Speeder Fanagles Way Out Of Ticket: A Parable Of Our Time
A police officer pulled a man over for speeding and had the following
exchange:
Officer: May I see your driver's license?
Driver: I don't
have one. I had it suspended when I got my fifth DUI.
Officer: May I see
the owner's card for this vehicle?
Driver: It's not my car. I stole it.
Officer:
The car is stolen?
Driver: That's right. But, come to think of it, I believe
I saw the owner's card in the glove box when I was putting my gun in there.
Officer:
There's a gun in the glove box?
Driver: Yes, sir. That's where I put it
after I shot and killed the woman who owns this car and stuffed her in the trunk.
Officer:
There's a BODY in the TRUNK?!?!?
Driver: Yes, sir.
Hearing this, the
officer immediately called his captain. The car was quickly surrounded by police,
and the captain approached the driver:
Captain: Sir, can I see your license?
Driver:
Sure. Here it is.
It was valid.
Captain: Who's car is this?
Driver:
It's mine, officer. Here's the registration.
Captain: Could you slowly open
your glove box so I can see if there's a gun in it?
Driver: Yes, sir, but
there's no gun in it.
Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove
box.
Captain: Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told there's a body
in it.
Driver: No problem.
The trunk was opened; no body.
Captain:
I don't understand it. The officer who stopped you said you told him you didn't
have a license, stole the car, had a gun in the glovebox, and that there was a
dead body in the trunk.
Driver: Yeah, I'll bet he told you I was speeding,
too.
(Found in "Preaching Today"- Citation: Anonymous)
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The Rev. Charles P. Henderson is a Presbyterian minister and is the author of God and Science (John Knox Press, 1986).
A revised and expanded version of the book is appearing here. God and Science (Hypertext Edition,
2015).
He is also editor of a new book, featuring articles by world class scientists and theologians, and illustrating the leading views on the relationship between science and religion: Faith, Science and the Future (CrossCurrents Press, 2017).
Charles also tracks the boundry between the virtual and the real at his blog: Next World Design, focusing on the mediation of art, science and spirituality in the metaverse.