Can't Knock The Hustle Of a Guy Who Pretended To Be a Cop To Cut The Fast Food Line

8 News - A West Texas man has been charged with impersonating an officer by using sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line at a fast-food restaurant. Odessa police say Michael Chico was arrested after an off-duty officer spotted a truck with law-enforcement trappings. Cpl. Steve LeSueur says Chico’s vehicle looked like an unmarked police vehicle. The officer who saw the truck cut in line Saturday thought the driver, who was wearing a uniform, was a volunteer firefighter and followed Chico to some apartments. LeSueur says that when confronted, Chico said he wasn’t an officer and also used the lights and sirens to get through traffic lights. Chico was freed Sunday on $15,000 bond. Online jail records don’t list an attorney for him.

I love his hustle here. Is it a bit immoral to pretend to be a cop to cut the line at a Roy Rogers? Sure. But if it works is it the most awesome thing in the world? Absolutely. You’d be walking on sunshine if all you had to do was flicker on a siren and you didn’t have to wait in a long drive-thru line like a peasant. I don’t know why cops get to cut the line to begin with, but that’s a sick perk. And this guy was smart enough to realize that he could zoom through red lights with his fake cop car too. I love him. Shoving french fries in his mouth while he flicks the siren on and off to go through traffic. I don’t get why real cops would be mad at this. They all do it. Why can’t the rest of us if we put in the work? I think if you put in the time to impersonate a police officer, maybe get a 3 strike system. First one is like “ohhh, ya got me, my bad” and everyone has a laugh. Second strike is like “ok, fine, I won’t do it again”. And then third strike you lose your being a fake cop privilege. But jail time for trying to get some delicious food by any means possible? Ridiculous. And besides, I thought imitation was the best form of flattery.

h/t Tim