Oh no you dit ent!

Nice headline.

40below: Nice headline.

seconded.

You can, subby, but you have to get the swine really drunk first.

The real question is...was she hawt?

...worthless without pics...

I need to see pics of her before I make a judgement.

It's tough to "walk like a princess" when you've got a utility belt, flashlight, taser, sidearm, billy club, radio, GPS system, Swiss Army knife, cheese grater, recording device and ammunition clips on your person, which is clothed in front and rear body armor, an itchy wool uniform, knee-highs and black Aerosoles.

"My bad."

Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu

/slow clap

Meh, long way to go for a lame punchline.

TrixieDelite

You've never met a real princess, have you?

Pepper, you're going undercover...

Bit'O'Gristle: Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu

Hi. When cops stop acting like thugs with guns, and quit protecting the scummiest police officers from being held accountable for gross violations of civil rights, Americans will quit calling your kind pigs. Until then, shut the hell up.

whaddya expect when you enter a manz world?

Bit'O'Gristle: Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu



Simmer down piggy, you motherfarkers make yourselves look bad.

Meh. That is like a guy not shaving. Sexual herassmint I'm not sure if that qualifies sure of.

Other the other hand did you check out the Ebony The 50th Annual Ebony Fashion Fair?

/10
//I'd hit it

When I was younger, I didn't know why everyone talked shiat about cops.

Now, when they zoom past me at eleventy million miles an hour for no reason (there's no way they need to be driving that fast ALL the time) and cut me off, I kinda get the idea. Especially when they pull me over for going 3 mph over the speed limit. Hypocrites.

/not all cops
//good friend is NYPD

Just another example of why colleges shouldn't have police forces without adult supervision.

Wool? We usually wear polyester. :-) It's easy to walk like a princess when you ARE a princess!

Bit'O'Gristle

/stfu

how do you know subby's a pig? do you snort around in the mud until you find something dissatisfying?

don't answer, we know.

I work closely with law enforcement everyday in a toxicology department. I know exactly what you arrogant motherfarkers think.

/thanks for keeping the shiat out of the gutter!

sunshine_mcbihface: When I was younger, I didn't know why everyone talked shiat about cops.

Now, when they zoom past me at eleventy million miles an hour for no reason (there's no way they need to be driving that fast ALL the time) and cut me off, I kinda get the idea. Especially when they pull me over for going 3 mph over the speed limit. Hypocrites.

/not all cops
//good friend is NYPD

On their cell phones, making left turns from right hand lanes, without using a turn signal. Yeah, my neighbor is fighting that battle right now.

But back to the REAL question. What was she doing that far from the stove?

Bit'O'Gristle: Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu

Welcome to Fark, noob. Guess it's fair to say that you think it's fun to see sacred cows being gored, just not so much when it's your own. Deal.

FTA...

The officer's statement show that her etiquette lessons included instructions to wear lipstick and rouge while on duty, ask permission to enter a conversation, wear expensive jewelry and otherwise behave in a manner that seems more appropriate to a debutante than a woman in uniform.

You know, I kind of get her point. Why the hell should she have to wear jewelry, for starters? Jewelry can be a work hazard (it'd only take one perp tearing out an earring to cause hell). And ask permission to enter a conversation? I can see "please don't interrupt people", but god damn!

And what if she was allergic to makeup? Or simply didn't like wearing fish scales, etc?

Still, I dunno of this is sexual harassment. What's required of the men, exactly? Do they have to wear lipstick?

Bit'O'Gristle: Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu

When you guys stop breaking the laws you're supposed to enforce and start respecting the rights of citizens we will stop calling you pigs. So GBTW and STFU.

Bit'O'Gristle: Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu

captainktainer:
Hi. When cops stop acting like thugs with guns, and quit protecting the scummiest police officers from being held accountable for gross violations of civil rights, Americans will quit calling your kind pigs. Until then, shut the hell up.

Bit'O'Gristle, you can't vouch for every other cop.

captainktainer, you can't condemn every cop.

dj_bigbird:The real question is...was she hawt?

Bravo for the best post so far...

/the other 2 are the kind that only post 'ALL X people are good/bad
//AKA worthless post

Ringshadow: What's required of the men, exactly? Do they have to wear lipstick?

If it was good enough for hoover it's good enough for them too.

As far as I'm concerned, most cops could use etiquette lessons.

Buncha maladjusted former bullies and their victims who retreated into back issues of Soldier of Fortune and daydreamed of the day when they could carry a gun and push everybody around for a living.

They NEED extensive training on how to deal with people that goes beyond "takedowns" and "holds."

I'm with Ringshadow. I'd feel rather insulted if I was singled out to go to training to find I apparently needed to learn "how to walk like a princess." Maybe it was just a screw-up by someone who didn't research the course offerings enough, but in the light of the conflict mentioned in the article I could see how it could be an intentionally hostile act.

I work around law enforcement and we're really kind of discouraged from makeup and jewelry (not banned, just reminded that it can get in the way and to think about that before wearing an armful of bangles). Somehow I doubt you can princess-walk in combat boots, either :)

Ringshadow: What's required of the men, exactly? Do they have to wear lipstick?

They are required to be able to eat a dozen doughnuts in a single sitting, unlike us sailors, who are required to be able to carry a dozen donuts, while holding two cups of coffee

Astra: Somehow I doubt you can princess-walk in combat boots, either :)

It can be done. Just walk on any military base. Anyways, cops don't usually wear combat boots, just those cheap shiny dress shoes

sunshine_mcbihface: Now, when they zoom past me at eleventy million miles an hour for no reason (there's no way they need to be driving that fast ALL the time) and cut me off, I kinda get the idea. Especially when they pull me over for going 3 mph over the speed limit. Hypocrites.

And the day you need the cops in a hurry you'll complain that they were too slow.

/I claim bullshiat to your claim of having been pulled over for going 3 over.

I'm not sure about that...but I do know that you can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd.

Id like to give everyone a nice sup of RTFA.

Some idiot temp admin used a prepackaged customer services course from an 'etiquette' company. Without checking what that meant. The idiot doesnt even work there anymore.

No sexual harrassment, but someone who is on admin leave under investigation for something else (noone would tell the jhourno what) wants urgently to appear to be the wronged party.

Ringshadow - FTA...

The officer's statement show that her etiquette lessons included instructions to wear lipstick and rouge while on duty, ask permission to enter a conversation, wear expensive jewelry and otherwise behave in a manner that seems more appropriate to a debutante than a woman in uniform.

You know, I kind of get her point. Why the hell should she have to wear jewelry, for starters? Jewelry can be a work hazard (it'd only take one perp tearing out an earring to cause hell). And ask permission to enter a conversation? I can see "please don't interrupt people", but god damn!

And what if she was allergic to makeup? Or simply didn't like wearing fish scales, etc?

Still, I dunno of this is sexual harassment. What's required of the men, exactly? Do they have to wear lipstick?


If I had to guess what actually happened here, I'd bet that the department hired an external etiquette "expert" to teach a course. Said expert was probably accustomed to dealing with the corporate world, and did not revise his/her course to reflect the nature of law enforcement.

Having attended an etiquette course myself in a former job that frequently arranged day-seminars for the "further enrichment of employees' skills and experiences," I can tell you that of what we were taught, about 30% was utterly useless and about 40% was common sense.

There were a few things that were useful, particularly in formal situations. (i.e. the 'what fork to use' type stuff) and some stuff that most people know, but that certain clods would benefit from IF they would pay attention. (i.e. the 'don't interrupt people' type stuff) The rest was a lot of ridiculous and arcane ceremony type stuff that mostly only matters to people who spend most of their lives looking for an excuse to judge others anyway.

In any case, my guess is that a course of this nature was what she was subjected to, and she should have simply done what everyone else who attends such things does... glean what you can from it that's actually useful to you and your work, and disregard the rest.

Oh, and I guess if I'd actually bothered to read the entire article the first time, I'd have realized my point was moot as it says that's exactly what happened.

FTA - What Ms. Lopez was put through was egregious," Averill said, adding that the department's intent was for Lopez to receive customer service training and she was only referred to etiquette school after a police lieutenant failed to properly research the kinds of services provided by The Etiquette Co., the firm that provided lessons to Lopez.

Bit'O'Gristle: Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.

/stfu

Welcome to the Internet, where you can't Taser someone for addressing you in a manner you don't like. You're going to have to come up with a new approach. Or not. We don't really care.

CruiserTwelve: sunshine_mcbihface: Now, when they zoom past me at eleventy million miles an hour for no reason (there's no way they need to be driving that fast ALL the time) and cut me off, I kinda get the idea. Especially when they pull me over for going 3 mph over the speed limit. Hypocrites.

And the day you need the cops in a hurry you'll complain that they were too slow.

/I claim bullshiat to your claim of having been pulled over for going 3 over.

It was 1 in the morning, I was going 53 in a 50.

I'm not saying there's never a need to drive quickly. But when I get cut off by a bike cop on the highway who is easily doing 80 in a 55, and I see him just chillin on the side of the road with his radar 5 minutes later...yeah I have a problem with that.

DoWhatNowToWhat: Meh. That is like a guy not shaving.




No, it's like a guy not wearing makeup. WTF? Grooming is grooming. If the policy is that guys must be cleanshaven, so must women. If hair has length restrictions, it's explicit. Makeup is a personal choice and in many situations a distraction. Glad to hear the wingnut who brought in that "course" was strung up.

/Walked out of non-task-related training for less.

Bit'O'Gristle - Nice headline...

On behalf of all policeman everywhere, thanks for the insult to our profession. You having never been one, I guess it's easy to stand back and judge.


Hey, I've never been Führer und Reichskanzler of Germany either, but I feel pretty comfortable standing back and judging this guy...



but I guess we should all just shut up and accept that we don't understand the stresses and difficulties of what someone in that position has to deal with.

Poor Hitler...

sunshine_mcbihface I can guess-this was a guycop, you're a striking Farkette(almost ALL the posters unhappy with Law Enforcement are striking Farkettes-do I see a pattern here?). What do I win? Oh wait, yer Navy?-a buddy assigned to Bremerton biatched the townie po-po seemed to have it in for them up there, too. I can imagine in Hawaii it's THIS times 10

Bit'O'Gristle don't assume anything-that leads to Driving While Black, or like salesmen despising salesmen, some of the biggest cop-haters around are cops, I found this out with a relative when we were across the Ohio River with West Virginia plates, but he'd never post it here;
http://www.copswritingcops.com/

FlyingJ: sunshine_mcbihface I can guess-this was a guycop, you're a striking Farkette(almost ALL the posters unhappy with Law Enforcement are striking Farkettes-do I see a pattern here?). What do I win? Oh wait, yer Navy?-a buddy assigned to Bremerton biatched the townie po-po seemed to have it in for them up there, too. I can imagine in Hawaii it's THIS times 10



Haha well thank you :-)

Yeah, they really don't like us (military) too much out here. We make it easy, with our base stickers on our cars.

This just sounds like she has hysteria. All she needs is either a firm slap on the ass or a swift backhand to the face to bring her around...

I had to wear make up and a wig for a stake out once.
SHe should STFU and grin and bare it.

vudukungfu: I had to wear make up and a wig for a stake out once.
SHe should STFU and grin and bare it.

I'll wear make-up and a wig for a steak. Then he grins. And I bare it.
Win-win.

TrixieDelite:

I'll wear make-up and a wig for a steak. Then he grins. And I bare it.
Win-win.

Did I mention I'm retired as a chef? And still cookin'?