Happy 4th!

The 4th of July is the day we celebrate our independence. I can't help but think about how we got that independence, and about those who fight for that independence each day! Knowing how little some people respect those who serve our country, I wanna take a minute to say thanks to those I left behind, the members of the "Dirty 9th" Military Police Detachment, Fort Shafter HI!

Just because I'm thinking of you guys...and cause I not only miss you all but I also miss being a Military Police Soldier (shhhh don't tell anyone) I stumbled across what I have written below and thought I'd share it. P.S. I stole this so to read these and other great Murphy's Laws please visit: www.murphys-laws.com

Had to post these tho! Some of them are SOOOOO TRUE!

Murphy's military police laws

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  Your brassard and your badge won't stop bullets. (um second chance vests don't really work either)
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  If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
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  Don't look conspicuous - it antagonizes officers.
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  When in doubt, empty your shotgun. (or your pepper spray)
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  Never share a patrol car with anyone braver than you. (or anyone who smells worse than you....stanley)
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  Not wearing body armor attracts bullets and knives.
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  If your response goes well, you're at the wrong barracks. (or you're a patrol sup that stumbled into Deal's room)
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  Your Patrol Supervisor will show up when you're doing something really stupid. (or sometimes they are doing something really stupid right along with you! 39th!)
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  The time it takes to respond to an emergency is inversely proportional to the importance of the call. (hmmm sorry, I can't find the loose dog)
  
• The warrant you don't read is the one you'll serve at the wrong quarters.
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  No matter how you write it, the Desk Sergeant will want it changed. (of course they blame it on Mr. Morris!)
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  If you charge in all alone, you'll be shot by your own officers. (SRT)
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  The diversion you're ignoring is the actual crime.
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  The important things are always simple.
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  The simple things are always hard.
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  The easy ways are always blocked.
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  The short cuts are always under construction by the post engineers.
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  Anything you do can get you in trouble - including doing nothing. (AMEN!)
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  When you've secured a crime scene, don't forget to tell the brass.
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  Using the siren and light to clear traffic - attracts traffic. (Shafter...2-4...request code 3 for the small child who fell off the play ground and is bleeding to death? 2-4...Shafter, you are not authorized code and be advised you may not travel any faster than 25 mph!)
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  It only becomes a riot right after you show up. (hahahaha if you don't believe that one, you can see for yourself by watching this video clip!
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  If you take out the newest patrol car, you'll have an accident. (just ask me about the traffic truck and a $750 bumper!)
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  No street-wise unit ever passed inspection.
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  No inspection-ready unit ever makes it on the streets. (So what about a unit that isn't street wise or inspection ready?? what's the excuse then? 39th!)
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  The thing you really need, will be left back at the MP Station. (dog cage anyone? paperwork? anything that was supposed to be in the patrol kit?)
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  Radios will fail as soon as you need back-up desperately. (or if you don't turn them on at all...wiggins)
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  Flashlight batteries always die out, just when you really need light. (flashlight? we carried those?)
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  Military working dogs attack anything that moves - including you. (wanna catch the dog? russell did!)
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  The helicopter will always be low on fuel, as soon as you need it.
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  You'll find the suspect you want, when you're off-duty and unarmed.
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  If you respond to more than your fair share of calls, you'll have more than your fair share of calls to respond to.
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  The suspect will escape, just before you set up a good perimeter. (or because you were doing a distro run to the shoppette)
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  The dependent who screams loudly when you don't show up quickly, also screams loudly when you do. (refer back that that video clip)
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  The weight of the dead body you'll have to carry is proportional to the amount of stairs you'll have to climb. (not many dead bodies at good ole fort shafter...but what about dead cats in trash cans?)
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  Fatalities always occur at the end of shift - or when it rains and snows. (always at ETD!)
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  Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder. (not to mention we never seem to fire our own weapons at the range..god only knows if it works!)
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  Contrary to popular belief - general officers don't get tickets. (unless healy's working)
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  You won't get called to a court martial - unless it's your day off. (you get called for everything on your day off)
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  Take off your hat and the MP Duty Officer shows up. (take a nap and it's more than likely the big WEAVE that's DO that day!)
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  Empty guns - aren't.
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  Your two minute "back-up" is always actually ten minutes away. (only because he's chillin at the cops office with his pistol belt, top, and vest sitting in another chair as he plays on the computer!)
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  The alley you sprint down, is the wrong alley. (whoa....who's sprinting?)
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  Tasting suspected drugs works - but only on TV or in the movies. (controlled burn?)
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  Suspects always hide in the last place you look.
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  Better to be judged by twelve, than carried by six.
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  Professional criminals are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
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  Admit nothing, deny everything, demand proof - then blame a Private. (WIGGINS!)
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  Don't stand, if you can sit - don't sit, if you can lay down - if you can lay down, you might as well take a nap. (Rim Access :) )