It's not too frequent, compared to the police, because fire trucks operate out of central stations - they don't have to patrol a certain part of a city where there's no facility available to them to do their job.
Cops spend 6-8 hours a day in police cars, dealing with people at their worst and writing reports on their steering wheels.
I'm willing to let them have a small one here and there.
Cops spend 6-8 hours a day in police cars, dealing with people at their worst and writing reports on their steering wheels.
I’m willing to let them have a small one here and there.
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I agree- give the guys (cops) a little break!
I can’t believe some of the hostility I have been reading here directed toward this cop who took a few minutes (3-4-5??) to pick up his dinner ... to eat in the police car with his attention set on his call radio to respond to any emergency that might arise at any moment!
Think about it, folks... Would it have made more sense for this cop to have parked a half block or more away from his car- in the event he had to respond to an emergency call?
Most people who are dining out are doing it on their own time- their FREE time. A cop doesn’t have that luxury. They are on duty at all times during their shift! They do not have the option of ‘stopping the clock’ for the dinner hour- or even the dinner 10 minutes!
BTW- I think 12 hour shifts are more usual than 8 hours- it was that way in the past that I’m remembering!
My husband was a cop for many years and I know how a cop’s life is...long hours, low pay, very often, missed holidays with family, and dealing more and more with the negativity of the public!
The lawyer had ‘little to do’ to take it upon himself to cause this policeman this grief, and for something so minor!
June K