As expected, today’s visit was not a pleasant one and was rife with lies and bluffs.
These people are graded on how well they can bluff people into submission. It is the same with lawyers and District Attorneys in the court rooms -at least where I’ve seen. So, I would think that they hire only aspiring poker players to their team. 
First off, there is the typical, make you wait past your appointment time and making sure you know that they know you are there. Then, they try to make you feel sorry for them that they have such a tough job –oh, boo hoo.
Then, they lay in with the scare tactics.
Today I was told that I would be going to jail after I provided the requested documents. I told her that was not on today’s agenda because I have never given them reason and she merely stated that I had to give her very good reason why I shouldn’t be placed into custody. In case you missed it, that’s the part where we are supposed to beg for forgiveness. I, of course, chose another route and -perhaps- pushed my luck. I am sorry, but I will not be demeaned by the likes of those people.
Anyway, after some back and forth on the matter, she relented that “I was [this] close to going to jail.” So, “ok, then,” I thought, “let’s move on.”
Throughout the process, she made it seem like I was untrustworthy and blah blah. But, I reminded her several times that I was not trying to evade them and simply had not updated my template. If I were trying to evade them, I would not have bothered going in today and I would’ve disappeared. I think it’s obvious that I am not trying to run nor do I have any reason or incentive to run. It just wouldn’t make sense.
In the end, she updated my file but told me she would recommend that I not be allowed to travel. That would seriously jeopardize my ability to make international sales -like the one I’ve been working so hard on. So, you see a glimpse into ways they keep us down? You see a glimpse of how they push and nudge me to a life of crime? Without making my business work (not even an option for most), I have no choice but to turn to a life of crime. How ridiculous is that?
Anyway, I digressed a bit.
The good news is that she is moving on. She has successfully been a pain in so many people’s butt that she has been promoted. Thank God. In a week, I will be assigned a new officer who will hopefully be less of a stick in the mud. I know that is a lot to ask considering the necessary mentality of those employed in those kinds of places, but I can only hope that this new person will take just one minute to see that I am different from her other cases.
Every incident like this makes my conviction stronger that we should never allow the government to know all they want about us. To some, I realize that may seem shady. I can hear their voices now: “If you have nothing to hide, why hide?”
Well, let me tell you. No, wait, I’ve already told you. There’s a million reasons why. One shady cop or one identity thief with connections could quickly teach you “why” you should “hide” -even if you do not have any reason to hide. The moral of the story is that we all have a reason to hide.
In fact, I am even fighting my inner voice in simply posting to this blog. But, I’ve realized that I am one of those people that ends up being the “voice” for those too scared and unable to speak out against the wrong-doers. So, I will be heard and it has cost me so much to be heard so far. We have “Freedom of Speech” but at what cost?
For me, that cost has been insurmountably high.
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