People tend to be interested upon learning what we do for a living. This usually breaks down along the following groups:
1. "Do you know Officer ___________? He's my second cousin twice removed". It matters not that the cop works for a PD 200 miles away- apparently we all know each other.
2. The "you must have some exciting stories" crowd. You could regale them with tales of battling Space Aliens or nabbing a kid stealing gum at 7-11, it wouldn't matter, either way they're mesmerized.
3. The "I don't like cops" crowd. I see these sad sack types at poker games. They of course got locked up for something they "didn't do" or were cited by a "overzealous" cop just because they were drag racing at 120 mph.
4. The goofball crowd. They'll be the unoriginal morons making donut jokes or exclaim "I didn't do it"! Their intentions are usually harmless but they are too nervous or goofy to act normal when conversing with someone who happens to be a cop.
5. The "let me ask you a question" crowd. Folks in this group are either genuinely curious about a particular law or police procedure or they simply want to get into a p***ing contest about the ones they disagree with.
Those are 5 off the top of my head...any others?
1. "Do you know Officer ___________? He's my second cousin twice removed". It matters not that the cop works for a PD 200 miles away- apparently we all know each other.
2. The "you must have some exciting stories" crowd. You could regale them with tales of battling Space Aliens or nabbing a kid stealing gum at 7-11, it wouldn't matter, either way they're mesmerized.
3. The "I don't like cops" crowd. I see these sad sack types at poker games. They of course got locked up for something they "didn't do" or were cited by a "overzealous" cop just because they were drag racing at 120 mph.
4. The goofball crowd. They'll be the unoriginal morons making donut jokes or exclaim "I didn't do it"! Their intentions are usually harmless but they are too nervous or goofy to act normal when conversing with someone who happens to be a cop.
5. The "let me ask you a question" crowd. Folks in this group are either genuinely curious about a particular law or police procedure or they simply want to get into a p***ing contest about the ones they disagree with.
Those are 5 off the top of my head...any others?
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