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RE: NYPD Smart Cars: I can't help but laugh
One thing that I miss about living in the UK is how nice the cops are there. It is a different world! The cars also look very un-aggressive. A couple years back I walked up to a cop in Hawthorne who was just standing there talking to another officer. I said very politely, "Excuse me sir, could you tell me how to get to Prairie Ave from here? I know I am just a block or so away but I keep getting turned around"
He put his hand on his gun and replied "Do I look like a fucking travel agent? Move along."
Dude was totally roided out as well. I did the same thing in the UK, and the lovely officer not only gave me directions, but dropped me off.
It's a sad state of things, but oh God don't get me into it...
That's a pretty tragic story dude. I haven't had any bad experiences with cops in NYC, one time when i was dreadfully lost a cop actually gave me a ride to my sister's house but maybe the NYC cops had already underwent some sort of sensitivity training at that point :)
Well, I do remember it being like that at one point. I got a ride from one when I was a young teen back in the late 80s. But then, about 5 years later my friend and I were hitchhiking to Florida from Ohio and a cop pulled over in front of us and told us we couldn't walk on the side of the highway.
So we asked him if he could give us a ride to the next exit, and he replied "I am not allowed to put people in my car unless they are under arrest"... So we started to walk to toward the exit and he stopped us "You can't walk on the side of the highway.."
So basically we had to walk up the side of a cliff and walk through thorn bushes and tall weeds in order to get to the next exit, and not get arrested for ignoring the cop.. The exit was about 1/2 a mile away.
I always say that good cops understand the difference between a law and the reasonable enforcement of said law. The guy in your story would not qualify for this honor.
I agree wholeheartedly.