What not to say to a cop

[Ga Blue Knight]

Did you ever stop to think why it is that cops eat donuts, cheap hamburgers and other junk food? For starters no real lunch break where you get to go out to a nice resturant. If you are in uniform it's like you are made of honey and all of the wanna be nuts in the world come up to you and ask silly technical questions about law enforcement. Also your paycheck is somewhat stressed and is not conducive to "healthy food" but is right in line with the 99cent special at the house of hamburger helper. There are also many times when you do sit down to a decent meal you get a call to respond and you are the only unit within miles. So you leave your paid for lunch and off you go to have the dispatcher call you off three mile from you lunch. So most LEO's like portable unhealthy foods like donuts, candy bars etc. Now after forty two years as a cop, I have type two diabetes, missing a kidney, high blood pressure and bad arthritis in my hands and feet. Not complaining mind you just trying to provide some insight to your humor.

 

[Bob Denman]

No doubt; it's a job where you just know that you'll not be meeting people who are in good moods... :shocked:

 

[Cuffs19]

Did you ever stop to think why it is that cops eat donuts, cheap hamburgers and other junk food? For starters no real lunch break where you get to go out to a nice resturant. If you are in uniform it's like you are made of honey and all of the wanna be nuts in the world come up to you and ask silly technical questions about law enforcement. Also your paycheck is somewhat stressed and is not conducive to "healthy food" but is right in line with the 99cent special at the house of hamburger helper. There are also many times when you do sit down to a decent meal you get a call to respond and you are the only unit within miles. So you leave your paid for lunch and off you go to have the dispatcher call you off three mile from you lunch. So most LEO's like portable unhealthy foods like donuts, candy bars etc. Now after forty two years as a cop, I have type two diabetes, missing a kidney, high blood pressure and bad arthritis in my hands and feet. Not complaining mind you just trying to provide some insight to your humor.

I agree 100%. Been an LEO for 10 years now. I just love when people make comments like "he was speeding/tailgaiting etc, and he wasn't even on a call". How in the WORLD do you know that? If you're privy to that information, you must have a radio in your car. If so, get on the air and tell him to back off/slow down. If you don't have a radio, you MUST be a damned psychic. What some people don't realize, is there are a plethora of calls that are not practical to respond to with lights/sirens on. If your house was being burglarized, would you want the intruder to know, the cops were on the way? Lights and sirens broadcast that you're coming, which sometimes, isn't a good thing.

 

[JkRbbt]

Good insight from Knight and Cuffs. I am not a cop and only "play" one when asked by the Auxiliary, but it doesn't take but a couple of ride-alongs to see just what the boys in blue face every day. For instance, I found I can eat a 6" sub in THREE BITES! That latte you ordered and paid for at the drive-up will PROBABLY be there when you get another break in the action, if they haven't had a shift change. You can count on dinner/lunch being at a different time every day and sometimes Dunkin Donuts is the only thing open on your shift. Well, maybe not. You might get to hit that truck stop where even the truckers won't stop!

Of course there are cops with limited sense of humor. There are also cops that could keep the Shriners in stitches, but you never hear about them. Anyhow, may your encounters be infrequent, brief and friendly! Be safe out there!

 

[Ex-Rocket]

Give the guys in uniform a break. I'm not a police officer or do I ever want to be one. A bad guy would rather kill you than rob you these days. So life being a police officer is not all its cracked up to be. A very stressful job to say the least. For the most part, most police officers are very friendly, its just the few that think they are bad ass cops and go out everyday with that frame of mind. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

Give the guys in uniform a break. I'm not a police officer or do I ever want to be one. A bad guy would rather kill you than rob you these days. So life being a police officer is not all its cracked up to be. A very stressful job to say the least. For the most part, most police officers are very friendly, its just the few that think they are bad ass cops and go out everyday with that frame of mind. Just my 2 cents worth.

Thanks for the above. By the way cops who are veteran officers also have issues with some of the junior folks who have some really wild ideas of their self worth. The good news is that they only last a few years and then get a job where they can hide out better from any risk or responsibility. My Blue Knights chapter has lost two members to gunfire and one to a vehicle accident during road stops in the last five years. Every time you are pulled over by an officer you know you are a good guy but we don't. On a lighter note the best one liner I ever received by a pulled over drunk driver was the following exchange. "Are you drinking sir, his response was "Are you buying?" He didn't make bail.

 

[Cuffs19]

Thanks for the above. By the way cops who are veteran officers also have issues with some of the junior folks who have some really wild ideas of their self worth. The good news is that they only last a few years and then get a job where they can hide out better from any risk or responsibility. My Blue Knights chapter has lost two members to gunfire and one to a vehicle accident during road stops in the last five years. Every time you are pulled over by an officer you know you are a good guy but we don't. On a lighter note the best one liner I ever received by a pulled over drunk driver was the following exchange. "Are you drinking sir, his response was "Are you buying?" He didn't make bail.

My favorite was my very first DWI stop. It was a woman, about 70 years old. I had her get out of the car for field sobriety tests. She gets through the first test (which she bombed), turns to me and says "you know, I could do these :cus: things, if I wasn't so damn drunk" My reply: "alright then, you just saved us alot of time". It's amazing what you see/hear on the street.

 

[ARtraveler]

I will just watch this thread. :roflblack: :bbq::bbq::bbq:

 

[JkRbbt]

Or, as my brother said, "Believe NONE of what you hear and only HALF of what you see!" :yikes:

 

[Rotaxer]

Sometimes you just have to grab your tongue with both hands, and hang on for dear life! :shocked: :roflblack:

Yes I did that at the border crossing going into Montana two weeks ago riding with a bunch of 2 wheeled bikes. A young punk border guard walks up to us and says to me "That ain't a real bike" I felt like saying "yea well your not a real cop"!!! But I would have had a very short visit to the States. The older Border Guard did give him a dirty look and hopefully tuned him in later.

 

[Bob Denman]

Oh... do I ever have a story about border crossings... :shocked:
A couple of us were going on a Caribou hunt in Northern Quebec; we were taking two vehilces to Montreal so that we could fil one with people, and the other with all of meat...(Good Planning!)
Anyway; I'm driving the meat-wagon, and by buddy is warning me all the way up the Northway... "Don't screw around with the Border Guards" I guess he knew about my sense of humor...
Anyway; we get to the border... My buddy pulls up to the guard... A conversation starts... she waves her hands... he waves back... she points a finger... he points right back...
I'm starting to wonder how clean the jails are going to be... :shocked:
Finally; with a look of disgust, she waves him through... She's looking to be in a bad mood, so I'm already DEAD!
"Why are you coming to Canada?" she about barks at me...
"I'm going on a hunting trip with my buddy :shocked:; I'm with HIM!" I sheepishly point to his Jeep... :shocked:
"Okay... get out of here", and I'm waved on through

"What was THAT all about?" I squeaked into the CB; still not breathing properly...
"She asked if I had any guns. I told her that I had my 'hunting gear'. Since I didn't specifically 'guns', she jumped me over it!" was his response...
"The discussion came when she wanted to take my Jeep apart to find them"
So this is why I don't drive whenever I have to go to Canada anymore! :roflblack:

Oh! For the record; this is the Honest and Truthful story of what happened that morning... nojoke

 

[wyliec]

We did a border crossing between Nicaraqua and Costa Rica. Now, that's a place where you really need to keep your mouth shut. It was pretty scary; the most unkept border guards/police that I've ever seen. Money switched hands there to get across quickly.

 

[Dochands]

Boo hoo cops. Community relations are important.

The problem is we've all lost sight of what's important.

This poor guy just made a little joke.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Cops are people just like in any other profession, there are always the ones that do things at times that are not very professional.

Sometimes we all have to "show off" a little bit

Cruzr Joe


(Retired LEO)

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

Boo hoo cops. Community relations are important.

The problem is we've all lost sight of what's important.

This poor guy just made a little joke.

The problem is that it was not a joke, it was playing on a stereotype at the officers expense ""The two cops walked in behind me and I smiled and said "I have heard of a Big Mac Attack, but lights and siren for donuts and coffee!"" It would be no different if I made the following (not really a) joke about Doctors. " I've heard about big spenders but two summer houses, a Country Club membership and a Rolls Royce!" Now I know that Doctors work hard my Son and Daughter in law are Physicians. But a joke that plays on a Stereotype, whether its that Cops eat a lot of Donuts, waste time and take advantage of their position or that it's that Doctors charge way too much works way to little and spend exorbitant amounts of disposable income is just wrong. I also doubt that you would say that to any Doctor that you just bumped into on the street.

 

[Bob Denman]

That's the whole "fun" part about this internet thing; you don't actually have to care now if you've hurt somebody's feelings anymore...:shocked:
A little bit of sensitivity can go an awful long way... :thumbup:

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

:agree:

 

[redflasher]

I wore a badge for 25 years. I have received a wonderful pension check for the last 20 years. I feel no need to defend or attack the profession. This thread got juvenile quickly. If you don't like cops, take the "911" magnet off your refridgerator and handle the next emergency yourself.

 

[bullant12]

Here we go...:bdh:

 

[shelbydave]

Young cops have no sense of humor, They have to be ''On the Job'' for a few years before they get one....

Same with "butter bar" lieutenants in the military.