Quoted from CICERO

I read it as off duty.

so did i.

Quoted from CICERO

I read it as off duty.

Quoted from visitor

And, why would someone no longer in law enforcement be wearing a  uniform?

Seems very clear to me.... "...no longer in law enforcement...".
Didn't say while off duty or while no longer on duty!

Quoted from joebxr

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Seems very clear to me.... [b]"...no longer in law enforcement...".
Didn't say while off duty or while no longer on duty!

maybe because if something happened to that 'no longer in law enforcement officer' the media would say a crime that
may affect the 'no longer in law enforcement officer' would state that it was a worse crime because the victim used to be
an officer or was an off duty officer.....

Quoted from senders

maybe because if something happened to that 'no longer in law enforcement officer' the media would say a crime that
may affect the 'no longer in law enforcement officer' would state that it was a worse crime because the victim used to be
an officer or was an off duty officer.....

WOW...
I'm going to reread your comment 20 more times to see if it
starts to make any sense, but I'm not very confident!

Quoted from joebxr

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Seems very clear to me.... [b]"...no longer in law enforcement...".
Didn't say while off duty or while no longer on duty!

No joey, this is the entire statement that caused the confusion.  I know you want to win at all costs.  I will go slow.....

Quoted from visitor

Madame X - Whenever I go to the park, I am in civilian clothes and am no longer in law enforcement.  I cover a good part of the park too.

You see joey...When the person preempts his statement that he is "no longer in law enforcement" by stating he is in "civilian clothes", I presumed the fact that he had to say he wears civilian clothes whenever in the park, means that he also wears a uniform when NOT in the park.  Though he didn't say "off duty", he did specifically say he wears "civilian clothes" in the park.  What other vocation do you use the phrase "civilian clothes"?  I've only heard an active cop say it, never a retired cop.

Well Sissy, not sure what your comment about "...win at all costs..." has to do with anything
other than your own paranoia.

You see Sissy, as for what visitor said, I guess my ability to comprehend is a level above yours,
since I was able to understand that he is NO LONGER IN LAW ENFOREMENT! If he was
still in law enforcement, and made the comment about wearing civilian clothes, likely would
have added (as I have heard many times), "since I'm off duty" or "because I am off duty" or
something similar.

As for vocations using "civilian clothes", guess my world is more expansive than yours.
Fire fighters; EMT's; Doctors/Nurses; Delivery personnel; military personnel that I know all use the reference
"civilian clothes" or "civvies".

Quoted from joebxr

As for vocations using "civilian clothes", guess my world is more expansive than yours.
Fire fighters; EMT's; Doctors/Nurses; Delivery personnel; military personnel that I know all use the reference
"civilian clothes" or "civvies".

Yes, your world is expansive into a fictional world where you make up the definition of civilian.  A civilian is any person not in the armed services or police.  Doctors, EMT's, Nurses, Delivery Personnel - all CIVILIANS.  If the people you hang around with are referring to off duty attire as "civvies" and they are not active in the military or police force, they are idiots.

Quoted from CICERO

Yes, your world is expansive into a fictional world where you make up the definition of civilian.  A civilian is any person not in the armed services or police.  Doctors, EMT's, Nurses, Delivery Personnel - all CIVILIANS.  If the people you hang around with are referring to off duty attire as "civvies" and they are not active in the military or police force, they are idiots.

I know you want to win at all costs, but just because your world doesn't have room for
reality doesn't mean it doesn't exist! I'll be sure to explain to my friends that they can
no longer use those terms because SISSY SAYS SO!

Quoted from joebxr

I'll be sure to explain to my friends that they can no longer use those terms because SISSY SAYS SO!

You don't have to reference me.  Just point them in the direction of a dictionary. I would hate to see them consider themselves non-civilians which means they are legal "combatants", that would imply they are legal targets on a battlefield.  In the "war on terror"(where the world is the US battlefield), that would mean a hospital and doctors/nurses would be a legal target for a terrorist.  It's advantageous for your doctor and delivery friends to maintain their civilian status, on and off the job.

Quoted from CICERO

No joey, this is the entire statement that caused the confusion.  I know you want to win at all costs.  I will go slow.....

You see joey...When the person preempts his statement that he is "no longer in law enforcement" by stating he is in "civilian clothes", I presumed the fact that he had to say he wears civilian clothes whenever in the park, means that he also wears a uniform when NOT in the park.  Though he didn't say "off duty", he did specifically say he wears "civilian clothes" in the park.  What other vocation do you use the phrase "civilian clothes"?  I've only heard an active cop say it, never a retired cop.

Are you serious ? Are you done with your vowel movement ?

a good  example of littering with words.

- it is you living in an imaginary world.

I imagine someday you will say something relevant

but don't worry about me just because i no speak English so good-  

Quoted from Sombody

Are you serious ? Are you done with your vowel movement ?

a good  example of littering with words.

no solutions to anything- it is you living in an imaginary world.

I imagine someday you will say something relevant

and dont worry about me just because i no speak English so good-  

You must understand it's not about the value,
it's simply Sissy MUST win at all costs. Never admits wrong, always
spins it so he can play his games. SISSY MUST WIN!!!!

Quoted from joebxr

You must understand it's not about the value,
it's simply Sissy MUST win at all costs. Never admits wrong, always
spins it so he can play his games. SISSY MUST WIN!!!!

lol...Yeah...spin...Tell me the list of those vocations that are not civilians when they are on the job.    Let me guess...In your expansive world...Cab Drivers are on that list too.

Quoted from CICERO

lol...Yeah...spin...Tell me the list of those vocations that are not civilians when they are on the job.    Let me guess...In your expansive world...Cab Drivers are on that list too.

LOL...let me guess, you don't understand "SPIN" is your tool for
admitting when you are wrong or for redirecting a thread to fit
SISSY's game, or Sissy's way of moving left when he just can't
"debate" anything because HE AIN'T WINNING!!!!  

Quoted from CICERO

No joey, this is the entire statement that caused the confusion.  I know you want to win at all costs.  I will go slow.....

You see joey...When the person preempts his statement that he is "no longer in law enforcement" by stating he is in "civilian clothes", I presumed the fact that he had to say he wears civilian clothes whenever in the park, means that he also wears a uniform when NOT in the park.  Though he didn't say "off duty", he did specifically say he wears "civilian clothes" in the park.  What other vocation do you use the phrase "civilian clothes"?  I've only heard an active cop say it, never a retired cop.

The sentence started "when in the park" so the following information describes that time. Civilian clothes and no longer in law enforcement gramatically refer to the park visits only and could easily be read as off duty. If it had stated AS I am no longer in law enforcement instead of AND it would have been more clear.

I read it as off duty. But really, not that big of deal people.

Frankly, I suggest that all those involved in the argument above need to take a nice, long, quiet walk in the park -- any park.  Just relax and take in the beauty.  Breath in happy thoughts and breath out all the negative thoughts.    

Have a nice day.