# My observations while watching "Cops:" Share yours please. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853 "2013-09-03T02:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/81 "2013-09-05T21:07:16Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I bet we could crowdfund a “Shirts for Perps” program. Good idea. Or coats for cons. Your [supervillain type crimina](http://www.britannica.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ted-kaczunski.jpg)l knows a nice sports coat goes with everything. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/82 "2013-09-05T22:33:01Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > People also seem to underestimate how good a German Shepard or Belgian Malinois can be at parkour, too. There’s a post on the SDN board \*Things I Learn From My Patients \*thread, > [@](#): > > [ol] > [li]When purchasing a snickers bar at a local convenience store, don’t pay for your food with a bag of crack.[/li] > [li]Don’t run from the deputy who was munching on a donut in the aisle behind you.[/li] > [li]When kicking the aforementioned deputy and fleeing from the law, do not challenge the metal-tipped pack of belgian malinois dogs to a foot race. You WILL lose. [/li] > [li]Try suing the sherrif’s office for police brutality to recuperate some of your medical costs involved in the reconstruction and grafting of your degloved limbs.[/li][/ol] :eek: Ouch ---
**Author:** ![listedmia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e0b2c6/32.png) [@listedmia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/listedmia)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/83 "2013-09-06T02:21:51Z")
Most episodes I have seen recently features a person calling the police because his or her marijuana plant has been stolen. But then it turns out that this is a state that has recently legalized medical or recreational weed! What a shocking twist! And what an opportunity for the cops to get all bug-eyed, obviously chomping at the bit to arrest someone! Or laugh their asses off and make awkward dope-related puns. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/84 "2013-09-06T05:50:45Z")
Where I come from (East TN) an officer’s pay is equal to a teachers. (☹ for both of them.) For a while now a sheepskin is expected for advancement. One thing I remember about domestic abuse cases is that after the initial pain/shock/reporting, the victim often tries to recant. “But I _love_ him/her!” we used to chorus on Monday, after the weekenders saw a judge, got released and the “loved ones” started trickling in. I think it’s good that the state can press charges now and protect people from themselves. On the show, after presenting scratch/cut marks and pump-knots, the one is usually nuzzling the cuffed one murmuring “I know, baby. I know.” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/85 "2013-09-06T11:48:47Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > Where I come from (East TN) an officer’s pay is equal to a teachers. (☹ for both of them.) But if you are in a state in which teachers and cops have fought for decent wages for decades we are now vilified as the greatest threat to civilization since Genghis Khan. Thanks Chris Cristie. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/86 "2013-09-06T12:52:42Z")
> [@listedmia](#): > > Most episodes I have seen recently features a person calling the police because his or her marijuana plant has been stolen. But then it turns out that this is a state that has recently legalized medical or recreational weed! This happened exactly once that I recall. Cops did their job. Maybe you’re confusing this scenario with one in which they stopped (for some traffic violation) a pickup truck which had a bunch of marijuana trimmings in the back (a not-so-legal growing operation had apparently hired a sad sack to dispose of them). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/87 "2013-09-06T14:46:34Z")
I saw two academy buddies of mine on Cops. They were partners in Jersey City. As I recall their part wasn’t all that memorable. Just some domestic disturbance. ---
**Author:** ![ruh-roh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ruh-roh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruh-roh)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/88 "2013-09-06T15:17:19Z")
> [@Ibn\_Warraq](#): > > The producers of the show never show anyone’s face without a signed waiver. Same with all the girls on “Girls Gone Wild”. Wait a minute… they show faces on “Girls Gone Wild” ? I don’t remember seeing any. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853/89 "2013-09-06T15:32:19Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > But if you are in a state in which teachers and cops have fought for decent wages for decades we are now vilified as the greatest threat to civilization since Genghis Khan. Thanks Chris Cristie. Yep, since their Unions donate to the Dems and the teachers teach Evolution, not the Bible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-observations-while-watching-cops-share-yours-please/667853.md?page=4)