What a less-than-honorable person WOULD like to hear --- i.e., "Approach me and I'll give you money, food, or something else desirable" --- rather than the stern "show yourself peaceably" command uttered by a firearm-wielding lawman.
Delinquent teen in the overnight lock-up: So... what got YOU in trouble?
Second delinquent teen: Oh, I was out raisin' Hell the other night, and Johnny Law showed up, so I ducked into a dark alley and hid behind a dumpster. I didn't hear the cop properly when he called to me --- I thought he'd said, "Come **up** with your hands **out**," so I stupidly dashed right out and ran up to him with my eager hands held out, thinking he was gonna give me a hamburger or pass me a few bucks... instead, he merely slapped da cuffs on me!
Second delinquent teen: Oh, I was out raisin' Hell the other night, and Johnny Law showed up, so I ducked into a dark alley and hid behind a dumpster. I didn't hear the cop properly when he called to me --- I thought he'd said, "Come **up** with your hands **out**," so I stupidly dashed right out and ran up to him with my eager hands held out, thinking he was gonna give me a hamburger or pass me a few bucks... instead, he merely slapped da cuffs on me!
by QuacksO September 9, 2018