Question:

How do you tell the difference between a British Police Officer, Australian Police Officer, and an American Police Officer?

Pose the following question:

You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges. You are carrying a Glock 40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.

What do you do?

BRITISH POLICE OFFICER

Answer: (Immediate thought processes)

Is the knife a ceremonial kirpan?

Does he prefer to communicate in English or Bengali?

Will this negatively impact my chances of promotion?

Is this just his way of telling me that he pays my wages, and wants my job?

Would this be an appropriate time to hug him and sing Koombaya?

Will the media do a profile of him and how he was loved by everyone including his dog?

Is the alleged "client" a member of an Environmental Group?

Is he just a squeegee kid / pan handler trying to make a living on the mean streets?

Is he a member of a gang that is just "misunderstood" by society?

Is he a recent illegal immigrant to this country, and just doesn't know how to approach the police?

Is he recently released on parole and hasn't been properly integrated back into the community?

Is he a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome and just doesn't understand what he is doing?

Is he a member of a visible minority group?

Warn and Charter him as he approaches.

AUSTRALIAN OFFICER

Answer: BANG!

AMERICAN OFFICER?

Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

American Police officers warn before the bang we are not bad guy's we acually don't want any harm to anyone.

who out there would risk their lives to save another on a dailey bases.

I don't know what city and state you hail from, but officers in Oakland and Richmond don't warn you, they just shoot you or kick your ass and throw you in jail for looking at them wrong. I've seen it happen often enough to black, latino, and white punk rock kids. Not only that, but I have heard police say some very ugly racist things to my friends, and even my girlfriend at the time. I won't even get started on the police which patrol Downtown and South Central Los Angeles...They're just beastly.

Not to mention it's a damn joke. Life's too short to be so serious.

Which is why it's in the jokes section.

Very funny, and very true.