Urine Trouble
Things have been very slow lately. It is typical for this time of year. After the holidays and before spring break seem to drag. Raritan Township surrounds Flemington Borough, which has it's own police department. We obviously end up working with each other quite a bit and most of the guys next door are fun to be around. They recently hired a new officer and he's still riding with his training officer. New officers are excited and tend to stop everything that moves at night. Friday night I hear the new guy go on a stop and not clear after a few minutes. I was bored senseless so I decided to slide over his way.
As I pull up, I see the new officer and his training officer standing in front of the car they have stopped with the driver. The driver is about 6'8" and 180 pounds, totally disheveled with liquid all over the front of his jeans. They are walking him through the field sobriety tests. The driver is bouncing all over the place but I can tell even from a distance that he looks more crazy then drunk. I stop to watch.
There was a "big gulp" cup in the cup holder of the vehicle and the officers ask him about it. The driver states he pissed in the cup while driving, retrieves said cup, and proves it's piss. It certainly was piss. And I'm pretty sure he spilled piss on his jeans during the evacuation process.
The training officer and I know the driver is just nuts but we stand around while the new officer figures it out for himself (with some guidance on the results of the field sobriety tests). Once he's satisfied, the new officer tells the driver he is free to go with a warning for his brake light out.
The driver was thrilled to get a warning. So thrilled that he extends his hand to thank the new officer. As the new officer extends his hand to meet the driver's, his training officer and I try to call out "Nooooooo!", but it was too late. The new officer shook his hand and off the driver goes.
FTO: Soooo, what was your mistake?
FNG: Um, I'm not sure.
Me: Oh, I know, I know!
FTO: Think about it.
FNG: Should I have written the ticket?
Me: No one cares about the ticket, bro.
FTO: Think about it.
Me: Do you smell piss?
FNG: Oh. Oh my god.
FTO: Right.
Me: Do you have Hepatitis C?
FNG: No.
Me: You do now!
FNG: Oh my god.
FTO: Come on, let's head to the station for some antibacterial soap.
Me: Hey man are you always this entertaining? If so, I'm going to follow you around the rest of the night.
FNG: Sigh.
By morning, his nickname was Golden Shower.