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I had a "run in", with the local police.
I'd just finished paintballing, so I was decked out in camoflauge, ect. Apparently someone thought me and my friend we're carrying shotguns, and about to rob a bank (saw that typed on the screen inside the police car later).
Five police cars come up, hit the "E" brake (slightly drifting), about eight officers armed with shotguns, and hand guns, and start shouting at us: "Drop the weapon!", "Put your hands behind your head!", ect. After we comply, at gunpoint, four of them run up and kick our paintball guns about 10 feet across the ground, shake us down, and handcuff us. Then a police hellocopter flew over, almost making me laugh out loud.
Two of them started messing around with my paintball gun, playing around with it. Most were at ease, save for the classic dick cop, who lectured us for 20 minutes in a harsh tone.
Sitting on the police car watching them "handle" the situation made me realize that they are completely normal people, which is scary.
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