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There is an old saying among reporters that applies to everyone: If your mother says she loves you, check it out.

- Jim

Keith B wrote:Another good example of why you never believe anyone on the Internet ....

Forget the Internet. Don't take anyone at face value in real life. The list of hoaxes and impersonators is very long, and those are just the ones who were found out.

Some of these kids (and adults) are so good at being I-Posers they would fool their own family.

People fool their own families more often and more thoroughly than anyone else. Think of all the affairs, bigamy, secret drug use, etc.

- Jim

This episode is an excellent illustration of people seeing what they expect to see and ignoring what they do not expect.

bayou_chl wrote:What the heck did they talk about for 5 hours before he started to get a hunch that something isn't right about the new guy.

I'll bet the kid is all over the police forums on the Internet and can speak the lingo and retell stories with the best of them.

- Jim

nitrogen wrote:That sounds like the perfect pilot to a series about a master spy, doesn't it?

Doogie Howser, CIA agent.

- Jim

A 14-year-old boy showed up at a Chicago police station in a full uniform, minus gun and badge, and was assigned to a shift.

All Chicago patrol cars have at least two officers. The young man's partner did not detect a problem. A supervisor looked into the situation when the pair returned to the station at the end of their shift.

Accounts differ on whether the young man actually drove or performed any official duties such as writing tickets.

He was charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer, not for the first time. He plead not guilty.

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Personally, I think they should give the kid a scholarship somewhere. He is obviously much smarter than the average Chicago cop.

- Jim