I saw a bumper sticker recently that said, “FIRE POLICE”. Those instructions seem a little vague. Do you want me to fire the police? I don’t think I have that kind of authority. Certainly I can make a phone call and eloquently present my suggestions as to why we should release the entire police force from duty. However, I think it an unlikely scenario that the police chief, major, etc listen to some random guy’s suggestion concerning going forward with no policemen. Perhaps we’re being instructed to set the police on fire. In that case I think they should have at least included a comma so it’s more clear that I take the fire and move it directly onto the policemen. Either way it seems like a rather painful thing to be set on fire and I’d rather not cause any pain to these people. In addition, they have guns and could probably get a shot off before they’re burned to death. This seems like a rather risky proposition. I suppose it’s possible that I could set them on fire from a distance by throwing a Molotov cocktail or by using a flame thrower, but I’m more likely to set myself on fire while handling those items.

Or, perhaps, you should consider not buying bumper stickers to support your local fire and policemen and instead donate whatever money you spent on that worthless item to the cause so they can spend it on equipment and more people.