Monday, February 2, 2015

Not a Package Deal

Today I took a complaint from a lady that her ex-husband showed up at her house, in violation of a no-contact order, and chased her around. This is grounds for immediate arrest. I go to the guy's house, and he readily admits what he did.

Officer Cynical: "OK, well, you're under arrest then for violating a no-contact order."

Mr. Gallo: "You can't arrest me."

Officer Cynical: "Really? Why not?"

Mr. Gallo: "Because I have a court date scheduled for doing exactly the same thing last week."

Officer Cynical: "So why can't I arrest you today for what you did today?"

Mr. Gallo: "Because you can just attach this one to the court date I have for the other one. You can't take me to jail."

Officer Cynical: "So, you're saying if you were scheduled for trial for a bank robbery, you could in the meantime just go rob a bunch more banks and we couldn't arrest you for them?"

Mr. Gallo: "Well, when you put it like that....."

Officer Cynical: "Turn around and put your hands behind your back."

Mr. Gallo: "Boy, you're an asshole!"