There was that particularly violent encounter once with that fat cop near Henessy Rd as I was on my way to Stubb's Rd to teach a class.

I was in kind of a hurry when I had to slow down because of a cretin cop rider who was swinging his 250cc from left to right along the avenue ! I couldn't believe it but then again, this is Hong Kong so I guess nothing should come as a surprise (how much local nonsense is explained that way every day, I wonder ?).

I just horned that moron and passed him over. I thought I heard some yelling and perhaps even his horn but I didn't give much attention and stopped at the next red traffic lights.

That's when I heard him yelling behind me. I looked back and there he was, fat and sweaty, gesticulating on his bike and ordering me to pull aside !!! :))

Laughing, I asked him how I could pull over since we were stopped at the lights.

He screamed: "Park your bike on the side !"

I screamed back: "No way ! This is a zebra crossing, it's illegal to park there !"

The lights went green so I geared up and rode to the opposite side of the road, parked my bike along the sidewalk and waited for the cop there. I guess he thought I was running away coz he almost crashed before parking his moped behind me. He was enraged.

He screamed at me: "Are you trying to run away !?" And he pull his handcuffs from his belt.

Now he got me real angry. I screamed back: "I'm not running away, I park where it's legal and safe to do so ! It's like your riding, I guess you need more training in arresting vehicles..." and pointing at the handcuffs: "Now you tell me what you wanna do with this ? What do you have against me anyhow ? May I know ?"

Fat Cop (still mad with anger): "You horned me !"

Me: "Yes, of course ! Have you seen how you were driving ? Are you mad ?"

Fat Cop : "It is illegal to pass over another vehicle in town !"

Me (screaming in his face): "Are you kidding me ? You were driving dangerously, I horned and passed you over. What's wrong with that ? So now you tell me, are you going to charge me with anything in which case we both go right now to the police station and I will report your attitude to your boss or will you just let me go and teach my class since you're making me late ?!"

He couldn't speak, he looked at me like he was going to burst into tears or shoot me in the head but he just waved his hand away, letting me go.

That one didn't feel as good as the first story coz that idiot really managed to piss me off and made me wonder if I could really expect anything but trouble from the local police.
Nish