Have you ever had a run in with the police? Here's Arlo Guthrie, telling a story about getting arrested for littering. (Note: this song, from 1967, is a satirical protest song against the draft, or forcing men in the US to conscript in the army to go to the VIet Nam war.)
After watching, you can find the lyrics here.
2:20 Why couldn't they dump the garbage? What was their solution?
5:11 What was the police's key evidence?
6:41 Why was the case dismissed?
10:14 What were the man's questions?
14:58 What is a shrink?
For next week's classes, tell a story of your own about an encounter with the police. Was it funny, scary, or humiliating?
