Sunday, April 27, 2008

Redneck Store Detention

I had gone on vacation to somewhere down south with my parents and my cousin Mongo. Well, Mongo and I decided to go out and explore the local town where we were staying, and we walked up the street and started to go into this big ratty looking discount store.

Before I even got through the door, some hillbilly came up to me and said that I wasn't allowed going in, because I wasn't "edjeekated" enough. I started arguing with the guy and eventually a female manager came up and asked what the problem was. As the redneck kept shouting and cussing I calmly explained to the woman that we were there on vacation, staying at a hotel only a few blocks away, and that we just wanted to come in and look around and maybe buy some things.

Her verdict was the same as the first guy's... we were undesirable characters and we would not be allowed into the store. I stood on the edge of the store's entry way and taunted the first guy, trying to get him to fight with me, but he wouldn't take the bait. Then Mongo decided he was going to go in anyway, and as soon as he did one of the security guards grabbed him and handcuffed him.

He hadn't done anything wrong, but they told me that he was going to be taken to the jail in downtown Cleveland, and that unless I wanted to have the same fate that I better leave. I got out my cell phone and started to call the police to tell them what was going on at this store, but Mongo told me not to do it - since he didn't have insurance on his truck, and he thought that they'd find out and take his license away from him.