"Don't call me dude"

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Nice move Shi

Ticketed for having 'illegally tinted windows'? Damn, talk about fashion police.

Hopefully he can be guilt tripped into letting this guy off the hook.

[Shi Huangdi]

"That's not the point Shi. He was a policeman, he was addressing a citizen, I know that at least in Greece it's in the job description of policemen to address citizens as Sirs or Madams. I think that something similar must exist in the US?"

It's polite, and it is certainly helpful for getting cooperation. But I am pretty sure it is not an obligation, and Police Officers are often MUCH ruder and say MUCH worse things, and I am not aware of any job requirement to adress people as "Sir"

I suspect this is the case of the rich and powerful demanding to be treated with deference.

[Bereta_Eder]

They do say worse things, we're talking about seeking the ideal.

Well if it's not an obligation then I guess all that's left is the cop/sherif making fun of that guy. That's not professional either.

And if that guy was giving him attitude he could cut his air so to speak in a proffessional way and not letting himself being exposed to this attack.

[rah]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Bull****.
In all seriousness, policemen must address all citizens as Sirs or Madams (according to the preffered mode). Anything else is below job obligations. Although getting a cop fired for that is too much he can be repremented for it.

Damn, I agree with paiktis 100%. I'm getting scared.


But I must admit it's a lot nicer when I'm pulled over now and they call me MR. ******* instead of just saying "out of the car punk" which was more likely when I was younger.

[Shi Huangdi]

"
Damn, I agree with paiktis 100%. I'm getting scared."

Fair enough. But keep in mind, paitkis did say he thought getting the fired was too much, and the article mentioned that was that mayor was trying to have happen.

[mrmitchell]

That mayor is one ****ed up *******.

You're trying to get a guy fired because he called you a "dude"? What's next? After this, will he can that secretary that didn't sit up straight? Or how about that police chief, he's always looking at him funny! You shouldn't look at good upstanding Christian citizens that way. (Of course, that implies he thinks that good upstanding Muslim citizens or what have you wouldn't be allowed this...but enough about his verbal foibles.)

IIRC, the Japanese Emperor before WWII was worshipped, and if you looked at him you supposedly went blind (well, I think the History Channel said that). Is this guy trying to bring back leader-worship or something?

[rah]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
"
Damn, I agree with paiktis 100%. I'm getting scared."

Fair enough. But keep in mind, paitkis did say he thought getting the fired was too much, and the article mentioned that was that mayor was trying to have happen.

And yes, I agree, maybe a reprimand but not fired.

[Verto]

What's that dude's problem, anyway?

[Bosh]

Exactly, the police officer should have called him The Dude, his Dudeness, or Duder or El Duderino if he wasn't into the whole brevity thing.

[connorkimbro]

did anybody that wrote to him recieve a response?

[Ben Kenobi]

That's not the point Shi. He was a policeman, he was addressing a citizen, I know that at least in Greece it's in the job description of policemen to address citizens as Sirs or Madams. I think that something similar must exist in the US?

Actually, I agree with Shi, though I will write a different letter. I think that if he's caught cheating on his wife, with an open beer in his car, then he really hurts Christian witness. Vindictiveness is just the icing on the cake.

If he's upbraiding the officer for not treating his superior with respect, I should think the mayor ought to be worthy of the respect. In this case, it seems the proper occasion to call him 'dude' when he's sloshed.

[Drake Tungsten]

Exactly, the police officer should have called him The Dude, his Dudeness, or Duder or El Duderino if he wasn't into the whole brevity thing.

You're about to enter a world of pain, Smokey.

[Bosh]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Exactly, the police officer should have called him The Dude, his Dudeness, or Duder or El Duderino if he wasn't into the whole brevity thing.

You're about to enter a world of pain, Smokey.

Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one here who gives a **** about the rules? Mark it zero and lock his drunk-driving ass up!

[Drake Tungsten]

It's a league game, Smokey...

[Dis]

okay- who knows the song called "don't call me dude"?