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I was running so as not to be late [...] two uniformed policemen were running after me
It happened many years ago, but I still remember it every time I go through the Piazza Duomo Metro station. On that day I got off the train and was running so as not to be late for work. I didn’t rea…
The soldiers kept watching me with their guns resting across their chests
In November 2018 I was stopped by two soldiers, those ones that patrol the city on public security duty. At the time I was in my third year at high school (evening classes) and my lessons were from 5…
I answered them well and they finally let me go
I was stopped by the police in 2019 I can't remember the month but it was an afternoon around 4pm. I was going to the gym, they stopped me in via Arturo Casoli right at the traffic light while I was…
Look! if you bullshit me we'll end badly here eh
I was stopped by a police car in 2019 before the first covid-19 wave started, while I was cycling to Officina Meca (an association that promotes regular musical programming at the Ferrara skyscraper)…
I have to carry my ID with me even when I go to take out the trash
On a summer afternoon in 2019, I go to throw some trash in the bins that are about 20 meters from my house. When I'm almost done throwing the trash, I hear the sound of a car skidding. I turn around…