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The Pink Badge of Courage

A man called 911 to report a road rage incident in Deltona, Fla. Another man in a pickup truck followed him home to curse him out about his supposed erratic driving, he says, and then pulled a gun, said he and his wife were sheriff’s deputies, told him “I got something for you, and I will shoot you up,” and showed his badge — a pink sheriff’s badge. When real deputies caught up with Shawn Nichols, 45, he indeed had a pink badge: it was emblazoned “Spouse” and was created for breast cancer awareness, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says. Nichols denied saying he was a deputy, and admitted only his wife was. That was a lie too: he’s not actually married to her, investigators say, just “in a relationship” with her. (RC/WKMG Orlando) ...Which is a relief for her, since dumping him is a lot easier that way.