NYPD Cop Shoots Dead Man Brandishing Toy Gun

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anarchy cop, new york on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

How many FAILs can you count in this picture?

From the photographer:

this shot was taken at the protest against the republican national convention in new york a few years ago. the atmosphere was great – even the police were talking nicely to people! (mostly). i saw a glimpse of this anarchy tattoo under this cops shirt and i asked if i could take a quick photo. he agreed on the condition that i didn’t show his face or badge. i guess he had an interesting path to becoming a police officer.

It turns out that protesting freelance journalists in “stripper” costumes aren’t the only ones who get arrested for impersonating police officers. Telegraph.co.uk reported that Stuart Kennedy, a 25-year-old college student, has been arrested 22 times for “impersonating a police officer,” but he hasn’t been convicted once.

Still, it seems like, after the 21st time getting arrested, he would have said, “Hey, maybe I’ll NOT wear the police officer costume today.” He could have gone out as a construction worker or a sailor, or any of the other Village People.

Freelance Journalist Leah Borromeo was arrested for “impersonating police officers” in London while wearing the above costume during an April Fools Day protest, the London Evening Standard reported. Borromeo said, “If I’m guilty of anything it’s of impersonating a stripper, not a police officer.”

To my knowledge, there is no law against “impersonating a stripper.”