Carried shield at
El Cerrito Plaza city party
Autumn 98:
I saw a security guard one night
hassle a woman for carrying a bible through El Cerrito plaza, and this
stuck with me. Weeks later, I had instructions to carry my shield through
this plaza during a city party. After walking around the plaza, I went
to the security office and sat outside waiting to be hassled. The El Cerrito
police stopped and checked me out; and then just drove on. A security guard
was inside and he saw me sitting outside with the shield facing him. I
was reading my bible. He didn't come out of the office; and seemed visibly
upset by my presence. I knew he had to make rounds; because I worked in
this plaza as a security guard a year before. But, he didn't come out.
The burden lifted, and I
moved on to Berkeley and hit Telegraph Avenue, that was packed with basketball
fans that just came out of a big game. I carried the shield and set up
in high visible areas and read my bible/prayed over the area.
The
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