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June 4th, 2010

GOOD NEWS Wanna Be a Cop?

YOU GET TO CARRY A GUN AND
ORDER PEOPLE AROUND; AND
IF THEY DON’T DO WHAT YOU
SAY, YOU CAN BEAT THEM UP OR
TAKE THEM TO JAIL. OR BOTH.

BUT SERIOUSLY, THE KWPD IS
OFFERING 5 SCHOLARSHIPS TO
THE POLICE ACADEMY


by Dennis Reeves Cooper
Graduate of Citizen Police Academy #8
September 1, 2009

Have you ever thought
about becoming a police officer?
It’s really a cool job. You get to
carry a gun and order people
around— and if they don’t do
what you say, you can beat them
up or take them to jail. Or both.
You get to park in a no-parking
zone while you have lunch
with other cops, who have also
parked in no-parking zones.

The uniform is pretty cool, too;
it helps to pick up chicks.

But seriously, if you have
ever thought about becoming
a police officer, the Key West
Police Department (KWPD) is
offering five scholarships to an
upcoming police academy class
at Florida Keys Community
College. This is true. We’re not
making this up.


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