Songs of angry men (apologies to Les Mis)

I was giving a work colleague a lift back home, about a 15 minute drive. Suddenly she started shouting; “Get off the road! Get off the road!” It was difficult to react quickly. The road shoulder was just a ditch and dirt. If I’d pulled aside quickly, we could have rolled. As I slowed down to a halt, I turned my head to see a black limousine hurtle past, followed by a truck-load of soldiers, with their rifles trained on [...]