Political Burdens

One of the burdens of office of the small town mayor was his brother-in-law,
a fellow who liked to throw his or, rather, his in-law's political weight around.

The mayor had instructed his policemen and other city officials to treat him
just like they would any other taxpayer.

The brother-in-law got a ticket for overtime parking.
He immediately descended in a fury on police headquarters,
waving the ticket and sputtering, "Hey, do you know who I am?"
The desk sergeant surveyed him calmly, picked up his telephone and dialed the mayor's office.
"Tell the mayor," he said to the mayor's secretary, "that his brother-in-law is down here and can't remember his name."