Shoot
“They were in their full civil disobedience outfits: sneakers, jeans, protest t-shirts, swimming goggles and bicycle helmets—in case of tear gas or clubs. Mom was sporting a large CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE! sign. Dad held a smaller JAIL THE WALL STREET CRIMINALS placard.
This was my parents’ idea of a fun-filled vacation in the Big Apple.
I approached cautiously. A cop told me to move on. I took out my press card, clipped it to my shirt, and he backed off.
“What are you doing here?” my mom ask...ed.
“Working.”
“The FBI is looking for you,” my father said. “I think they only have a subpoena because they didn’t come in and search your apartment.”
I was momentarily stunned my dad had actually spoken to me.
“I know. My editor warned me. I’m avoiding them.”
Most parents would be upset if their sons told them they were withholding information from the FBI. My father seemed proud of me, for the first time in more than ten years. I didn’t tell him it was about Senator Hard-On.MoreLess
This was my parents’ idea of a fun-filled vacation in the Big Apple.
I approached cautiously. A cop told me to move on. I took out my press card, clipped it to my shirt, and he backed off.
“What are you doing here?” my mom ask...ed.
“Working.”
“The FBI is looking for you,” my father said. “I think they only have a subpoena because they didn’t come in and search your apartment.”
I was momentarily stunned my dad had actually spoken to me.
“I know. My editor warned me. I’m avoiding them.”
Most parents would be upset if their sons told them they were withholding information from the FBI. My father seemed proud of me, for the first time in more than ten years. I didn’t tell him it was about Senator Hard-On.MoreLess
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