Hand Shake

[paternoster2012]

I just shrug tell them it is against policy.

[catalyst895]

I keep a pump bottle of hand sanatizer in my car at all times, just in case the handshake happens.

First officer I ever did a ride along with kept hand sanitizer with him. He used it so much I wondered if it would be easier to just wear duty gloves the whole time.

[DontBurnMyFlag]

Ill shake hands if I just helped someone out (finding their car, giving them a ride, finding their kid etc).

But if I just wrote them a ticket or gave them a hard time, I dont like the fact that my weapon hand would be out of my control for a split second.

I just give them some excuse like "My department doesnt have the budget for toilet paper, so you may not want to shake my hand."

Ok..that last part never happened. :D

[Jay7376]

Funny that this topic has come up. Just last night I took a report for a guy who was on the losing end of a pretty good fight. His hands were covered in blood due to his busted nose.

He got mad when I refused to shake his hand. I attempted to explain to him that I prefer not to get other people's blood all over me, but he was too drunk to understand.

[BP348]

Like everyone else it depends. Most of the time I don't.

[Cinnamon]

I keep a pump bottle of hand sanatizer in my car at all times, just in case the handshake happens.

I think I should buy stock in that stuff... I carry sanitizer with me all the time!

And I take each situation as they come up. Also, since I am a leftie, I feel if sh!t were to hit the fan, I would be at an advantage.

[citcop]

I keep a pump bottle of hand sanatizer in my car at all times, just in case the handshake happens.

My agency actually keeps us stocked up with the stuff and I feel like I'm on an episode of Monk 'cause I use it so much. The handshake is not something I like to participate in most of the time. Like has been said before, the situation will dictate.

[Retired Trooper]

I just simply tell them " Nothing personal but I don't do hand shakes, now you all have a nice night ". Since this is the South there is an awful lot of people that want to shake your hand.

But when I encounter someone across the mason dixon line they seem satisfied that I didn't stick a glock in their ear and just give a thanks to me. :D

[1depd]

Call me traditionalist, but I feel shaking someone's hand takes away my right to shoot them. I always told them I don't shake hands when I'm armed. Of course I almost always worked nights, so the victim this week was last weeks suspect.