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So I've been a lurker for a while, but I knew as soon as I saw this happen that I needed to register so I could share the story. It's not particularly sucky or customer-ish, per ce, but... pretty stupid.
So I was walking down the street and I noticed a police officer standing on the corner. Being that I happen to have a great respect for them, I gave him a friendly smile and nod as I passed and he smiled back.
Now right as I'm passing, I notice this guy kinda sidling up to the officer. As he gets up to him he asks straight out, "Can I borrow your gun?"
I couldn't really hear what it was that had got the guy upset. He said something else, but he was speaking softly and I was too busy being
at the sheer testicular fortitude of this guy. Whatever it was, though, this cop just gives him this look that could have reversed global warming and said "Sir, I would strongly advise you to keep walking."
Of course the guy got all defensive, saying "Hey, man, I was just joking about the gun thing."
"Sir, keep walking. NOW."
At that point, the guy just sorta slunk away looking all butthurt, without getting anything he wanted from the conversation. Which leads me to wonder seriously, what the heck was he thinking? I've known a couple of police officers and most of them are really nice guys who want to help people with their problems, but I wouldn't ask ANYONE in law enforcement to borrow his gun, joking or not, even if he was my best buddy. It wasn't like this officer was in a bad mood or anything either. There's just a right way and a very, very wrong way to ask one of them for help.
So I was walking down the street and I noticed a police officer standing on the corner. Being that I happen to have a great respect for them, I gave him a friendly smile and nod as I passed and he smiled back.
Now right as I'm passing, I notice this guy kinda sidling up to the officer. As he gets up to him he asks straight out, "Can I borrow your gun?"
I couldn't really hear what it was that had got the guy upset. He said something else, but he was speaking softly and I was too busy being
at the sheer testicular fortitude of this guy. Whatever it was, though, this cop just gives him this look that could have reversed global warming and said "Sir, I would strongly advise you to keep walking."Of course the guy got all defensive, saying "Hey, man, I was just joking about the gun thing."
"Sir, keep walking. NOW."
At that point, the guy just sorta slunk away looking all butthurt, without getting anything he wanted from the conversation. Which leads me to wonder seriously, what the heck was he thinking? I've known a couple of police officers and most of them are really nice guys who want to help people with their problems, but I wouldn't ask ANYONE in law enforcement to borrow his gun, joking or not, even if he was my best buddy. It wasn't like this officer was in a bad mood or anything either. There's just a right way and a very, very wrong way to ask one of them for help.
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