Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST. Science points east, I wondered? Science is portentous, yes? Science protests too much. Scientific potatoes rule. Had I stumbled on the lair of dangerous plant geneticists?
Ben AaronovitchIt's a police mantra that all members of the public are guilty of something, but some members of the public are more guilty than others.
Ben AaronovitchNot being invited in is one of the boxes on the โsuspicious behaviorโ bingo form that every copper carries around in their head along with โstupidly overpowerful dogโ and being too quick to supply an alibi. Fill all the boxes and you too could win an all-ยญexpenses-paid visit to your local police station.
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