Herk

I pre-apologize. This will be long.

Today two deputy sheriffs came to my door. My sis lives with me in the basement. She pays half the rent. My wife and I pay the other half and the utilities. About eight months ago, she was stopped and found to possess a narcotic. Now this narcotic was prescribed to the dead mother of her landlord at the duplex she resided in prior to moving in with me. The were in the cabinet there. I believe it was morphine, or something that breaks down into morphine. Anyway, as part of the moving process she decided to take this bottle to her coworker which doubled as her landlord. (I know this might sound like bullshit, but that is neither here nor there. For the sake of argument, lets assume she did genuinely have some non-prescribed morphine for recreation.)

So, she got arrested. We bailed her out. She was informed that within six months they'd decide whether or not to charge her with a felony drug possession.(I guess they had to think about it) After talking to some lawyers about it, she concluded that they were just being assholes and that six months would probable come and go.

Well, six months came and went. Two months after six months came and went, earlier tonight, two deputies showed up at my door. My sister was still at work.

They asked for her. I told them she was not here. They asked to come in. I told them no. They asked if I was harboring a fugitive, and I replied no. He asked me where my sister was. I told him I did not know, and that we don't keep tabs on one another, because we don't. She could be out on a date for all I know. They told me they'd like to check the house for her. Again, I said no thanks. They asked for her cell phone number. I told them that I meant no disrespect, but I don't give out other people's phone numbers.

Then he asked for my ID. I asked him why. He said, so that he could see that I was who I said I was. This was a totally acceptable reason. Keep in mind, I'm not trying to be a dick, I just needed a good reason. So, I pulled out my DD Form 2, which I have only because I remain on inactive ready reserve. He said, "So you mean to tell me that you are in the service, and you are still going to harbor a fugitive?"

I said, "No, I'm not in the military. I was in the military, yes. However, I'm harboring no fugitive."

Sidebar - This part pissed me off the most. I didn't join the military for free college. I didn't sign up to wield a weapon, work on nukes, or travel the world. I signed up because, in spite of hating mostly everything about the military, I wanted to protect my children's freedom as my elders had done for me. That is the only reason, I put myself through that bureaucratic, corporate bullshit for six years.

Anyway, the bitch next to Barney Fife decide to jump in. She said something to the effect of I needed to start disclosing information or else. I said, "Ma'am, I mean no respect to either of you, but I'm quite certain I've broken no laws. If I have, please let me know. I'm just trying to protect my sister as much as possible, without breaking the law, until I know what is going on."

She replied, "Well what's going on is your sister has a dangerous felony warrant out for her arrest."

"For what?"

"I can't tell you that sir."

"Ok."

Then she said, "You know what is going to happen when we see a black Monte Carlo in this culdesac tonight?"

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"We're going to get a search warrant, bust down your door, children will be scared, put you all on the floor at gun point, search your property, then take all of you to jail, and your child(a princess, she's 6) to DFS."

Ending the story. I asked for his phone number and told him I'd call immediately upon seeing her, and wanted to cooperate as much as reasonable.

Finally they left.

I'm so sick of people being ok with this. What the hell is going on? I'm just a guy standing in dress pants and a wife beater A-line, having just taken off my shirt and tie from work and saying hello to my daughter, I have no idea what the hell is going on eight months later, and this bitch is telling me she is going to put my wife and I at gun point and take my little princess to DFS.

First of all, USE OF FORCE model. I'd assume she'd have heard of it being a cop and all.

Secondly, why does everybody seem to think of the government as paternal, like we're supposed to do what the government says just because. NO NO NO! They are in place to do what we say is the best for all of us. You and I pay their paychecks, and last I checked we are not criminals until be convicted as such. Up until then we are just an equal American with the right to all the same respects as a police officer.

I cannot divulge any more of my meme here because it is already too lengthy, but feel free to chatter about it. I have a lot more to say on the matter. Thanks for letting me rant to you TFP. I feel much better now.

BTW - I called my sister immediately following them leaving. I told her that I didn't want to give her any information other than what they gave me, but I told her what had happened and gave her the telephone number to the Deputy. She drove in anxious tears to our mom's place not knowing what the hell she was about to get arrested for, and upon arriving set up a meeting with a bail bondsman and turned herself in without delay. She is in jail currently but will be bailed out soon. Of course, who knows what will happen in court. I know that I'm not very pleased to see my tax dollars paying to fuck with people who are obviously no threat to nobody and ultimately paying to cloth, house, feed, and buff up all these people that could be out living there life.

We're all just trying to get from one end of life to the other as happily as possible, but it would appear that the only way for some to accomplish this is to take that right away from another, deserving or not.

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