Quotes about Contentment, page 80

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.

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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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From behind you, the bad guys can see your night sights as well as you can.

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The longer you've been a cop, the shorter your flashlight and your temper gets.

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Whatever you are about to do, if there is a good chance it will get you killed, you probably shouldn't do it.

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You should never do a shotgun search of a dark warehouse with a cop whose nickname is Boomer.

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The better you do your job, the more likely you are to be shot, injured, complained on, sued, investigated on your day off.

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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.

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Any time you decide to do something, even slightly against the law, a police officer will just so happen to be near enough to see it happen.

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Your Testimony in Court is unnecessary until both you and your wife coordinate the same time off work together.

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Always be sure to give the guy who complains about paying your salary his nickel back before you write his ticket; It will leave him with a better impression of your services.

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The further away the call is into the sticks directly relates to the likelihood you will need a restroom after you are back in service.

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If a meter maid tells you that you can park there, then most likely you will get a ticket.

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Never share a patrol car with anyone braver than you.

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If your response goes well, you're at the wrong barracks.

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Your Patrol Supervisor will show up when you're doing something really stupid.

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The warrant you don't read is the one you'll serve at the wrong quarters.

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No matter how you write it, the Desk Sergeant will want it changed.

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If you charge in all alone, you'll be shot by your own officers.

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The diversion you're ignoring is the actual crime.

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