All Mike Bolesta wanted to do was pay a bill, but ended up being
handcuffed to a pole at Best Buy with employees and onlookers gawking
at him in this predicament.
This all started over a protest in jest, with Bolesta paying a
previously waved $114 installation charge with crispy new $2 bills.
Now, anyone who lived through the 70’s, knows these bills exist. Other
people would learn of them by paying attention in class when learning
about U.S. Currency. Never once have these bills been taken out of
circulation or deemed illegal. You can still request them through your
local bank and that is what Mike Bolesta did.
Having the unfortunate luck of being waited on by an uneducated chick
with an attitude to boot, Bolesta’s comic protest suddenly became a
nightmare for him. The cashier at first refused to accept the legal
tender and when Bolesta made his stance, she reluctantly continued the
transaction but not without scrutinizing each and every bill with her
magic counterfeit decoder marker.
Employees began to gather around in amazement over this fancy currency.
Some even went as far to ask if they were real. I guess they slept
through class as well. It was at this time one ‘Einstein’ thought he
saw smeared ink on one of crisp $2 bills. Police where then called in.
Just when you thought your faith in human intelligence couldn’t get any
lower, Officer Brain Fart decides to handcuff Bolesta to a nearby pole,
and further humiliate the poor guy. Trust me though on this one, the
humiliation is now on spent on Baltimore County Po-Po. Officer Brain
Fart found it very interesting and suspicious that the $2 bills ran in
sequential order. I presume said Officer never went to a bank and
requested crispy dollar bills. But then again, he is a county employee
and may not have the luxury of banking. Bolesta was then taken to
county lockup. Would anyone there have any sense? Hell No. Time to call
in the Secret Service
Now I am sure this Secret Service Agent had better things to do that
day, possibly bust terrorist as they scooted by TSA employees at BWI,
or screen gray haired old ladies. But instead they are called away from
protecting the nations safety all because of a stupid twit at Best Buy
along with additional morons who were feeding this frenzy.
It took no time for Agent Leigh Turner to douse the hysteria and
excitement that had taken over Best Buy and the Baltimore County Police
that day. She had to kindly inform all involved that the money was
legal tender and that sometimes, ink smears.
Baltimore County Police spokesman Bill Toohey’s excuse for the lack of
intelligence of the county’s bravest was that “we’re all a little
nervous in the post 9/11 world”
Sorry Mr. Toohey, this wasn’t nervousness, this was “fucktard”
Article can be found here
Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills