Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bathroom Monologue: Fire!


Later the officer conceded, “I wish I hadn’t arrested him. If I’d paid more attention, I could have helped evacuate. But the law is the law. You can’t yell ‘Fire’ in a crowded theatre.”

3 comments:

  1. Short, sharp, and hilarious. That's a talent.

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  2. Actually, you can, if there's really a fire! But that's the face of law enforcement these days…

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  3. Mr. FAR is, of course, correct. This was meant to tease the common maxim derived from popular misquotation of a big Supreme Court case.

    Thanks Laurita!

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