Don't get me wrong... I've never had a bad run in with APD, or even WilCo for that matter, and I've been pleased with how courteous most of the cops are, even putting up with the shit on the job. Most are really cool dudes, but for some reason this really chapped my hide.
We went hunting last night, had a slow night so we decided to cruise by Jim's for some Chicken Fried Steak Breakfasts. We get there, park the war wagon, and head on in.
Right off the bat we get the glare from an APD Sgt that was hanging out in the middle of the restaurant. No biggie, cops are supposed to be aware, and we are a bunch of kids (early 20s).
We order, get our food, and start eating. At this point we get another two APD officers in... these guys have white outlines on their chevrons. One Sgt, and one Corporal, both giving us the look-over when they stroll in. They sit by the door.
Halfway in the meal the guys at the table put the waitress up to asking me why I am standing. She was nervous, I could hear it in her diction and voice. I tell her I can't sit [due to 5 surgeries in the past 2 years]. She then b-lines it over to the cops' table.
To make matters worse we get the "How are you gentlemen doing tonight?" question from the cop in question on our way out. Two of us ignore him and I muttered "Alright" and we left.
I guess he didn't want to search our vehicle after all... probably would have called the ATF since we had about literally 20 different firearms, most loaded and half autographed by the Governor I might add
, in the car. That would have been a long night.
So thanks for the constant harrassment while we tried to just eat some damn breakfast, while we got poor service because evidently cops are better than regular customers.
Oh and about the Sgt. we saw when we came in, an hour later he was still hanging out. Glad to see our tax money hard at work. We saw plenty of cops hanging out in bushes, literally, on the way home too. Evidently those guys aren't good enough to hang out at Jim's... they are actually working.
We went hunting last night, had a slow night so we decided to cruise by Jim's for some Chicken Fried Steak Breakfasts. We get there, park the war wagon, and head on in.
Right off the bat we get the glare from an APD Sgt that was hanging out in the middle of the restaurant. No biggie, cops are supposed to be aware, and we are a bunch of kids (early 20s).
We order, get our food, and start eating. At this point we get another two APD officers in... these guys have white outlines on their chevrons. One Sgt, and one Corporal, both giving us the look-over when they stroll in. They sit by the door.
Halfway in the meal the guys at the table put the waitress up to asking me why I am standing. She was nervous, I could hear it in her diction and voice. I tell her I can't sit [due to 5 surgeries in the past 2 years]. She then b-lines it over to the cops' table.
To make matters worse we get the "How are you gentlemen doing tonight?" question from the cop in question on our way out. Two of us ignore him and I muttered "Alright" and we left.
I guess he didn't want to search our vehicle after all... probably would have called the ATF since we had about literally 20 different firearms, most loaded and half autographed by the Governor I might add
, in the car. That would have been a long night.So thanks for the constant harrassment while we tried to just eat some damn breakfast, while we got poor service because evidently cops are better than regular customers.
Oh and about the Sgt. we saw when we came in, an hour later he was still hanging out. Glad to see our tax money hard at work. We saw plenty of cops hanging out in bushes, literally, on the way home too. Evidently those guys aren't good enough to hang out at Jim's... they are actually working.
