn out to be too expensive...With an understanding judge you should be able to get the charge dropped completely.

The story get's worse as it happened, the moment they found out that I happened to have been a career Marine they took a paranoid step back and put their hands on their weapons.  WTH is wrong with our police these days.  I have bruises and welts on my wrists from the cuffs and I was as polite as a second week recruit.

Within 20 minutes they had pulled up every offense I've ever had (none since I was a young jarhead in the early '80's) at the same time they neglected to search my body and yet seized one of my vehicles which was parked hundreds of yards away.

And the story just gets better from this point on...

TIL that being an ex-Marine brands you as being batshit crazy.

Doublyou. Tee. EFF.

Bigcat wrote:

Curiously, I can find nothing of this on any newspaper or news reports at all. Sure we aren't just bored and craving some attention?

I'm sure most of us are, but drunken Marines are hardly news. Em's tragedy may indicate many things, but if the cops have nothing better to do than roust dog walkers he must have infiltrated a low-crime area.

Bigcat wrote:

Curiously, I can find nothing of this on any newspaper or news reports at all. Sure we aren't just bored and craving some attention?

Small town, they only print the police blotter once a week.  Obviously I'm being a bit conservative of what I post yet as it is still an open case, however I do promise that the hilarity of details will definitely amuse and be worth the wait...

Written on the Court House wall:  "Obedience of the Law is Liberty"

I nearly threw up

I fear there may be more to the story.  Such as, what, exactly were you doing that attracted the attention of the concerned neighbor?  Dog walking must be pretty common in your little town.  If we locked up every drunk strolling down the street in my town, the jail would be full of hung over innocents.  However, urinating at the curb may raise some concerns.  Good luck with the court.

Emmeran wrote:

Written on the Court House wall:  "Obedience of the Law is Liberty"

I nearly threw up

Where's the one that says?

War is Peace
Ignorance is Strength
Freedom is Slavery

This is awesome, Officer Friendly is parked down the street at 5am facing directly at my house.

I'm tempted to hit a few shots and take the dogs for a walk past him...

Baywolfe wrote:

Emmeran wrote:

Written on the Court House wall:  "Obedience of the Law is Liberty"

I nearly threw up

Where's the one that says?

War is Peace
Ignorance is Strength
Freedom is Slavery

Hence, the Laffer curve.

Fled wrote:

They've obviously taken a liking to you, Em.  How long will you be residing in such a fine, well-protected neighborhood?

I warned Em about this before he arrived. Simmering anger and perpetual grievance permeate most interactions here.

Best example I know is the Masshole habit of blaming themselves for failing to anticipate frauds, usually expressed as, "He beat me for $20," or whatever sum they lost. Our defunct mill towns served as the first stop for successive waves of immigrants, now over populated by those lacking language or job skills to find a better lives elsewhere. The arrogance of those with wealth and privilege, or anyone with secure state job, doesn't help. Massachusetts is nasty. Best most can manage is to appreciate the scenery and the climate and ignore the rest.

In Boston, that's a gesture of welcome.

Where they show up for a Memorial Day Observation wearing dungarees or camouflage utilities; not even having enough respect for those who paid the price to wear their full Parade Dress uniforms.

I don't understand and doubt that I ever will...

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choad wrote:

Fled wrote:

They've obviously taken a liking to you, Em.  How long will you be residing in such a fine, well-protected neighborhood?

I warned Em about this before he arrived. Simmering anger and perpetual grievance permeate most interactions here.

Best example I know is the Masshole habit of blaming themselves for failing to anticipate frauds, usually expressed as, "He beat me for $20," or whatever sum they lost. Our defunct mill towns served as the first stop for successive waves of immigrants, now over populated by those lacking language or job skills to find a better lives elsewhere. The arrogance of those with wealth and privilege, or anyone with secure state job, doesn't help. Massachusetts is nasty. Best most can manage is to appreciate the scenery and the climate and ignore the rest.

Say what you want about Texas, the local LEOs tend to leave you alone if you're on foot and not in the process of discharging a firearm or other forms of property destruction.

MSG Tripps wrote:

Emmeran wrote:

Where they show up for a Memorial Day Observation wearing dungarees or camouflage utilities; not even having enough respect for those who paid the price to wear their full Parade Dress uniforms.

I don't understand and doubt that I ever will...

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At Ease, Mason Jar.  We all pay respect in our own way.

Sorry Top, I cannot and never will be able to abide by "Cammies" as appropriate dress at a ceremony.  Yes we all know that's what we wear in a combat zone but we also all know it is inappropriate attire for a formal memorial ceremony; this is why we have "Formal" uniforms.  It's like wearing worn out blue jeans to a funeral when everyone has seen you in a brand new suit - just flat out disrespectful.

XregnaR wrote:

Garrison soldier vs. field soldier.

Exactly my complaint, the garrison guy will show up in utilities thinking the lack of proper decorum makes them look salty or is a point of pride.

It's particularly embarrassing when their fruit salad is all boot camp shit.  I agree that the CMoH guy or Silver Star guy can wear whatever the fuck he wants, but then again they never do and almost always turn out in the proper uniform for the occasion.  Hell if nothing else you've paid for it so you may as well wear it.

My personal perspective is that if I do go to some public event, it would be in civvies.  I certainly earned that.

Most of my memorializing is done in the presence of my former brothers-in-arms, hoisting beverages, wearing whatever attire is suitable for the environment.  In recent years I have shied away from publicly displaying my veteran status, if only to avoid the ridiculous fawning and plethora of wannabes.

Emmeran wrote:

XregnaR wrote:

Garrison soldier vs. field soldier.

Exactly my complaint, the garrison guy will show up in utilities thinking the lack of proper decorum makes them look salty or is a point of pride.

It's a standing order, at least in Massachusetts. I asked my oldest friend, a jarhead, recently mustered out and he tells me parading in cammies is supposed to remind civilians we're still at war.

Emmeran wrote:

choad wrote:

It's a standing order, at least in Massachusetts. I asked my oldest friend, a jarhead, recently mustered out and he tells me parading in cammies is supposed to remind civilians we're still at war.

Not to be a whiner but can we please stop being at war??   Whatever happened to the no more Vietnam's thing?

The Military Industrial Complex won, because we all got scared after 09/11.

And because, I believe, the FedGov wants terrorists to have targets abroad so that they don't concentrate on targets domestic.

Emmeran wrote:

It's like wearing worn out blue jeans to a funeral when everyone has seen you in a brand new suit - just flat out disrespectful.

Exactly.

Come back to Japan, where being drunk in public is almost a civic duty!

Welcome to the Right Coast. 

You are now residing in the state (former Colony) which amongst it's first laws outlawed Catholics & Jews living there (under penalty of death), as well as voting that English was the official language and not Hebrew as some of the more crazed "Pilgrims" wanted (1 vote shy if I recall).

The worse of the Religious Fanatics that England managed to offshore established the place.  God help you in your choice to move there.

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