BE A GOOD WITNESS

BE A GOOD WITNESS

A woman pulls up to a red light behind one other car. She notices the driver of the car in front of her is talking on his cell phone, and appears to be shuffling through some papers on the seat beside him. The light turns GREEN, but the man doesn't notice the light change. The woman begins pounding on her steering wheel and yelling at the man to move! The man doesn't move! The woman is going ballistic inside her car. ranting and raving at the man, pounding on her steering wheel and dashboard.

The light turns YELLOW. The woman begins to blow the car horn and screams curses at the man. The man, hearing the commotion, looks up, sees the YELLOW light, and accelerates through the intersection just as the light turns RED. The woman is beside herself, screaming and very frustrated, as she misses her chance to get through the intersection. As she is in mid-rant, she hears a TAP on her window and looks up into the barrel of a GUN held by a very serious looking policeman.

The police man tells her to shut off her car while keeping both hands in sight. She complies and is speechless at what is happening. After she shuts off the engine, the policeman orders her to exit the car with her hands up. The woman gets out of the car, and the policeman orders her to turn and place her hands on the car. She turns, places her hands on the car roof, and is quickly cuffed and hustled into the patrol car.

The woman is too bewildered by the chain of events to ask any questions, and she is driven to the police station where she is FINGERPRINTED, PHOTOGRAPHED, SEARCHED, BOOKED, and PLACED INTO A CELL.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approaches the cell and opens the door for her. She is escorted back to the booking desk where the original officer is waiting with her personal effects. The policeman hands her the bags containing her things and says, "I'm sorry for this MISTAKE, but you see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn and cussing a blue streak at the car in front of you. I noticed the "CHOOSE LIFE" license plate holder, the "FOLLOW ME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL" bumper sticker, and the chrome plated "CHRISTIAN FISH EMBLEM" on the trunk, so naturally, I ASSUMED YOU HAD STOLEN THE CAR."

Author Unknown. Side note: People are watching us. We may be the only Bible that some people will ever read; let's make sure we are sending the right message.