It was the evening news on the TV; the state president was being interviewed. “There are too many illegal immigrants in this state. I'm going to set up a special police department and name it ID for Immigration Department. The ID will round up the illegal immigrants and deport them back to where they came from.”
It was the evening news on the TV; the state president was being interviewed. “I have set up the ID special police department to deport illegal immigrants.”
It was three o'clock in the morning in the bedroom at Riddlely, number five Shoe Lane – Amy and Jimmie woke to find two policemen and a policewoman in the room. One of the policemen demanded to see Amy's papers, her ID. “I ain't got none, go away.”
“I'm arresting you, hold out your hands, I'm going to cuff you. You're going first to jail and then you will be deported.”
Amy stared at him heavily, the policeman dropped to his knees, cuffed himself and crawled out of the cottage. The second policeman did likewise. The policewoman took off her boots and her gun-belt and got into bed.
It was the evening news on the TV; the state president was being interviewed. “ID have been very successful, they have found three illegal immigrants who are now in jail.”
“What happens now?”
“When we have discovered which country they come from ID will deport them back there.”
“So they could stay in jail for ever?”
“Yes, I suppose so.”
It was three o'clock in the bedroom at Riddlely, number five Shoe Lane; Amy, Jimmie and the policewoman woke to find seven policemen in the room. One of the policemen demanded to see Amy's papers, her ID.
“I'm arresting you, hold out your hands, I'm going to cuff you. You're going first to jail and then you will be deported.”
Amy stared at him heavily, “Crawl back to Bigtown!” The policemen cuffed themselves and crawled out of the cottage.
It was the evening news on the TV; the state president was being interviewed. “Just a little setback, teething problems, you know.”
“But don't you think that a five minute video of seven policemen crawling along the freeway is not a little bit embarrassing?”
“No, no. Just initial problems.”
It was the evening news on the TV; the state president was being interviewed. “ID are being very efficient, very successful, don't you think?”
“No, I don't think. ID has arrested a huge number of supposed illegal immigrants, namely three. A hundred policemen have in the last thirty days arrested THREE people and deported NONE. And then there is the story of the crawling policemen.”
“Just an initial problem. The ID staff have been issued with rubber knee protectors and palm guards. And they will receive training for advanced crawling techniques.”
It was the evening news on the TV; the state president was being interviewed. “ID are being...”
“No, they're not. A hundred policemen have in the last fifty days arrested FOUR people and deported NONE. The four refuse to name their countries of origin and are suing the ID for holding them for weeks without charge. What do you say to that?”
“Have patience...”
It was three o'clock in the bedroom at Riddlely, number five Shoe Lane; Amy, Jimmie and the policewoman woke to find a hundred policemen trying to enter the bedroom.
The policewoman sat up. “I have good news for you all, for all members of ID. You are being transferred to another state. A specially chartered aeroplane is waiting for you at the airport. I can't tell you where you are flying to, it's a state secret, even the pilot of your plane will not be informed.”
The policewoman stared heavily at the many policemen. “Put your rubber knee protectors on and start crawling to the airport.” Can you imagine a hundred policemen in your bedroom? Putting knee protectors on? And crawling out of the room? Sometimes policemen are sillier than politicians. Trample, trample.
“There's a lot of stupidity in the world and some of it is happening here.” The policewoman put her arms around Jimmie and squeezed him. Amy put her arms around Jimmie and squeezed him. All three of them went back to sleep.