This is a question many cops can’t honestly answer. Are you a cop or are you pretending to be a cop? #TheDeparted. It’s an honest question. I would say most cops are posers most of the time. Some posers rise to the occasion when something really bad happens, and that is a wonderful thing. But I think a lot of cops, at PCSO since I work here, are posers. There are a few easy ways to determine if you are a cop or a poser.

1. When a hot call comes out do you volunteer to go even though you are the furthest away?

2. When a cop has been attacked by a criminal do you have a natural desire to smash the criminal’s face?

3. When someone flees from you are you locked in the zone on how catch them regardless of how or why they fled?

4. When you come across that special person who is begging you to beat their ass do you quickly lower your discretion threshold and arrest them for possession of a suspended DL?

If you answered no to any of these you are treading on poser status. If you answered no to them all you are a total poser and probably arrest as few people as possible and only when you must. If you answered yes to all you are in the right job.

Unfortunately our agency, like most agencies, have posers in cop spots, FTO spots and supervisor spots. It’s a sad state of affairs.

Stop being a poser. You are going to get yourself or someone else killed or hurt because you can’t accept you picked the wrong job.

P.S.

Posers stand out like a sore thumb tonteal cops. And yes we make fun of you constantly.