"Ghost writer" wrote this:

For the record, I have "several" friends who are cops. It is a tough job a
lot of the time. Maybe not all, but a lot. They have "fun" when they can -
like most do. Being a firefighter and previous Paramedic, I know that you
have to find humor when possible.. Some of the things you see stick with you
for life. You do the job when others run from it. Call it a sick sense of
humor, but you have to deal with the outcome of the calls. Don't believe me,
if you're not involved, try it sometime. And yes, WE ALL have our bad
apples. There isn't a profession on this earth that doesn't.

LOL...actually, I agree with you a hundred percent, with all this.

As to the words said on the radios, in excitement, or blank of mind, people
often say things that they wish they hadn't. Others tend to not want them to
forget. They play up on those words and the person who uttered them never
lives them down.
As most things, you can merely look upon them as "bloopers". Like clips of
movie takes, comedies, sit-coms, etc. NO ONE IS PERFECT. The TV bloopers
unless live TV, can be edited. Things said over a radio can not.

Agreed.

Regardless of the bloopers made on a radio, so long as those men and women
are out doing their jobs to protect us from the scum we all face, a blooper
is insignificant as opposed to a threat to my security.

So, try to look upon this with the humor as was intended (I believe). I'm
sure they have as well, with a red face!

I stand corrected, Ghost Writer; thanks for setting me straight.

FWIW, I have a unique interest in police humor...Hell, I even wrote a book
about it... and I admit that I've worked with too many good cops over the
years...and buried a few of them...to just sit idly by when I feel that the
good guys are being unfairly criticized.

Take care, and good luck!




James S. Prine
http://hometown.aol.com/jsprine/