I had just gotten out of morning briefing and muster (roll call) and made my way to the coffee area to get my usual cup to enjoy while doing my vehicle inspection report for my assigned patrol vehicle. The pot was empty and the last person (as usual) to get coffee didn’t attempt to make a new pot. Yea we know, someone else will get it. Someone else must be my friggin name. Any way a female Lieutenant from ops was behind me and I had beaten her to the empty pot. Ooh Rah, lucky me! Without missing a beat I go to work (as usual) and start to make a fresh pot.
The Lieutenant stood by and waited while saying the usually good mornings. She was positioned behind me and was waiting patiently. The filters were located in the lower cabinets so I bent over to get some. From behind me I hear her moan "Mmmm!" I stopped for a moment figuring that she might be attracted to movement like most predators. I asked her "what?" and she said "uh…if you’re ever single again will you marry me?" I asked her "why?" as I stood back up and she said "uh, because you make coffee." I asked her "and that’s different?" She just smiled and said "yes." I could tell though, she knew it and I knew it. She had just made a pass. She saw my 4th point of contact (Paratrooper for butt) and let it be known that she was impressed.
On another occasion while conducting random searches of personnel and belongings I had stopped an older woman who was leaving the work area for the day and was exiting through my checkpoint. I stuck to procedure "stop person, explain procedure and conduct search." I had her place he purse and laptop on the ground and step back while my partner/cover officer watched and took note. I went through her things and verified all documentation, thanked her for cooperating and started back to the patrol vehicle to find my partner slumped against the vehicle, face down against the door (driver side) window frame, laughing his ass off. I asked, "what was so damn funny?" and he said "man she just locked you up, when you bent over to check the bags she looked at your ass, pointed at it and gave a thumbs up." He imitated the act with a big smile and nod. I said "Oh Really?" I was flattered, she should have said something. She was a red head and as I stated older and pretty hot. Just the type that gets me killed, but the point is…What The Hell? There is no way that I could even get away with letting a look linger longer than 5 seconds and not get called on it. In fact, a guy would get filed on. It’s a bullshit double standard. And then the audacity to get the attention of my partner and make a gesture with no fear of any repercussions…it’s amazing.
