A person with the exact same (not common) name as me is a police commander in a neighboring city. I think one of my kid’s preschool teachers must’ve googled my name or something, because she thought I was a cop. But I don’t look like a cop. …not that there’s anything wrong with that… [/Seinfeld]
So, Ogre… are you a cop?
Yeah, except it’s an urban legend that if you ask an undercover cop if he’s a cop, they have to tell the truth. The reality is that an undercover cop is allowed to–get this–lie, and say they’re not a cop.
Otherwise it would be kind of silly to even try undercover work at all.
I get it a bit. I’m large and imposing, but i’m also kinda scruffy too. So it tends to be when I’m dressed up a bit that I get asked.
Last time, I caught a train and a fifteen or so year old boy asked me for a cigarette. I said no. Then he got all ornery about it, and that is one thing that pisses me off, so I did the “get a job” routine, and he postured and went to call his friend for backup. The friend’s heart wasn’t in it, and neither was the first kid. I gave them a bit of a lecture on smoking, then the train came and we all got on. Turns out they weren’t such bad little rogues, but they were a bit noisy and obnoxious, and they kept asking if I was a cop. I told them I wasn’t, and they kept saying they were sure I was.
Finally, as my station approached, I couldn’t resist, so I got to my feet suddenly, put on a serious face, an authoritative look, advanced towards them and said, “Can you show me some valid rail tickets, fellas?”
They near shit themselves (I think they’d skipped school, so this would have ruined their day), and I had to tell them I was joking. I felt bad about it all afternoon.
Just get rid of the moustache. 
The ones I frequented were of the 20 to 50 dollar variety. Not the well educated 1000 dollar an hour sort.
Try not to get whacked for being a narc, mkay?
We used to ask that of guys who were obviously too old or too square to be hanging out where we were.
Just sayin’.
Lie down, and do what the nice officer tells you.
Nah, he’s the doctor(or Guardian Angel, if you prefer).
try not wearing dark blue clothes.
Chief Wiggum issat you?