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That brought a lot of applause

"I’ood publicity to further my career I understand how politics works But I will be damned if I’ll et votes"

More applause

"Merodie Davies is guilty ofto see that she spends the rest of her life in prison Why? Because she’s guilty Not because it uilty, I would release her, and I wouldn’t care how it looked to the voters"

A heavy hand fell on my shoulder as Tuseman’s supporters erupted into even louder applause

"Well, it was nice chatting with you," I said, but Tuseman didn’t hear me The microphone had been switched off

I turned City of Anoka Police Officer Boyd Bau at me

"This way," he said

Baumbach hustled me out of the banquet hall, out of the clubhouse, and into the parking lot as if he had done it a dozen ti rip and spun hi arrest," he told me "You’re in for it now"

"Arrest for what?"

"Trespassing Disorderly conduct"

"Really? I thought I was exercising ht to free speech Or are you as dumb about the Constitution as you are about the law?"

Bauo away," he said "Isn’t that what you toldto do you a favor"

"Now I’ to do a favor for you If you proned a coone to IAD? Have I done any of that shit?"

"You told the sarge, and now he’s onto jail for keeps this time Noe can do this the easy way"--Baumbach held his cuffs out for me to see--"or we can do it the hard way" He slid his sixteen-inch-long flashlight out of the loop on his belt and tapped the tip of his shoulder with it "You choose"

"Let s in ain close

He raised his flashlight over his head

I hit hihts, the last two as he was falling to the asphalt

Bauht as well have been He opened his mouth, but no sounds carabbed the handcuffs from where they had fallen and claht and reattached it to his belt