Yes, but these are the kind of kids who probably will leave a zombie head, or worse, on her desk at some point in the future. Warning them away is probably useless, but hey, she needs to set the precedent now so they know when she’s really ticked off later.
Weirdness censors have many negatives, but it does protect what sanity you do have. Not everyone gets Science-Related Memetic Disorder when they crack, y’know.
Wanting to do something and actually being able to do it are two very different things. I don’t think his announcement would be in the Lost Pet section if the locals deemed him all that tough.
That’s a good point. We’ve pretty much spent this entire strip getting to a point where the public at-large was ready to acknowledge the Constitutional rights of nonhuman sapients, so we shouldn’t be surprised when a cop ignores one that talks big but doesn’t present a credible threat.
Yes, but “I’m going to enslave all life” is far too vague to be actionable. If he makes threats of a more specific nature maybe it would be different, but a human saying they are going to enslave all life would be ignored unless they picked on someone specific as their first victim. The point is a non-human should get the same treatment.
Technically I would say that “That’s why I’m behind the desk instead of in the rubber room” doesn’t indicate complacency so much as the Piro Syndrome of “I avoid Largo’s reality as much as I can.” variety.
If you mean that this is the lost-and-found cop from Narbonic, I don’t think so, since that was a black woman with dreads. Although she really was a foxy cop.
Mike Lynch did a good job on this strip. I like Foxicopp’s panel-crossing hair, and Nera;s satisfaction when Jonah breaks out the shadow journalism attitude.
Next up Lt. Foxicopp tells them to turn in their badges and their guns… oh wait, wrong type of story (though Jonah and Nerah would make great stars of a buddy cop film).
Looks like the bar has been set high for the next weirdos. ^_^
Oddly, my computer wants to correct that to ‘weirdoes”. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdo says it’s right already.
Well then, I got here right on time. I aim to please, except of course, when I don’t.
Both plurals are in common use.
That approach got Lt. Foxy Cop through Narbonic unscathed; I guess there’s merit in it.
If ANTONIO SMITH, FORENSIC LINGUIST didn’t bust her, yes, she does merit survival.
Lieutenant Foxicopp. Snrk.
Well, her name at the beginning wasn’t mentioned, so this is clever.
Jeeze, why get angry with those kids? It’s not like they’re leaving a zombie head on your desk.
Seems like she’s trying very, very hard not to pay attention to what she’s saying. That can get anyone very cranky, very fast.
Yes, but these are the kind of kids who probably will leave a zombie head, or worse, on her desk at some point in the future. Warning them away is probably useless, but hey, she needs to set the precedent now so they know when she’s really ticked off later.
Weirdness censors have many negatives, but it does protect what sanity you do have. Not everyone gets Science-Related Memetic Disorder when they crack, y’know.
Gnar
So “Foxy Cop” won’t help them, eh?
Perhaps they should go visit the FUNKY Cops next…
http://youtu.be/XYSBHk5rDlU
She’s right. Gorgoth may want to enslave all life, but isn’t actually doing it. Where would we be if people were arrested for thought crimes?
*nods*
Wanting to do something and actually being able to do it are two very different things. I don’t think his announcement would be in the Lost Pet section if the locals deemed him all that tough.
That’s a good point. We’ve pretty much spent this entire strip getting to a point where the public at-large was ready to acknowledge the Constitutional rights of nonhuman sapients, so we shouldn’t be surprised when a cop ignores one that talks big but doesn’t present a credible threat.
Terroristic threats, (e.g. “I’m going to shoot you in the face”) are criminal acts, usually covered under “assault”.
With good reason, since “I can’t stop you until after you shoot me” is a pretty lousy way to stop someone.
Yes, but “I’m going to enslave all life” is far too vague to be actionable. If he makes threats of a more specific nature maybe it would be different, but a human saying they are going to enslave all life would be ignored unless they picked on someone specific as their first victim. The point is a non-human should get the same treatment.
“Obfuscate?” Don’t use words these guys have to look up, it just irritates them.
Cops spend a lot of time in court. If Foxy Cop has been around long enough to make lieutenant, she knows what “obfuscate” means.
*Thinks it over*
Technically I would say that “That’s why I’m behind the desk instead of in the rubber room” doesn’t indicate complacency so much as the Piro Syndrome of “I avoid Largo’s reality as much as I can.” variety.
14 years on, it turns out those zigzags on Foxy Cop’s shades were actually stickers.
(Is that a spanner shoved under Jonah’s arm? Why, I wonder…)
That’s Wrenchie. It’s his truest friend.
If you mean that this is the lost-and-found cop from Narbonic, I don’t think so, since that was a black woman with dreads. Although she really was a foxy cop.
No, the cop who confronted Helen in the very first story, before Dave even joined the lab officially.
Mike Lynch did a good job on this strip. I like Foxicopp’s panel-crossing hair, and Nera;s satisfaction when Jonah breaks out the shadow journalism attitude.
Next up Lt. Foxicopp tells them to turn in their badges and their guns… oh wait, wrong type of story (though Jonah and Nerah would make great stars of a buddy cop film).
Her ancestors Karl and Magdalena Fuchskopf had their name changed to Foxicopp on arrival at Ellis Island.