Now Who Can Argue With That?
Mark Thomas Wach, 43, of Palm City, Fla., was unclear why he was being taken to jail. Yes, he perhaps got drunk and shot his lawnmower. Yes, maybe he pulled a shotgun on his son after the 18-year-old wrestled his pistol from him. And yes, it may have taken three shocks from a sheriff’s deputy’s Taser to get him under control and into handcuffs. But “He then stated that he shoots in the yard all the time and that fighting is what redneck people do,” the resulting incident report notes. (RC/Port St. Lucie News) ...Well, taking people to jail is what cops do.Original Publication Date: 18 December 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.
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