Judge — November 3, 1928 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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# "A Policeman's Lot" - Judge Magazine Cartoon This page presents nine sequential cartoon panels depicting a rotund policeman in various comedic situations, titled "A Policeman's Lot." The humor appears to satirize the frustrations and indignities of police work through physical comedy and exaggeration. The panels show the officer engaged in duties including directing traffic, managing crowds, and dealing with disorderly civilians. Black silhouettes represent obstacles or antagonists he encounters—possibly anarchists, drunks, or other public nuisances common to turn-of-the-century urban policing concerns. The satire likely critiques both the incompetence of individual officers and society's chaotic public order problems. The title ironically invokes the famous Gilbert & Sullivan song "A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One," reinforcing the joke that police endure thankless, degrading work managing urban disorder.