The Pinnacle Of
Bad Days
by Dave Collins
To endorse and
use a lot of the product you’re selling
would normally be a good selling tactic. The
exception might be in the case of a lady who
returned steel safe to a Wal-Mart store to
exchange it for a larger one. Naturally the
store wanted the sale and checked for any damage
prior to the exchange. Upon opening the safe’s
door the unmistakable odor of pot drifted out.
This triggered an avalanche of huge legal
problems. The police got involved. A search
warrant for the home and vehicles netted a huge
bundle of pot, other drugs, cash, and a handgun.
During the search the lady explained to the
detectives that she had bought the handgun as a
birthday gift for her husband who’s birthday
was today. The husband happened to be out
attending a “sales” meeting. She
failed to realize that her husband’s prior
felony conviction barred him from possessing a
firearm. The husband? Well he pulled into
the driveway a half hour later. His good mood
evaporated after glancing at the horde of police
cars and the drug-sniffing dog. The shock of the
situation caused him to forget about the joint
burning in the ashtray as well as a shoebox
hidden in the trunk under the spare tire
Local law
enforcement won the lottery on this bust by
confiscating two really nice vehicles, (both less
than a year old), a handgun, a spiritually
uplifting pile of cash, and a home used for
illegal activity. The home sat on a tree-lined
street in a nice part of the city too. As
if icing were on the cake in this bust, the
criminals did what most do when faced with a long
jail sentence, they talked very freely to the
police about their supplier in exchange for a
lighter penalty.
It would have
been far easier to just go buy a larger safe and
sell the other one at a garage sale, cheaper too
in the long run too.
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