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| title = Killed in Action | | title = Killed in Action | ||
| image = killed in action.png | | image = killed in action.png | ||
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| titletext = We can't let this happen again. We need to build a secure TWO-day-before-retirement safe room. | | titletext = We can't let this happen again. We need to build a secure TWO-day-before-retirement safe room. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The comic plays with the TV | + | The comic plays with the TV trope of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retirony Retirony], in which a cop is killed in action only a short time before retirement. The humor arises from the idea that such a room could exist for such a rare occasion as a cop retiring, and the irony in the cop dying before he could be safely stowed away to avoid retirony. |
− | The title text is a reference to the reactionary nature of security procedures | + | The title text is a reference to the reactionary nature of security procedures put in place in the aftermath of an incident, and how they typically fail to address the cause of the problem. If the advice from the title text is followed, the number of days police officers spend in the secure room will eventually encompass their whole service. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :[Old lady, woman and Cueball are standing in the background by a coffin. Two police are standing in the forground] |
− | : | + | :Policewoman: Good cop. |
− | : | + | :Policewoman: It's a real shame— |
+ | :Policewoman: He was just one day away from getting put in the locked, heavily guarded room where all cops stay for the last day before they retire. | ||
− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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