Rob Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Question:How do you tell the difference between a British Police Officer, anAustralian Police Officer and an American PoliceOfficer?Answer:First - Lets pose the following question:You're on duty by yourself walking on a deserted street late at night. Suddenly, an armed man with a huge knife comes around the corner, lockseyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and lunges at you.You are carrying a Glock .40, and you are an expert shot, however you have only a split second to react before he reaches you.What do you do? BRITISH POLICE OFFICER: Firstly the officer must consider the man's Human Rights. 1) Does the man look poor or oppressed? 2) Is he newly arrived in this country and does not yet understand the law? 3) Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? 4) Am I dressed provocatively? 5) Could I run away? 6) Could I possibly swing my gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? 7) Should I try and negotiate with him to discuss his wrong doings? 8) Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it? 9) Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society? 10) Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me? 11) If I were to grab his knees and hold on, would he still want to stab and kill me? 12) If I raise my gun and he turns and runs away, do I get blamed if he falls over, knocks his head and kills himself? . 13) If I shoot and wound him, and lose the subsequent court case, does he have the opportunity to sue me, cost me my job, my credibility, and the loss of my family home? AUSTRALIAN POLICE OFFICER: BANG! AMERICAN POLICE OFFICER: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! 'click'.... (Sergeant arrives at scene later and remarks: 'Nice grouping!) 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23218-differing-police-tactics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 "Sheriff(Grady Judd-Polk County,FL), why was he shot 187 times?"Sheriff-"thats all the bullets we had at the time"TRUE story 1 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23218-differing-police-tactics/#findComment-102027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I used to love listening to Sheriff Grady Judd's updates of things (good and bad) going on in his county on Bubba's show. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23218-differing-police-tactics/#findComment-102228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I used to love listening to Sheriff Grady Judd's updates of things (good and bad) going on in his county on Bubba's show.Wish Bubba was still on satellite radio. I used to listen every day. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23218-differing-police-tactics/#findComment-102568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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