CONTINUING WITH TODAY'S THEME

Barney Fife meets 2009 technology

(Thanks to Jonathan Carl)

Update: Barney Fife meets Jack Bauer?

(Thanks to Kirk in Texas and ed chebret)

Comments

[Brian]

I've heard that there's an old saying, "There's no time...like o-time!"

; )

[Horace LaBadie]

I didn't get the memo about today's theme, or I would have dressed for the occasion.

You don't have to be Rumpole of the Bailey to see a chance to bowl over the prosecution.

[nursecindy]

So who won?

[wiredog]

Surpri! BOOM!

[Allen at Division]

The Wii is all about the exercise, hence the jumping around...

[Meanie the Blue]

The name's Friday.
I work Narcotics.
It was an ordinary raid.
Mid-level dealer, standard warrant.
My hook was bad that day.
Splits every other frame.
The perp?
He was busy that day.

[Siouxie]

Wii are not amused.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!

Good one, Meanie.

[Siouxie]

I, on the other hand, are amused by Meanie's post.

[MartiniShark]

But did they arrest the gutter snipe?

[bonmot]

Cut 'em some slack. They had a lot of spare time.

And since when are chops illegal in Florida? What's next, illicit sirloin?

[bonmot]

Sometimes cops having fun can aid in an arrest.

[bonmot]

Darn. I was going for the story where the cop, in searching for the perp in a dark building, said "Marco?". The perp answered -- you guessed it.

[Wes S.]

Shall I make it a Barney Fife trifecta? I give you the tale of a British police firearms instructor (!) who can't even be trusted with the one bullet Andy let Barney carry:

A police firearms instructor accidentally gunned down a civilian worker during a classroom demonstration after failing a training course, a court heard.

PC David Micklethwaite, 52, blasted telephone operator Keith Tilbury at point blank range after mistakenly loading a live round into a 'Dirty Harry' style .44 Magnum revolver.
The victim was taken to hospital where doctors performed life-saving surgery on his bowel and kidney...

Micklethwaite, a firearms instructor with Thames Valley Police, faces a massive fine after admitting breaching Health and Safety laws.
He shot Mr Tilbury while attempting to show civilian recruits how the chamber spins in a Magnum made famous by Clint Eastwood.

The whole article has to be read to be believed, but this has to be the money quote:

In a statement read to the court, Micklethwaite, who had been a Thames Valley officer for 30 years, issued a 'heartfelt apology' to Mr Tilbury.

He said: 'My intentions on the day were to give the best possible presentation to the class.'

Snork.

(Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214491/Police-firearms-teacher-shot-civilian-Magnum-classroom-failed-instructor-course.html#ixzz0RtBYo7RC)

[Loudmouth]

Bad idea to play practical jokes on armed people.

CSI:AMF

[R.E.Schulz]

A Wii bit embarrassing I'd say, eh?