HOW A TURKEY GOT US OUT OF A TICKET
'ROUND THESE PARTS there are a lot of friendly drivers and cyclists. Often when we all hit a stop sign together, the cars wave us through. We all think this is great...
... officer Friendly felt differently.
He was ticked.
Siren wailing,
lights flashing,
badge and gun threatening.
What the heck do y'all think you're doing.
Uh, well, the cars were stopped and waved us through.
I don't care.
Ok.
Maybe one of the cars doesn't see you and pulls out, what about that?
You're right.
You have to obey the law just like the cars. Licenses. All of you.
It wasn't really all of us because the yahoos who started the stopsignrunning sprinted on home...
... just the suckers remained.
Officer Friendly kept firing questions and answers and scenarios.
Big O', our man from Turkey, took command.
You're right. Yessir. You're definitely right.
And then he landed the real reason he stopped us...
... I've seen tow trucks run that very sign at 35 miles an hour!
This man, this officer, has seen too many casualties and he was...
... extremely upset at our stupidity.
Like all good people doing good work...
... he loves and cares for the people he serves.
Big O' connected with him on a personal level, he empathized with the many tragedies this man has seen and will see.
Y'all were lucky today, not as lucky as the motorcyclist who was just hit. I have to go. Don't let me see you do that again!
Yessir, thank you for the warning and for caring, sir.
It is a quandary.
We do often get intersections at the same time and drivers often do wave us through...
... better to error on the side of caution.
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