Do as I say, etc.

[Erik_Kowal]

A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy city street. Just as he was nearing the intersection in front of him, the light turned yellow.

The man did the right thing and stopped, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman hit the roof. She leaned on the horn, screamed in frustration at missing her opportunity to get through the light, and started yelling expletives at the fellow in front.

While she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious-looking police officer, who ordered her to get out of her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station, where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, the officer's colleague approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk, where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."