Comments | i_jobot: some monsterism

i_jobot

some monsterism

Jan 22, 2007 15:17

Tum ti tum! I'm so all about policing right now. Last week on my special constable training course, our trainer brought in a rucksack full of weapons. We looked at them, and then we shared them among ourselves and went outside to practice searching each other for offensive weapons, and then arresting each other for it. It was excellent ( Read more... )

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thermaland January 22 2007, 16:03:47 UTC

When are they letting you loose on the streets of London then? Will you be on the beat?

(I was quite amused by this new Muslim police officer who refuses to shake hands with people because she thinks contact is inappropriate. Is she going to use a lasso to catch bad guys, or what?)

i_jobot January 22 2007, 17:58:02 UTC

Not till after Easter. I'll probably be on a Safer Neighbourhoods team, which I think is pretty much the beat.

thermaland January 22 2007, 18:01:33 UTC

But that's no fun! You're young and full of energy, they should stick you in the urban jungle and watch you wrestle the beasts!

strictlytrue January 22 2007, 16:26:03 UTC

Today, I went to get my hepatitis B jab, on the Met's suggestion. My doctor was rather inappropriate ("So, now they let little girls like you join the police? (I am 5"10) "I'd let a pretty girl like you arrest me" (I am wearing grubby sweats). "Will you be going to Iraq or Afghanistan?" (I don't think the Met's powers stretch that far to the east of central London).

Oh man - lowlowprices told me about this, and it's so very wronge. I didn't know about the Iraq/Afghanistan angle, though. That's a bit of an odd chat-up technique.

"So, are you going anywhere where you might get killed or badly maimed any time soon?"

i_jobot January 22 2007, 17:55:09 UTC

He wasn't even doing any doctorly stuff while he was talking this jazz. He just leant back in his chair and prepared for a long conversation.

webofevil January 23 2007, 10:54:42 UTC

> “I’d let a pretty girl like you arrest me”

“Would you let a pretty girl like me report you to the BMA?”

thee_rockhunter January 23 2007, 12:45:23 UTC

I like the idea of handling offensive weapons, but I'm less keen about being chatted up by an inappropriate doctor. Perhaps this was some sort of test. They'll let you know in the fullness of time, I suppose.

Be careful out there. And in the consulting room.