Domestic arguments will always migrate from an area of few available weapons living room, to an area with many available weapons kitchen.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, kitchen
If you have just punched out a handcuffed prisoner for spitting at you, you are about to become a star on Eyewitness News.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, prison, celebrity
Bullets work on veteran cops too. They also work on weight lifters, martial arts experts, department marksmen, Narco Investigators, S.W.A.T. jocks, and others who consider themselves immortal.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, immortality, art, work
When a civilian sees a red light approaching at a high rate of speed, he will always pull into the lane the cop needs to use.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, speed, light, use
If you drive your patrol car to the geometric center of the Gobi Desert, within five minutes some dumb civilian will pull along side you and ask for directions.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police
You can never drive slow enough to please the citizens who don't need a cop, and you can never drive fast enough to please the ones who do.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, fasting, need
Any suspect with a rifle is a better shot than any cop with a pistol.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police
From behind you, the bad guys can see your night sights as well as you can.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, night, bad luck, bad
On any call, there will always be more “bad guys” than there are good guys, and the farther away your back-up, the more there will be.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
The longer you've been a cop, the shorter your flashlight and your temper gets.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police
Whatever you are about to do, if there is a good chance it will get you killed, you probably shouldn't do it.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, chance, good, good luck
You should never do a shotgun search of a dark warehouse with a cop whose nickname is Boomer.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, dark
The better you do your job, the more likely you are to be shot, injured, complained on, sued, investigated on your day off.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, day
If a large group of drunk bikers is "holed-up" in a house, the Department will send one officer in a beat car. If there is one biker "holed-up" in a house, they will send the entire S. W. A. T. Team.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, home, house
The likelihood that you are speaking to an undercover law enforcement officer, is directly proportional to the number of personal questions being asked of you.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, numbers, law, being
Dogs do not see the badge as a person of authority, they see lunch.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, authority, people
The number of years on the job is directly proportional to your waistline.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, numbers
The number of people who lock their keys in their car is directly proportional to how bad the weather is.Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, weather, numbers, bad luck, bad, people