LNGLK Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 I'm so curious.Why does Crockett always write in pencil?Why does not he use a pen? :confused:Can you find any reasons for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Ferrariman Posted June 19, 2011 Administrators Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Maybe he makes a lot of mistakes on his reports? Pencil is a lot easier to erase than pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurassic narc Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 I'm so curious.Why does Crockett always write in pencil?Why does not he use a pen? :confused:Can you find any reasons for it? That is a very old "cop trick" that you don't see as much today. Pens don't write in damp weather and then run out when held upside down (or did in the 80s). We used a pencil to document surveillance and to make notes because they always worked. And if they didn't a pocket-knife would fix you right up.I still pick up little tidbits that the show did well. They must have spent some time with Metro-Dade to get so much right. JN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNGLK Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 That is a very old "cop trick" that you don't see as much today. Pens don't write in damp weather and then run out when held upside down (or did in the 80s). We used a pencil to document surveillance and to make notes because they always worked. And if they didn't a pocket-knife would fix you right up.I still pick up little tidbits that the show did well. They must have spent some time with Metro-Dade to get so much right. JN Thank you!So does it mean that in the 80s an official document (a report) could be written in pencil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurassic narc Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Thank you!So does it mean that in the 80s an official document (a report) could be written in pencil? Seems like we had to do tickets in ink. And forms were done on manual, then electric, typewriters. I know back in the day all Georgia Troopers carried an ink pen for the ticket books and a mechanical pencil for accident reports. And no decent cop of that time would write a ticket in the rain unless you were involved in an accident.If you got out in the rain your hat was soaked (you had to buy your own hat and any rain cover for it) as well as most of your gear. Try drying out a gunbelt that already weighed a couple of pounds after it gets good and wet.In thinking back, many agencies used the UCR (Uniform Crime Report) forms which had blocks for each letter of the information that you got. That was used to input the data into the earliest computer crime reporting. And those could be filled out in pencil. So, yes in the 80s there were some official reports done in pencil.JN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNGLK Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 So' date=' yes in the 80s there were some official reports done in pencil.JN[/quote'] Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondman69 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm surprised how much attention to detail went into the research! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepearl Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 That is a very old "cop trick" that you don't see as much today. Pens don't write in damp weather and then run out when held upside down (or did in the 80s). We used a pencil to document surveillance and to make notes because they always worked. And if they didn't a pocket-knife would fix you right up.I still pick up little tidbits that the show did well. They must have spent some time with Metro-Dade to get so much right. JN What an perfect answer. I've also noticed while using always a pencil, but: 1st I would not dare to ask that (thanks, LNGLK), and 2nd I would have never believed that there is really such a cool reason (thanks jurassic narc). Unbelievable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNGLK Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I've also noticed while using always a pencil' date=' but: 1st I would not dare to ask that (thanks, LNGLK), and [/quote']Why??? a) Why not ask if you are curious?b) It's something like a "pavlovian reflex". No test works written in pencil or having pencil corrections should be checked. And each year some former schoolchildren start telling me that they feel uncomfortable using pens, that at school they were taught to use only pencils. (I can hardly believe it)PS. I remember a funny discussion about three thick dictionaries on Crockett's table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNGLK Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 WOW!I couldn't believe my eyes. In the end of season 5 Crockett started to use a pen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted June 28, 2011 Administrators Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 WOW!I couldn't believe my eyes. In the end of season 5 Crockett started to use a pen! It came with that stupid vest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitney88 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 writing with pencil or pen..doesn't matter...crockett still looked hot no matter what [ATTACH=CONFIG]4021[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 writing with pencil or pen..doesn't matter...crockett still looked hot no matter what [ATTACH=CONFIG]4021[/ATTACH] Oh yeah... :glossy:Special thanks to Jurassic Narc. I always love your stories about police work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepearl Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 writing with pencil or pen..doesn't matter...crockett still looked hot no matter what [ATTACH=CONFIG]4021[/ATTACH] :dance2: Cute ! As if it would arrive on anything else ... ;) But okay, okay, I'm thinking about for some time now - You're right! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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