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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."
bunch of motherfucking scumbag asshole douchebag pieces of shit!
The funniest part of all is the cashier was Technically correct.
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America hasn't has a real currency since leaving the gold standard (1933) and silver standard (1970-71 right?). It's a shame to realize that the largest counterfeit agency is still the federal reserve (which by the way is a private company and NOT a true part of the federal government... much like federal express is not a government agency). But I digress.
I will shameless promote REAL currencies backed by gold and silver, in hopes that some of you protect yourself from the inevitable dollar crash (all fiat currency crashes eventually due to debasement/inflation)
http://www.e-gold.com/
http://www.libertydolla
http://www2.e-bullion.com/
I'm serious people... US paper money isn't real money! I wish I could arrest people for paying me in that worthless crap
but seriously, the US dollar sucks (and it will happen to the Euro too in good time)
my last sig was too controversial... now, a new and improved useless sig!
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.
every one of the employees and cashiers should have been recruited into the army and marines long ago.
I mean isnt that what we do with our terminally stupid these days?
Not only should this guy win 2-3 million dollars in pain and suffering. But the employees, cashiers and everyone involved should be convicted of filing false statements and the cops for false arrest.
This is the kind of thing that happens in our country that shows our legal system and police force is so full of idiots and retards that we are in mortal danger everyday just walking down the street.
I think what's funny is that, after trying for months to steal the election and failing,
Uh oh... the above statement proves you're an idiot...
Gore's fans still turn around and claim that Bush stole it from THEM.
With a rent-a-mob and a pack of "activist judges", no less. You sure think their meddling is OK when they come to decisions you like, eh?
Unless your a gay nigger!
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Damn, man, do you remember the York University protests? I've been talking to some friends from there about it a lot recently. The police were EASILY in the wrong. One notable incident is a 270lb cop pushing over a 90lb vegan, then kicking him in the stomach when the scrawny dork 'was reaching for a gun'.
The pigs even parked their 6 squad cars right in the way of the buses. As classes let out, people couldn't leave! They started to hang around seeing why the cops were wailing on a legitimate protest.
Terrible things... While officers of the law will always have my respect for the job they do, there is a sizeable number of bad apples who bring a disgusting light to their profession
If you're interested, check it out.
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.