Topic: Littering

The interviewee recounts being pulled over by an unmarked white police car in South Austin while driving home from a foosball game. The officer questioned him about the mechanical sticks attached to his steering wheel, which the driver explained were hand controls for his disability. The driver informed the officer of his paralysis immediately upon being asked for his license and registration.

A police officer issued a littering citation to the driver for throwing a cigarette butt out of his window. The driver expressed frustration, suggesting that tax dollars should be spent chasing actual criminals rather than targeting him. The officer responded by threatening to issue multiple additional citations, which the driver perceived as a power game.