Yea, that rubbed me the wrong way. And when I pointed out that I was the only one carry a green Geneva Convention card designating me a combatant, and that he was the civilian, he went from highly agitated to a spittle generator.
The cause for the exchange? It began when he stopped and screamed at me to stop blocking a driveway with my car. Because I had the audacity to explain that it was MY driveway (after thanking him for the concern), he went straight to the attitude that seems to be best summed up as, "I can arrest you any time, any place, with no reason, and call it obstruction, so you had better do as you're told this instant".
Now this was a middle-class neighborhood where there was little to any real crime. Why was he trip wired to confront me as a hostile?
Interestingly enough, the neighborhood did have a problem with people blocking driveways to park and walk to the restaurants a few blocks away, but that was only Friday & Saturday after 7pm. This incident was about 3pm during the week. I still would have been A-OK and appreciative of his attention to the matter, if he hadn't began by screaming at me like I was a reprobate and then kept doubling down on his mistake.
I'd like to say that was an isolated experience, but I can't.
Agreed, mate. See My previous for why...