Stormtroopers v. London cops

On Kiku's Tumblr page, this photo of Stormtroopers and London cops uneasily eyeing up one another. Link (via Wonderland)

[#1 posted by GregLondon , May 30, 2008 12:24 PM]

These are not the donuts you are looking for.

[#2 posted by GregLondon , May 30, 2008 12:29 PM]

Do you know what's going on?

Maybe it's another drill.

Prisoner transfer for detention level seventeen.

They may have split up. They may be on levels five and six.

[#3 posted by arkizzle , May 30, 2008 12:31 PM]

Great photo!

[#4 posted by mcor9215 , May 30, 2008 12:45 PM]

vrgns, nd ppl wth n jbs

[#5 posted by Santa's Knee , May 30, 2008 12:47 PM]

Brits: "Oh, look! Blackwater's here!"

[#6 posted by Umbriel , May 30, 2008 12:49 PM]

Note to terrorists -- Wear a hoodie and the London cops will gun you down without a second thought. Wear plastic armor and carry antique machine guns, and they'll only look at you funny.

[#7 posted by Cazart , May 30, 2008 12:52 PM]

These are not the...Damn you, Greg London. Damn you to hell.

[#8 posted by Gary61 , May 30, 2008 12:54 PM]

Have you guys seen a big walking carpet come by here?

[#9 posted by Enochrewt , May 30, 2008 1:06 PM]

Carrying guns down the street is OK, just don't let them catch you with a camera.

[#10 posted by Drhaggis , May 30, 2008 1:15 PM]

@4 Most of the troopers I know are married professionals. Some of them are even pretty girls.

[#11 posted by Cpt. Tim , May 30, 2008 1:23 PM]

oh man. theres cops... and cops like donuts, so you totally made a joke about it.

LOL

spot on... spot on...

[#12 posted by Ben , May 30, 2008 1:30 PM]

I agree #9, thank God they're only carrying guns.

The cop's thinking: "Isn't he a little bit short for a stormtrooper?"

[#13 posted by shawne , May 30, 2008 2:34 PM]

No... We're getting shipped out some armpit of a planet called Tatoine. Where are they sending you guys?

[#14 posted by Torley , May 30, 2008 2:35 PM]

It would be totally badass if the Arbiter walked in, then we'd have an intergalactic confrontation worth a few stares! >:D

[#15 posted by Thinkerer , May 30, 2008 2:46 PM]

In the U.S. they'd have been shot to ribbons for making "threatening gestures", no matter what they carried.

[#16 posted by MitchSchaft , May 30, 2008 4:31 PM]

Thinkerer is not from the States, obviously.

[#17 posted by therapydoc , May 30, 2008 5:25 PM]

At the conventions they're all the rage. You feel safe.

[#18 posted by Biglig , May 30, 2008 5:29 PM]

Heh, exercise for the American viewers of Boing Boing: can you spot which one of the cops isn't actually a police officer?

[#19 posted by BadKittyM , May 30, 2008 5:38 PM]

Would that be the chappie with the checkerboard trim on his lid?

[#20 posted by arkizzle , May 30, 2008 5:44 PM]

blue epaulettes!

[#21 posted by arkizzle , May 30, 2008 5:45 PM]

..oh, I cheated. I'm not American.

[#22 posted by Gainclone , May 30, 2008 8:28 PM]

TK-421, why aren't you at your post?

[#23 posted by PatGund , May 30, 2008 8:39 PM]

Couldn't Resist.

http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/View.aspx?ciid=1250697

[#24 posted by Tenn , May 30, 2008 8:40 PM]

DrHaggis:

Hear, Hear. and here.

I would do trooper cos-play, but I'd have to get armor that doesn't constrict / completely dwarf me. And have more free time. And shave my head and look masculine, because I'd like to be accurate and the Emperor was a misogynist.

[#25 posted by Simon Bradshaw , May 31, 2008 1:39 AM]

"OMG! Bert! Is that really you?"
"Er...yes..."
"I had no idea your other hobby was dressing up and trying to look mean!"
"Yeah, I admit it. I'm a PCSO. But don't tell the other guys down Stormtrooper Club, OK?"

With apologies to Police Community Support Officers. And Stormtroopers. Especially any PCSOs who are also Stormstoopers. Or vice versa.

[#26 posted by Thinkerer , May 31, 2008 7:04 AM]

Threatening gestures:

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/04/the_pleasance_s.html

[#27 posted by whackamole , May 31, 2008 7:32 AM]

They're not London cops. London cops wear red and white checkers, the city colors, no? Other British officers wear back and white.

[#28 posted by Takuan , May 31, 2008 11:55 AM]

June 1st Photography Freedom Day! Photograph a cop!

[#29 posted by john_reeve41 , May 31, 2008 1:08 PM]

Looking at the uniforms, I don't think any of the people captured in this image are Police Officers. At least one of the officers has blue lapels, and given all the officers don't have much kit attached to their belts, I'd say they are all Community Support Officers (Google it for more information).

[#30 posted by Yamazakikun , June 1, 2008 8:04 PM]

The guns are clearly not a problem because, as we all know, stormtroopers can't actually hit anything they shoot at.

[#31 posted by handlewithcare , June 2, 2008 5:38 AM]

@Whackamole, you're thinking of the City of London police, who do look ever-so-slightly different from traditional Metropolitan Police, they're a force-within-a-force, with responsibility for the Square Mile and its environs. Those above, as some have commented, appear to be Community Support Officers, or at least the two leftmost ones do, I don't notice the blue epaulettes on the rightmost one.

[#32 posted by supaswag , June 2, 2008 7:17 AM]

If I ever rob a bank I will dress up as a Stormtrooper with a machine gun. Walk in - gag everyone - take the money - walk home. No one will bother me. Easy.

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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/use-the-force/storm-trooper-stripper-ok-prostitute-286173.php

[#33 posted by arkizzle , June 12, 2008 12:27 PM]

#25 Simon Bradshaw

Please write in with your address, so we can send you your prize: the internet.