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Best Buy Has Man Arrested for Using $2 Bills
An anonymous reader writes "Mike Bolesta of Baltimore thought he would protest Best Buy's not-so-great customer service and pay his bill with 57 $2 bills. For his trouble he got to spend some time in the county lock-up." From the article: "..Bolesta was contacted by the store, and was threated with police action if he did not pay the [installation] fee he was told before did not exist. As a sign of protest, Bolesta decided to pay using only $2 bills, which he has an abundance of because he asks his bank for them specifically. Unfortunately for him, the cashier did not seem to understand that the $2 bill is indeed legal US tender, since the bill itself is not often used. After rudely refusing to take the money, the cashier accepted the bills, only to mark them as though they were conterfeit."
I couldn't believe a police officer would be afraid of a terrorist attack on his police station in Canada.
Canada? Thank God you weren't reading aloud from the Bible or you'd be in cell right now.
Seriously though, answering a few questions isn't so bad. Now if you were detained, then I think it would be an unjust overreaction.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
You are obviously a huge jerk. But at least you're proud of it!
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Hmph. Thanks. I have even less faith in my govenrnment than I did before - I didn't think that was possible.