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> I was retina scanned and placed in a holding cell with around 10 other criminals. Charges ranged from domestic abuse to armed robbery. One man was on the floo

> I was retina scanned and placed in a holding cell with around 10 other criminals. Charges ranged from domestic abuse to armed robbery. One man was on the floor going through drug withdrawals. Everyone scoffed at the idea that I was there because of a traffic violation, and likely assumed I was making that up "...Running a red light.... and creating a disturbance" is what you should have said. herbig's situation sounds reminiscent of a modern-day Alice's Restaurant Massacree. This policing technique is also known as "You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride."

jey 13y ago
What was the "disturbance"?
- fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
  It's just a pop-culture reference to Arlo Guthrie's song. Look it up if you like humorous 12 minute long folk-monologues.
  - wiredfool 13y ago
    12? I've been singing for 20 minutes, I can sing for 20 more. I'm not Proud. Or Tired.
  - dllthomas 13y ago
    Clearly, we all need to walk into our local police station, sing a bar of Alice's Restaurant, and walk out.
- jevinskie 13y ago
  Asserting your rights.
  - o0-0o 13y ago
    Even if you don't assert your rights, you are subject to a militarized police state's rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5928424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5928424 Keep your powder dry!
netcan 13y ago
..After the ordeal, we went back to the jail. Obie said he was going to put Us in the cell. Said, "Kid, I'm going to put you in the cell, I want your Wallet and your belt." And I said, "Obie, I can understand you wanting myWallet so I don't have any money to spend in the cell, but what do you Want my belt for?" And he said, "Kid, we don't want any hangings." I Said, "Obie, did you think I was going to hang myself for littering?" Obie said he was making sure, and Obie was, cause he took out the Toilet seat so I couldn't hit myself over the head and drown, and he took Out the toilet paper so I couldn't bend the bars roll out the - roll the Toilet paper out the window, slide down the roll and have an escape. Obie Was making sure, and it was about four or five hours later that Alice (remember Alice? It's a song about Alice), Alice came by and with a few Nasty words to Obie on the side, bailed us out of jail, and we went back To the church, had a another thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat, And didn't get up until the next morning, when we all had to go to court." It's a long song, there's a lot before and after this bit.
grkvlt 13y ago
> retina scanned He was IRIS scanned. I don't know where this idea that retina scanning is a thing comes from, but there are literally no products that do this. All eye-scanning technology for biometrics are iris recognition systems.

jey 13y ago

What was the "disturbance"?

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
It's just a pop-culture reference to Arlo Guthrie's song. Look it up if you like humorous 12 minute long folk-monologues.
- wiredfool 13y ago
  12? I've been singing for 20 minutes, I can sing for 20 more. I'm not Proud. Or Tired.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  Clearly, we all need to walk into our local police station, sing a bar of Alice's Restaurant, and walk out.
jevinskie 13y ago
Asserting your rights.
- o0-0o 13y ago
  Even if you don't assert your rights, you are subject to a militarized police state's rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5928424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5928424 Keep your powder dry!

netcan 13y ago

..After the ordeal, we went back to the jail. Obie said he was going to put Us in the cell. Said, "Kid, I'm going to put you in the cell, I want your Wallet and your belt." And I said, "Obie, I can understand you wanting myWallet so I don't have any money to spend in the cell, but what do you Want my belt for?" And he said, "Kid, we don't want any hangings." I Said, "Obie, did you think I was going to hang myself for littering?" Obie said he was making sure, and Obie was, cause he took out the Toilet seat so I couldn't hit myself over the head and drown, and he took Out the toilet paper so I couldn't bend the bars roll out the - roll the Toilet paper out the window, slide down the roll and have an escape. Obie Was making sure, and it was about four or five hours later that Alice (remember Alice? It's a song about Alice), Alice came by and with a few Nasty words to Obie on the side, bailed us out of jail, and we went back To the church, had a another thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat, And didn't get up until the next morning, when we all had to go to court." It's a long song, there's a lot before and after this bit.

grkvlt 13y ago

> retina scanned He was IRIS scanned. I don't know where this idea that retina scanning is a thing comes from, but there are literally no products that do this. All eye-scanning technology for biometrics are iris recognition systems.