Sometimes MPD officers are accused of having a short tempter, say for pulling out a gun at a snowball fight or arresting a ton of people for protesting without actually telling them to stop. But they also have to deal with some dumb ass questions.

Overheard of the Week

At 19th and R Streets NW a few days ago:

A policewoman is tying yellow police tape between two poles on R street to keep people from driving down.

Woman driving van: “Excuse me, I can’t turn down here?”
Policewoman: “No, ma’am.”
Policewoman to passerby: “That’s why I’m tying up this yellow tape across the street! I mean shit!”
Passerby: “You tell it, girl.”

After the jump, old ladies, kids, and lame sex jokes.

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