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Flash suppressors don't really.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police

If you have “cleared” all the rooms and met no resistance, you and your entry team have probably kicked in the door of the wrong house.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, home, house, bad, contentment

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.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, fight, bad luck, bad

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, 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.

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, 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.

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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, 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.

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, contentment

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, contentment, 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, contentment

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, 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.

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, contentment

Dogs do not see the badge as a person of authority, they see lunch.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, authority, people

Laser sights work both ways.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, work