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Excuse me sir, I'm with the San Francisco police department, this is official police business. I would like to commandeer this vehicle!
— Tony Giardino · So I Married an Axe Murderer
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker declares themself a San Francisco police officer on official business and demands to take over a vehicle. The formal, authoritative phrasing leans on the weight of a position to claim the right to seize someone else's car, and the abrupt request carries a brisk, commanding urgency.
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