I take pride in researching background facts to maintain credibility in a story. I even go to the extent of getting the local beat bobbies to help me with questions on police procedure. I love the puzzled look on the faces of passers-by at the juxtaposition of me taking notes while the police “help me with my inquiries.”
The last time I reached out to the long arm of the law, it was vis-à-vis a P.C. matter. As in; what was the P.C. [politically correct] way to refer to a woman P.C. [police constable.] The male cops were a little too vague about it, so when a new beat cop of the female persuasion started patrolling I asked her for guidance and she told me that it was P.C. [politically correct] to refer to her as a P.C. [police constable] and NOT a WPC! I caught myself smiling, as while she was telling me this, she didn’t look like she would take any prisoners.
The last time I reached out to the long arm of the law, it was vis-à-vis a P.C. matter. As in; what was the P.C. [politically correct] way to refer to a woman P.C. [police constable.] The male cops were a little too vague about it, so when a new beat cop of the female persuasion started patrolling I asked her for guidance and she told me that it was P.C. [politically correct] to refer to her as a P.C. [police constable] and NOT a WPC! I caught myself smiling, as while she was telling me this, she didn’t look like she would take any prisoners.
