Shining his flashlight in the vagrant’s face, temporarily blinding him, he asked, “ Sir, what are you doing here?”
The man was definitely out of place wearing an expensive suit and was well groomed just yards from a homeless encampment. The policeman thought the man looked familiar but couldn’t quite place him.
The officer asked, “Sir, what is your name?”
After some stuttering and much stammering he said,” It’s Joe.”
“How did you get here Joe?”
“Uh, uh I don’t know.”
“ Well, tell me where you live Joe and I’ll give you a ride home.”
“ I don’t remember where I live.”
“ Then I’m going to have to take you down to the precinct and book you.”
“ Uh, well, uh…. wait a minute officer. I just remembered that I have this paper in my right coat pocket that has my information on it.”
Joe carefully got out the paper and gently unfolded it. “Yes, here it is, officer. You can see for yourself. I live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”