Being a copper's more than following the law and bringing in those who break it. It means, least in my world, you've got to know how to deceive, how to trick, and how to be cunning in order to survive to see the next day's light. You've admitted to me you're not cop material. That's being too honest.
Because we're supposed to be there for people's protection. And if we can't trust people not to pull a knife on us but still want us to protect them when someone pulls a knife on them, you do whatever you can to protect the peace.
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Thoughts about joining, or just general curiosity?
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But I used to know a bunch of them before I came here, so I guess you could call it general curiosity.
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You used to know 'em because you were friends, or because they were chasing you because of something you'd done?
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What do you mean "too honest"?
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Being a copper's more than following the law and bringing in those who break it. It means, least in my world, you've got to know how to deceive, how to trick, and how to be cunning in order to survive to see the next day's light. You've admitted to me you're not cop material. That's being too honest.
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Your world sounds kind of harsh. How's anybody supposed to trust a cop if he's deceiving and tricking all the time?
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Because we're supposed to be there for people's protection. And if we can't trust people not to pull a knife on us but still want us to protect them when someone pulls a knife on them, you do whatever you can to protect the peace.
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That sounds like the kind of answer Celluci would give.
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Then he sounds like a man who's seen a lot in his time.
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I guess so. Celluci and I don't talk much.
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What's your name, kid?
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Tony Foster. And people should really stop calling me "kid". I'm 24 for Chrissake.
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Foster, then. I'm Commander Vimes, and I've been in the force longer'n you've been alive. So excuse an old copper his bad habits.
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