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Vol.3 June 2005

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Humour in Uniform

  21st Century Miranda Rights

  1. You have the right to remain motionless, or you may elect to run away from me.
  2. Should you decide to run, I shall direct my K-9 to chase you down to the ends of the earth.
  3. You have the right to have your lawyer run with you. Should he refuse, a recent Law School graduate will be appointed by the court to jog along with you.
  4. If while running, you suddenly decide to end the race, beware that my K-9 may or may not understand your intentions, and may continue his pursuit of you in full stride.
  5. You may stop running at any time, at your own risk.
  6. Good luck. On your mark, get set....GO!!!!!

The Imposter

Irish Officer : "We arrested this man beating the living daylights out of some poor slob for no reason at all! What should we charge him with?"

Desk Sergeant: "Impersonating an Officer."

Repeat Service

A police officer pulled a young woman over for speeding and politely asked to see her license. "Why don't you cops get your act together," she said in a huff. "Yesterday you take my license away, and now today you expect me to show it to you!"

                         

 Still Very Much Alive

Three highly decorated police officers die in a wild shoot out with narcotics dealers and go to heaven.
God greets them and asks, "When you are laid out in your casket, and your fellow officers and family are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?
The first cop says, "I would like to hear them say, that I was the bravest cop on the force."
The second police officer says, "I would like to hear that I was a terrific cop who died in the line of duty."
The last cop replies, "I would like to hear them say ... Look, He's Moving!"

The Drunken Truth                                                                                         

A man leaves a bar, gets into his car and drives away. 200 yards further he's stopped by a police officer.

Officer: "Good evening sir. We're testing drivers for drunken driving. Would you please blow into this machine?".

Man: "I'm sorry, I can't do that. I have asthma. If I blow on that machine I will get out of air".

Officer: "Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test."

Man: "I can't do that. I have anemia and if you stick a needle in me I will bleed to death".

Officer: "Then you'll have to get out and walk 5 yards along this white line". Man: "Can't do that either."

Officer: "Why not?"

Man: "Because I'm dead drunk!"

The Dog Service

The Australian police department, famous for its superior canine (K-9) unit, was somewhat taken back by a recent incident.

Returning home from work a blonde was shocked to find her house ransacked and burgled. She telephoned the police at once and reported the crime.

The police dispatcher broadcast the call on the channels and a K9 unit patrolling nearby was the first on the scene.

As the K-9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash the blonde ran out onto the porch, clapped a hand to her head and moaned, 'I come home from work to find all my possessions stolen, I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send a blind policeman!'

Editor's note: Finding decent police jokes is the most stressful job in the Commonwealth. So, please spare a thought and make an attempt even if pathetic at smiling.

 

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