Kilted Cops in Germany

[Rigged]

Most of the hippies I know are now gun-toting NRA members. In some neighborhoods you might be better off calling a hippie.

As far as the German cops flipping their kilts during a wild party... uh... It was during something called, "Carnival."

Sounds to me like the equivalent of women showing their boobs at Mardi Gras.

Next time, throw beads.

[Southern Breeze]

Those were cops- throw donuts.

[646guy]

Those were cops- throw donuts.

Exactly....well my brother in law is a cop and I told him about the kilt wearers in Germany and he said that even if he was off-duty, it's been drilled enough into him that he has to respect the badge and the other members of the police force as he not only represents the city but his fellow officers as well. He said that if he did that, he probably would have been on desk duty for a year until people stopped talking about it.

[UmAnOnion]

Those were cops- throw donuts.

They were german cops - throw strudel...

[Rigged]

I think it's too bad that cops can't just let their hair down and have a good time. They have one of the most stressful of jobs and need to be able to let off some steam.

Also, the idea that they're so far above the rest of us that they have to exibit perfect (rather than perfectly human) behavior, helps to foster the kind of "us vs them" mentality that isn't healthy for society as a whole.

At least they were wearing kilts. That's a good thing in my book.

[Southern Breeze]

I think it's too bad that cops can't just let their hair down and have a good time. They have one of the most stressful of jobs and need to be able to let off some steam.

Also, the idea that they're so far above the rest of us that they have to exibit perfect (rather than perfectly human) behavior, helps to foster the kind of "us vs them" mentality that isn't healthy for society as a whole.

At least they were wearing kilts. That's a good thing in my book.

I can't help but agree with you.Cops,along with EMS and firemen have extremly stressfull jobs and the ones I know REALLY know how to party.

[646guy]

I can't help but agree with you.Cops,along with EMS and firemen have extremly stressfull jobs and the ones I know REALLY know how to party.

I don't think it's that they can't let their hair down, but they have to be a little more careful about their social graces to speak. Especially when at a high profile event like the Germans were at....

[KiltedKnight]

Also, the idea that they're so far above the rest of us that they have to exibit perfect (rather than perfectly human) behavior, helps to foster the kind of "us vs them" mentality that isn't healthy for society as a whole.

That mentality comes from the growing fact that most cops are recruited directly out of school these days. It should be law that they should have to work at least ten years in the private sector before being allowed into law enforcement so they know what it's like to be a regular joe six-pack in the working world.

Chris.

[GlassMan]

Every year here in DC there is something called Police Week. It happens at the same time that new names are enscribed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial to remember those who died during the past year in the line of duty. That service is very somber and mournful.

However, the rest of police week is one massive party in which countless out-of-town cops are hauled away for being drunk in public, drunk and disorderly conduct, public nudity, public lewdness, and worse.

It seems outlandishly barbaric and childish to me, and I think it is horribly innappropriate when the real purpose of that visit is to honor fallen heroes, but it happens every single year without fail.

[Big Dave]

Cops are only human. We tend to think of them as infallible, because they are the ones in charge and are suppost to uphold the law, but they have their good days and bad, just like the rest of us.
The thing is that they are in a job that is suppost to protect us, and they should be accountable for their actions, on and off the job.