“You’re the one who’s in trouble,” I pant. “Really. How’d you make that out?” “Unprovoked attack. Excessive force. I wasn’t even inside anyone. You abducted me.” “You were engaged in extreme blasphemy. I exercised my discretion under section 6 and placed you in close confinement to avoid further desecration of a scheduled holy place.” He stamps on my metaphorical ear. “Now I’m exercising my discretion under section 6a and preemptively preventing you from resisting arrest. Praying, for crying out loud. You should be ashamed of yourself.” “If I confess that I was praying, will you stop hurting
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