Of Coffee With A Cop

Somewhere in the world, the first Wednesday of October is National Coffee with a Cop Day a day dedicated to encouraging communication and positive interactions between law enforcement agencies and the public.

Where I come from, when someone is said “ari kunwa tea nemapurisadrinking tea with police, it means you are assisting the police with “investigations” which basically means you have been arrested.

Police Officers aren’t the most liked people, in a world where you feel like you need protection from those supposed to protect you

If you were having coffee with me, I would share with you this viral image of a police officer being carried across a flooded street, in Kampala, Uganda; oh it was for a fee of course.

He ain’t heavy, he’s a police officer

he is not heavy he is apolice officer

They say a picture speaks a 1000 words… what does this say to you?

~B

Image credit Nicholas Bamulanzeki  a photojournalist with The Observer Newspaper Uganda who has covered major and historical events around Uganda and the continent.

Responses to “Of Coffee With A Cop”

  1. Msdedeng avatar

    Lol!
    So much to say here, but I will quietly pass. Fun post though!

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    1. Beaton avatar

      its absolutely loaded lol… I actually stopped myself from trying to make any allusions literal or metaphoric… You can go and drink tea with the police by your own self thank you very much ^_^
      ~B

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      1. Msdedeng avatar

        Looooool! 🙂 🙂

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  2. Miss Kay avatar

    I am now used to your long posts 🤣 this was very abrupt and nice

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    1. Beaton avatar

      Thank you…
      my thousand words are in the image… and I could no trust myself to start interpreting it in ways that would not result in me drinking tea with the police

      ~B

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  3. Shuvai Mlilo avatar

    A picture says a thousand words………

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  4. somawrites avatar

    LOL! at he ain’t heavy… I know right?

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    1. Beaton avatar

      hahahahaha …. right!!
      one would want to ask if it shouldnt be the opposite but anyway we drink our coffee and keep it moving
      ~B

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      1. somawrites avatar

        Lol… Let’s not bother… we drink our coffee and walk on☺

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  5. Sam "Goldie" Kirk avatar

    Why was he being carried? Was he hurt? Or did he not want his shoes to get wet?
    The guy who is carrying the cop appears to be strong.

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    1. Beaton avatar

      No he was not hurt, he did not want to get his policeman feets wet.

      The guy who is carrying him is an enterprising entrepreneur who charges people to carry them across the flooded street.
      ~B

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      1. Sam "Goldie" Kirk avatar

        Wow. How creative people can be.

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      2. Beaton avatar

        I have seen people who will put wooden planks across a flooded ditch and charge people to cross, like a makeshift toll gate, if you dont want to pay they remove their planks and you get your feet wet …

        ~B

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  6. musanjufu benjamin kavubu avatar

    Coffee with police means am paying a bribe of some sort, and the coffee place is the best place to meet

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  7. Shruba avatar

    This line is so true, “in a world where you need protection from those who are supposed to protect you”. It’s everywhere now. Police brutality. I don’t like them at all. Even the kindest person in uniform would be suspicious to me. 😔🙁

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    1. Beaton avatar

      I hate that the world has to come to this… when the uniformed forces are to be viewed with suspicion and caution
      ~B

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  8. karthikcmv avatar

    funny/,………..but true

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  9. justynlove avatar

    Funny post…

    As for the image, I will let it pass

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    1. Beaton avatar

      That image is far too loud
      ~B

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