Posted by
AJH on Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:48:52 AM
I had another run-in tonight (Friday, May 30) with a so-called public safety officer at Chemeketa. The guy is a real prick, actually getting a little physical as I was walking my usual route home. I had been working on a few things when a vacuuming janitor came by and I guess “notified” them that I was there. Of course, no seems to care that this is a public place and in total disregard of stated policy on the college website, which declares that the main campus is to be open until 11 PM.
For years I was a solid law-and-order man, giving deference to those in authority. But as I came to realize how many yahoos work in security and law enforcement, I knew it was time to challenge their authority. This reminds me of a book I should probably read. I can't remember the title offhand. It has something to do with learning police tactics, which for more than thirty years I was totally unaware save for the occasional cop television show, which aren't particularly accurate. It's “Arrest Proof Yourself” or something very similar.
I guess reading it should be a top priority. I really don't like the way many of the public safety folk treat people. The other man who seems to come on duty at night isn't confrontational like Straight is. I think that's his name. He is a dou--e bag of the highest (or is it lowest?) order. He thinks he is some sort of authority figure and obviously is unaccustomed to being challenged in any serious way. Instead I just think he's a punk who needs to get a life.
Previously I had a run-in with him during a snowstorm when the entire campus was closed. Of course, it turned out to be nothing. The snow stopped falling and what had stuck (and it wasn't even an inch) melted very quickly the next morning. I was in the middle of completing and then submitting homework online. He came along and “ordered” me to leave. I ended up comparing him to the Gestapo and calling him an a--hole, if I remember correctly. Well, though this was months ago, he remembered and tonight mentioned something about getting a swastika armband. I got my stuff together and made my way for the door. Also, he shouldn't forget to click his heels together. What an a--.
The police state and those who have wet dreams about it need to be confronted more and more. He threatened to issue a “No Trespass” order against me, which I then replied was illegal. I asked him if he really wanted to bring on a lawsuit. I really don't want to get entangled in one right now, but we will see what happens. I doubt much, if anything, comes of these little incidents. The nanny mini-state known as Chemeketa will meet its match if they want a fight.
He started pushing into me with his body to redirect me to a different door and probably in the hopes that it would provoke a fight. It was oddly strange. I guess he is rather limited in what he can do. And they are discussing issuing taser to these guys. And idiot students like David Olen Cross say Amen. No thanks!