Thursday, April 22, 2010

art of fountain felonies

When L and Company were knee-deep in a fountain, in scuba gear, filming a short skit, a policeman swung by to investigate their suspicious behavior. After a brief round of introductions (in which the officer took down names of the fountain offenders), L turned reporter, recorded here:

L: Can I ask you a question I always wanted to ask a cop?
C (for "cop"): Sure, go ahead.

L: What do you do when you are in the middle of nowhere being pulled over by a police car? How can you prevent being pulled over as a scam?
C: Slow down, then call 911. Talk to the dispatcher to confirm that it is a policeman, then tell the dispatcher that you will slow down, so the officer knows. Does anyone else have any questions?

S: How can you tell if a cop ID is a real one?
C: They should have two forms of ID. They should have a badge on their coat. On their badge that they carry, the top part will have picture ID and their name. All officers and federal agents will have a badge like this. The metal badge is optional.

L: Optional?
C: The badge doesn't have to be metal like the ones in the movies, though most people won't believe you if you don't have one.

L: What is the rule with the state line? If someone does something, can they run across the border and get away?
C: We can still go after an offender if we are in pursuit, even across state lines.

L: What about tree climbing? We've been told it's illegal in a college town.
C: Illegal only on campus. You can throw snowballs, too, off campus, if both parties are in a mutual combat.

L: What are your feelings on pepper spray?
C: Murphy's Law. If something could go wrong, it will. What if the wind blows it back in your face?

L: So, would you like to be in our movie? Ironically, it's about why people shouldn't break the honor code on campus.
C: No, thank you. I don't want to be video taped.

L: Is it against the rules?
C: Personal preference.

L: Are we your favorite people you've stopped?
C: Yeah.

L: Thanks for lying.
C: Thanks for not running away. No really, it was fun. And it was nice to meet people who were so cooperative about being cited...

Anytime.

2 comments:

  1. Now there was potentially an opportunity for the phone # trick! Ok well maybe not.

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  2. learned something new about the badge-thing

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