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Joe: Well, it's hard to stick your neck for someone you hardly know.
Clark: Isn't that what police officers are supposed to do?
Joe: You believe the stones (you really believe him?)on this guy? Good for you.
Please excuse the graphic nature of this description. I tried to put it delicately:
Stones refers to testicles. If one has big stones, he is said to be more masculine, or act tougher. We also use the term brass balls to refer to them being hard, hence tougher.
It's hard to be sure; I'd have to watch the video. I assume he's talking about Clark, because he says "good for you." Was there a third person in the conversation? If he was looking at the third person, he might have made some gesture when he said 'this guy'.
Old Man Gordon“It's hard to be sure; I'd have to watch the video. I assume he's talking about Clark, because he says "good for you." Was there a third person in the conversation? If he was looking at the third person, he might have made some gesture when he said 'this guy'.”
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Here's the clip below. Just to know I've messed up the names.
Clark is undercover and pretends to be Joe. And I didn't
know the name of the cop so I called him Joe by mistake.
So does the cop mean Joe is too brave? The moment starts at 1:00.
Edit: Link removed.
Yes, it seems clear he's talking about Clark. He turned to his buddy, but looked at Clark when he said it. The remark is both a compliment and a warning that Clark is talking very tough. Clark was saying that being brave is a requirement for cops, so bravery is nothing extraordinary.