Armas mortíferas

Numa rua de Londres, o Manuel Jorge Marmelo foi mandado parar e revistado. A explicação era esta:

Stop and Search Under Terrorism Powers or if Violence is Antecipated

• Sec. 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

The police also have powers to detain you and/or your vehicles (if it is with you) and search for offensive weapons and dangerous instruments. If it is believed that incidents involving serious violence may soon take place in the locality, or that persons are carrying dangerous instruments or offensive weapons in the locality. A senior officer must give written authority wich will be held at the police station

(in "Explaining Police Powers to Stop or Search You", da Ministry of Defense Police)

Esta semana, estarei eu por lá. Espero que não desconfiem de mim. É que também eu escondo comigo, há mais de três décadas, uma arma impiedosa de destruição, lenta e mortífera: a minha nostalgia.