I Fought the Law

Jesus broke the law. So did George Washington. You did, too, and we want to hear about it.

I Fought the Law
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The kids in my high school have of a tradition of asking their dates to prom in extravagant ways. I decided to spell out "PROM?" in Christmas lights on the roof of my 150-year-old church's six-story bell tower. The church youth group director gave me the OK and my friends and I got to work setting up. Now, my church is in a shady part of town. My friends and I (who all went to this church) all had long hair or mohawks, and two of us were wearing leather jackets. We didn’t exactly look like altar boys. Someone saw us and called the cops. They said we were robbing the church. Anyway, we were laying down the lights when suddenly the roof was swarming with cops screaming “Hands on your head, motherf***ers!” with guns drawn. They had cuffed us before I could convince them we had permission to be there. The cops called the youth group director, who explained everything. They asked what the Christmas lights were for and I told them. They said it was a great idea and wished me luck with my girl.

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