"As he stood there, the woman in the car began to cry loudly"

Sure, anyone can get lucky with a one-off, but we're convinced this guy should be doing police briefs somewhere:

Last Friday, on the way home from work, I witnessed an accident. It probably wouldn't have been that memorable, but the car in front of me rear-ended a cop car.

Those of you in Seattle know what it's like to drive around Greenlake on a sunny day. There's a lot of people-watching, pedestrians darting out into the street and wayward soccer balls. I was behind a police car and decided to leave about five or six car lengths between us. A car pulled out into that relatively small space, so I backed up a bit more. That was when the cop stopped suddenly to avoid hitting a child.

After I took this picture, the really huge policeman stepped out of his car. Looked to see if the other driver was OK. She must have looked alright, because instead of talking to her, he walked over to the path overlooking the lake. He put his hands on his hips and stared out into the gently lapping water.

I think he was trying to decide if he would go back to his car and deal with all the paperwork, or if he was going to head down to the lake. I imagine it was tempting to just strip off his uniform and walk into the lake abandoning all of his responsibility just like Reginald Perrin.

As he stood there, the woman in the car began to cry loudly enough that I could hear her. One more sigh, then the policeman walked back to the cars and leaned in to get her information.

Reginald Perrin (the fall and rise of) was a book/TV show/movie in England in the 70's that portrayed Perrin's repeated attempts to escape his middle-management life. We've never seen it, but it's going in the Netflix queue right now.