Signal Boosting (… and the HB2 profiling starts)
Signal boosting from www.paigejulianne.com which started up today, and apparently strained under the load of views – “Paige’s (Mis-)Adventures” – This marks two firsts for me:
Mirroring a page from another blog on this site. Hopefully, I’ve got the bandwidth to withstand my site database blowing up. Wish me luck. I’ve had this server for about 5-6 years.
Posting something about someone else in the trans community, I think…
TL/DR: In Siler City, Chatham County, NC – A trans woman was approached by a county sheriff’s deputy, after using a public restroom in a convenience store, asked for her ID, ran on the sheriff’s computer system, and then asked by the deputy to “leave the premises.” The woman was followed on the highway by the same deputy all the way to the county line before the deputy backed off and exited the highway.
What year, decade, and century are we in again? Anyway, be nice, don’t crash my server, ok?
“…and the HB2 profiling starts”
Today, I stopped in Siler City for some gas, a pit stop, and possibly a small snack. After I had fueled my car, I decided to go into the store because I needed to use the restroom. I noticed that there was a Sheriff’s car there, but proceeded in anyway. Upon entering, I observed a number of people standing around the store, not buying anything, but loitering. It made me nervous, but I really needed to go. I proceeded directly to the women’s room, to the back left of the store. I entered a single occupancy restroom and locked the door behind me. I did my business quickly, washed my hands, and exited. Upon exiting, I moved to the right and proceeded to make myself a fountain drink. While filling the cup, a sheriff’s deputy approached me. He asked to see my ID. I asked if there was an issue that I needed to be aware of. He simply asks for my ID again. We stood there for what seemed to be a minute. Realizing he wasn’t budging, I pull out my wallet and show him my DL through the window. He asks me to take it out, so I complied.
He then takes my ID, turns around and walks out the door to his car. I dumped nearly a full drink at this point and follow him out. As I approach his car, he fully shuts the door. I stand about three feet away from his driver’s side door, watching as he runs my license on his computer. After standing there for what seems to be another minute or longer, he finally opens the door, hands my license back to me and tells me that “I need to leave the premises”. I shake my head as I’m putting my license back in my wallet and say “gladly”. I went back to the pump where my car was parked, get in and start to drive off.
As I am turning out of the gas station and onto Highway 64, I notice that he falls in line behind me. As I turn right to get onto Highway 421, I notice he is still following me. In fact, he followed me for a good 20 miles or whatever it is until I reach the Lee County line. At that point, he turns around on 421 and starts heading back to where he was. The entire time he is following me, he is less than a car length behind me, which is outright dangerous. I drove one mile under the posted speed limit, while cars going at least 10 or 15 miles over the limit passed me. I signaled for each lane change, but I didn’t notice him doing the same as he stayed right on my bumper.
How is that protecting the children as the Governor, GOP, and right-winger’s said they were doing?
Today was my first day at a new job. I was already nervous between that and the headaches caused by the confusion in my route. This didn’t make it any easier. I’m still stressing and crying just a bit, but I know this needs to get out. Thank you #HB2 for more psychological damage and making me think that perhaps it’s time to leave NC for the first time in my life.
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