If you've never worn a badge, police humor will be seen one way

Then again, if you HAVE sworn to Protect and Serve, the viewpoint on police humor is a little different. Did I say a little different? Penny Twitchell, the writer who contributed the police humor poem on this page, swears it is a LOT different. She should know.

Penny joined the U.S. Army right out of high school. Her MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) was in Communications, a wire rat for an artillery battery. When she left the Service, she thought she'd seen it all.

Then she became a Sheriff's Deputy in a small town in middle America, inspired by a Deputy she'd known back in her original hometown. She'd once overheard that man tell her mother that no civilians could ever recognize what walked by their front doors every day.

He did not mean it as a compliment.

However, Penny feels she is perhaps made of sterner stuff. Now a ten-year law enforcement veteran, she has risen to the rank of Detective in her County unit. The lady has worked to close cases involving sex crimes, armed robbery, homicide, and the inevitable drug related problems.

But she is not jaded. Despite dealing with the seamier side of humanity on a daily basis, she still cares about people, still believes she can make a difference. Judging from her police humor poetry, I'd say she is doing just that.

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I had a rookie say to me
Detective, tell me true
Can I make it all the way
To go as far as you?
I knew not what to tell him
How could I know his path?
But decided to just share a few
Of things that made me laugh

Year One, a young guy robbed a bank
While wearing baggy jeans
They fell down when he turned to run
We caught him on the scene

Year Four, we handed presents out
So kids would be remembered
And busted one fake Easter Bunny
Who didn't know it was December

Kid, I told that rookie
The Job is what is is
But there is a game that helps a lot
It's called, can you top this?

I don't like to make predictions
Though I think that kid will stick
He's telling stories every day
And has yet to call in sick

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Great police humor poem, Penny! I've never worked in Law Enforcement, but I HAVE wanted to see those baggy pants fall off of SOMEONE for years and years. Too bad the security tape quality was too low and no one had a videocam running; that would have been IDEAL for America's Dumbest Criminals.

Send us some more!

Sincerely,

Fred

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Sincerely,

Penny Twitchell

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