Wisdom...

[Flintlock Tom]

Two policemen call the station on the radio, "Hello, is this Sarge?"

"Yes?"

"We have a case here. A woman has shot her husband for stepping on the
floor she had just mopped clean."

"Have you arrested the woman?"

"No sir, the floor is still wet."

[PawPaw]

Heh! Plenty of time to make the arrest.

[First Shirt]

They tell the story of a young Alabama Highway Patrolmen taking his test for sergeant. The last question on the test was "What is the first thing you'd do if you had to arrest your mother?"

After due consideration, he wrote "Call for backup."

Last we heard, he'd retired as a district commander.