You're Not A Cop Until You Taste Them

Rick Monticello ^ | 8-12-05 | Rick Monticello

[SmithL]

Thanks for posting.

[stuartcr]

I thought it was Krispy Kremes.

[Sundog]

Thanks for posting. Amen.

[wizr]

Ditto to all, including Krispy Kreams. Amen. I passed this one on.

[darkangel82]

I was going to make some smart-@ss remark about donuts until I read the story. Then I shut my mouth, er, keyboard.

[girlangler]

Great Story, and now I have tears in my eyes.

God bless our brave under-appreciated law enforcement officers.

[Integrityrocks]

Oh... thats sad. My eyes are watering... God bless you guys.

[antiRepublicrat]

Now I feel stupid for even thinking of making a doughnut joke.

[nightdriver]

"I was going to make some smart-@ss remark about donuts until I read the story."

Yeah, me too.

We have to realize that for every ass-hole wearing a badge, there are probably hundreds of policemen just like Rick.

[proxy_user]

Don't feel bad. There are all kinds of guys in the police force, from the most noble to the most clueless.

They wouldn't be on the receiving end of these jokes if they didn't have any officers to whom they apply.

[Horatio Gates]

Nothing like a little perspective. Saw it the first time on the forums at officer.com last week.

[Sundog]

I had a fellow try to break into my house by banging on the French Glass doors in the early hours of the morning. I paused 90 seconds to see if it was legit before I called 911. The cops (in Orem, Ut) were there in 60 seconds. They patrolled on foot and in darkened cars for hours afterwards, but didn't catch him.

I'm very grateful to them who put their lives on the line like that.

[Buzwardo]

Wow. Great post.

[Gator113]

Nice post............

Retired after nearly 26 years of service.

[TalBlack]

"We have to realize that for every ass-hole wearing a badge, there are probably hundreds of policemen just like Rick."

And for some reason the guys like Rick put up with them--allow them to do their damage to the uniform. I've seen it with my own eyes.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I hate to say it, but I read this even before I was in the Academy. The only crying I've done so far was when a fellow recruit hit me in my, ahem, special spot druing DT.

I'm sure I'll be crying someday, most likely over having to work yet another traffic accident.

[Horatio Gates]

...most likely over having to work yet another traffic accident.

So, your one of those I hate WSP form 3000-345-159/160 people? LOL

I kind of liked the perspective behind the story which I'm assuming has been embellished on a tad. First time I saw it. I absolutely loathe scenes with dead children. No surprise. I don't know how ME's can do what they do.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

It's not that form that I hate. It's having to do the DUI part that takes so long.

[Horatio Gates]

Oh thats right. You're on nights. Any single car versus tree, fence, house etc dispatch...you may as well plan on being tied up for a while. The new BACs are nice. I remember my first DUI and his name only because he shit in the back of the car. He was a blood draw btw because the guy whose parked car he hit pounded him real good when he tried to run off. Being new, that ordeal took about six hours but I was convinced that this was the life for me.