Cops & Robbers: Shoot Em Up Cowboy!
I had an amusing conversation with Miss Charlie today. Not that having amusing conversations with a 6-year-old is anything out of the ordinary for Nanny Shecando. Miss6 has a firing curiosity for all things animal related, science, DIY, creative, inventive and imaginative. Anything that holds the possibility of a “Why Question” is hers for the taking. And take it she will. Today’s particular conversation was really rather standard, although I couldn’t help but share it with you. I’m sure it will give you a good giggle, it definitely did me!
Further Reading: Aren’t You Too Young To Be My Nanny?
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Have you ever seen a policeman with a gun? Yes I have actually.
Do all policeman have guns? No I don’t think so. Some don’t carry guns. Some have tasers.
What’s a taser? Well, I think it’s a kind of gun. It doesn’t have bullets. Instead it gives the person an electric shock that make them become temporarily paralysed.
Oh OK, that’s weird. Wait, so if a “policeman” means man. So then what do you call a policeman that’s a woman? Actually, the proper thing to say is “police officer”. That way there is no set male of female gender implied.
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Oh. Anyways, why do police officers have guns? So that they can protect themselves (and us) from the baddies of course!
Would they shoot the baddies? Because that wouldn’t be very nice. They’d be just as bad as the baddies if they did! Good point. They would be. They never want to have to shoot anybody but sometimes they might have to act in “self-defence”. If the baddies are going to shoot the police officer or another person and the police officer can protect them by shooting the baddies then they will.
Yeah makes sense. That doesn’t sound too bad. So then why don’t the police go and shoot all the baddies? Then they won’t have to worry about anyone shooting people! After that they won’t have to have guns anymore. Hmm I don’t think that would be a very good idea.
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By this point I was almost doubled over in laughter. Despite the seriousness of the questions, Miss Charlie had the silliest grin on her face. I could tell she already knew why that wouldn’t have been possible. She was just enjoying tying me up in knots with her questioning. Besides, with our political system, the baddies go to jail not engage in gun warfare. Her suggestion would most definitely enter them into “good cop vs bad cop” territory.
What are your thoughts? Should police “officers” carry guns? Are tasers a better alternative?
Have you changed your design again? It looks different! Gotta love the hilarious things littlies come out with, mine are a veritable minefield of gems. As for cops having guns, I don’t know. In NZ where we come from, cops don’t routinely carry guns and there’s a much lower incidence of gun-related crime. But then our gun laws are tighter there so perhaps that has something to do with it.
Yes I’m always tinkering. I just can’t seem to get happy with it. I guess that’s the appeal of paying a designer to do it for you. Their knowledge and prowess mean you can work on it and really perfect it whereas I’m doing things as I learn them and then once I learn something new I no longer like what I’d done before. Oh how fickle we are!
I agree with you Emma. It’s true that with higher crime rates, they do have a place. If only to serve as protection to those trying to make a dent in the crime rates. I used to be very anti guns but since meeting my partner (who’s a police officer and until recently worked in volatile areas of western sydney) I’ve taken comfort knowing he’s safer carrying one.
Ha! I am *exactly* the same, I only shifted to self-hosting about a month ago and have already changed my theme twice! I *think* I’m happy with it now tho!
I thought your site was looking a little different too! Oh it’s a never ending battle this blogging business isn’t it. There’s always something to do.
What a clever little poppet! My 4 year gets me all in a tangle with the type of questions he asks lately! I love how curious he is & how quickly he absorbs new information – it always blows my mind!
Not sure how I feel about guns v’s tasers, I think both maybe necessary evils in this fickle world we live in.
It really does blow the mind doesn’t it. Some of the questions that pop out of their mouths are simply amazing and most often manage to bowl me over. I’m always surprised at how much I struggle to properly answer the question. And yes it’s true, whilst they may not be the nicest of man-made items, they certainly serve a purpose in today’s society.
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