If a cop swings a baton in a fight, he will hit other cops more often than he will hit the bad guys he swings at.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, fight, bad luck, bad
Murphy's laws, page 41
1791 quotes by Edward A. Murphy
Edward A. Murphy - engineer working on Air Force Project MX981
Was born on 11 jan 1918.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Origin country: United States
Domestic arguments will always migrate from an area of few available weapons living room, to an area with many available weapons kitchen.
EQuote 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.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, prison, celebrity, contentment
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.
EQuote 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.
EQuote 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.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, contentment
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.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, fasting, need, contentment
Any suspect with a rifle is a better shot than any cop with a pistol.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police
From behind you, the bad guys can see your night sights as well as you can.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, night, bad luck, bad, contentment
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.
EQuote 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.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, contentment
Whatever you are about to do, if there is a good chance it will get you killed, you probably shouldn't do it.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, chance, contentment, good, good luck
You should never do a shotgun search of a dark warehouse with a cop whose nickname is Boomer.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, dark, contentment
The better you do your job, the more likely you are to be shot, injured, complained on, sued, investigated on your day off.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, day, contentment
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.
EQuote 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.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, numbers, law, being, contentment
Dogs do not see the badge as a person of authority, they see lunch.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, authority, people
The number of years on the job is directly proportional to your waistline.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about police, numbers
