What not to say to a cop

[boborgera]

If you're too sensitive you shouldn't be ''ON the Job'' ... Remember you can catch more flies with dead Squirrels than with vinegar.. :roflblack:

 

[MouthPiece]

I go "toe to toe" with law enforcement on a daily basis, and have nothing but the utmost respect for them. We all have "bad days" from time to time. We are all fallible. We even see it on this forum. Hell look at me. :yikes:

Chris

 

[Bob Denman]

I see "fallible" every time that I look in a mirror! :shocked: :roflblack:

 

[Gunny]

Not going to beat a dead horse but as a cop with 19 yearsand living in a house with a father that retired as a cop after 30 I will giveyou all a little quote from him when asked if he was prejudice "nope, whenI am in this uniform I don’t like anyone". Most people see everything incolor and most of the cops are taught just to see the black and white. I havebeen the cop at the donut shop who just blew past a long line of traffic withlights and sirens only to be told to shut it down and continue normal patrol.On a brighter note I was stopped today, 60 in a 45, deserved a ticket for notpaying attention, the young officer spent 15 minutes asking questions about the :spyder2: and thenreminded me to slow down. Little towns can be annoying when the weather is right and the roads are curved.

 

[Bob Denman]

Hi Gunny!
I've been pretty fortunate to have only been stopped twice in my less than stellar driving time...
Both times; I was polite, clear and concise with my answers, had all of my paperwork ready, and even managed to give the Officer a big smile.
And I nver got the tickes; I obviously deserved both of them...
The Officers were just as friendly about the whole thing as I was... They were very precise in their explanation as to what they observed (and saw on their radar***... pps, and I had no complaints at all about how they handled themselves.
Had I received the tickets; it would not have changed how I felt about the professionalism and courtesy that i was shown... They STILL did a great job, at their jobs! :thumbup:



*** 78/45 and 57/30!

 

[MouthPiece]

I see "fallible" every time that I look in a mirror! :shocked: :roflblack:

Me too, Bob. Me too.

Chris

 

[Bob Denman]

I hope that you're not seeing exactly what I'm seeing... :shocked:
I wouldn't wish THAT on even an Ex-Wife's Divorce Attou... Oops! :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[bruiser]

RE: my earlier post. I do respect LEOs. I've worked with a lot of them in my time as a firefighter/EMT. Partied with some, been to a couple LEO funerals too. What I said earlier about the officer taking the cold drink was true too. I know him and his family. He did get a job with a department in another city and is doing well. I know most of the deputies around here as well as the Sheriff. See him frequently and voted for him several times. My daughters god father was a LEO in the military. Her "Uncle Art" was a sergeant with the city police. I could go on but you get the idea. What has been mentioned about shortcomings is true. Like Bob Denman said "I see it everyday when I look in the mirror", yep, that's me.

Ok. Now lets talk about the weather or oil or...

 

[Bob Denman]

HELMET USAGE!!! :2thumbs: :roflblack:

 

[bruiser]

Down with helmets.

 

[Bob Denman]

Even the cool ones; like Dudley's?? :shocked:

 

[reverendg]

What not to say to a cop? My personal story, from decades ago, on the Western Kentucky parkway, headed back to Fort Campbell late Sunday/early Monday from a weekend pass. Had just bought a radar detector since I was making weekend jaunts back to Michigan fairly regularly now that I was stateside, and was letting the turbo on my SVO mustang feel its oats. Topping a hill, the detector went nuts, and I hit the brakes hard, watching the lights flash on at the bottom of the hill. Officer walks up, and says "I guess the Turbo isn't just a sticker on the side of the car, huh? Good brakes too. Do you know how fast you were going?" My reply......."No I don't officer, the speedometer only goes up to 85". Fortunately, the officer had a sense of humor, informed me that I was doing 108, ticketed me for 10 over, and told me to keep it under 80 and I wouldn't have any other problems on the way to the Fort. He told me he likely would have let a me go but if I could afford a radar detector I could afford a ticket.

 

[Bob Denman]

All things considered; a pretty reasonable solution to it; right? :thumbup:

 

[reverendg]

All things considered; a pretty reasonable solution to it; right? :thumbup:

When one is running like the wind to make it back in time for PT, has out of state plates, and is caught doing nearly 40 over, you are not in a position to argue. I wasn't complaining a bit.

 

[spydermyke990]

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.

Maybe so, and sometimes I get a little mad when I see or hear of an LEO doing something questionable, but conder the fact that when something really bad happens, like a DUI fatality, these guys are the ones who wind up having to be the first to see what's left of the victims, and then having to tell the victim's next of kin.... I think that would put a dent in someone's sense of humor when they have to witness the bloody aftermath of someone's stupidity. I don't envy the cops a bit on ordeal.

 

[chisel_maker]

Good cop - Bad cop Once you put a uniform on you put a target on your back
Lets give them all credit for risking their lives to make us safe:clap::clap::clap:

 

[JCSMOKE]

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

I have tried but the damn thing just gets loose and wags away.

 

[Tierhog]

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.

Agreed.
If I may add an additional possibility. If the units were in a location where they had to cross a double yellow to return to the flow of traffic, the lights may have been activated. The story lends to the idea the officers rolled code to a doughnut shop. I call BS.

The reality is 99% of the LE community doesn't eat doughnuts... But the idiot tube keeps pushing the idea, and the clueless masses run with it.

Perhaps some of those critical thinkers out there can go to Iraq or another hell hole and then jump into law enforcement or corrections, instead of throwing opinions out they have no clue about?

NAAAAAW. Far easier to sit in that leather chair or AC office and have a regular schedule, than to be gassed, run over, shot, or ridiculed by our public.

Wonder who the tough guys will call when gangsters plow into the front door at 0200 guns drawn?

Oh I forgot... They can handle it

 

[wyliec]

I don't think anyone can say for sure about why they had their lights on, and why they sped away, and then ended up at the donut shop.

Here's my opinion, which is worth about as much as anything else that's been posted:

Everyone is equal (no one is on a pedestal)

Whatever your chosen profession, you chose it (good or bad, safe or unsafe)

Most profession's have their own stereotypical remarks

I think most have made off-handed comments (at least once in their life) as they relate to different professions

This all equals- Get a grip, if you think the OP had any other intent than humor.

 

[Dochands]

Same old posters. Different day. As much as I enjoy being quoted again and again I'll say it again: It was just a little joke. Protect and serve means more than the testosterone laden verbiage this post has engendered. If his joke was stereotyping some of your posts are reinforcing those exact same stereotypes and worse.