Not on the excerpt-only list.
Here is the rest, without the text-blocking pop-sideways.
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The outside team had been listening very intently, knowing that they would need to quickly jump and run just as soon as they were heard the code phrase. It was a very serious and pensive moment. Then, there it was and in a surprisingly calm voice: “Boy, I wish my friends were here.” What happened next surprised everyone. They were listening and ready to go; however, just as soon as the signal was given, the outside team instantly burst into laughter. Not just a giggle, but a full seizure of laughter. The kind where your stomach hurts, and you can no longer function or breath. No one could move. They were rolling around in the sand churning with laughter, completely unable to react. What didn’t help was the bathroom guest must have been getting pretty anxious because by the sounds coming through the microphone, he must have been pulling on the decoy’s clothing and pants. This made the backup team’s laughter even worse and crippled any possible assistance they could have provided.
By the time the team was able to assist, the decoy’s wire had been ripped off, but the team was close enough at this point to hear the perpetrator saying “Well, they aren’t, so it will just have to be you.” It took the entire team to grab that guy and hold him while the laughter subsided, much to the dismay of the decoy, who looked completely disheveled and was mumbling all kinds of obscenities under his breath. True story!
Author’s note: I found the best part of being in law enforcement was that nothing goes right, as planned or expected. When you look at a cop, know that they are human too, have a sense of humor and just want to safely go home to their family. To them, anyone can be a potential threat as most threats come from unexpected corners. Be patient, calm and respectful and they will do the same.
That first paragraph is dead hilarious. The pervert, while looking for some fun, sees the girl and thinks, wow, she needs a meal. And the Spirit strikes him to be generous.
Sounds like it was our former N.J. gov McGreevy.
Some back up team
I found the punch line disappointing.
I didn’t get what was funny about this.
This is pretty scary... I combat park (meaning I back into spaces so I can get out quickly) anywhere and everywhere I can. Had I done that at this particular station and then let me 13 year old out to take a leak... I don’t even want to think about that...
Not a funny story, and it doesn’t make th cops look good.
5 minutes of My Life wasted...
My police officer ex-wife did the reverse prostitution detail. She was nice looking with a nice body. About 1000 times better than the average hooker you would see on the street corner. Those who propositioned her must have been nuts to think she was a hooker. Unfortunately, after she arrested the married assistant district attorney, the married preacher, the married guy who asked her to wait while he went to the ATM, and many others, she developed some unacceptable trust issues. I really couldn’t blame her after what she saw, but I couldn’t live with it, either.