Bagel Petard  So it's not a global issue. The guy ticked me off!
But not to despair entirely. Murphy told me to call Justice of
the Peace Court Judge Fletcher Freeman, a man I remember well
from covering his mass marriages at the Ballpark when I was a
daily reporter. Murphy suggested, and I agreed, that Freeman is
the kind of judge who won't just automatically take the shop
owners' side from the get-go--a fair-minded jurist with an ear
for the little guy.  That's me.  Judge Freeman was extremely
cordial, and he took time to tell me exactly what the procedure
would be to go to small claims court and nail the bagel-shop
owner. He said first of all you would have to be actually towed,
not merely gestured upon with a cell phone. If towed, he said,
"you could come to small claims court and sue, alleging wrongful
towing."  He made it sound simple: "You would see the clerk and
ask for a small claims form. It will ask you for your name,
address and phone and the same information for the defendant.
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