Scroll down to see the full spoof video from the Cedar Hill Police Department.
CEDAR HILL, Tex. — In a popular Lincoln commercial, star Matthew McConaughey rides around looking dapper and speaking about abstract thoughts that can be interpreted however you want.
“I know there are those that say you can’t go back, but yes you can, where you been, how you got here, see where you’re going,” McConaughey said.
Meet Cedar Hill Police Sgt. Larry Wise’s version.
“You don’t get into police work because it makes sense,” he said. “You do it because you thought it really looked cool on TV, or because med school was just out of the question.”
With a little a bit of humor and that Texas drawl, the police sergeant’s parody video is now going viral.
“It was supposed to be just an in-house video for our awards banquet,” Wise said.
But the likes on Facebook and views on YouTube are racking up, making this spoof one of the funnier things any cop around North Texas has done lately.
“There’s always a way to see the funny aspects of life,” Wise said.
That’s exactly what Wise is hoping to spread with the video. In a time when communities and local police are clashing almost daily, he said this should show many police officers are community members with a sense of humor like anyone else.
“We laugh at the same things, we enjoy the same things, and no we’re not just robots programmed to ticket and arrest.”
They also aren’t McConaughey, but some are halfway decent actors.
“I like being in here driving around all night long contemplating the important questions in life,” Wise said.
