I know I am probably a bias source, especially since I spent a good amount of my teenage years antagonizing the police, but I could tell you stories for days about the corruption that went on with in the Eden Prairie PD about 6 years ago. Well...at least before the new police chief took over. He seems like he knows his shit (for $120k/yr, he better). The speed trap stuff isn't as big of a problem as it once was, and neither is the fraudulent use of pro sports players' credit cards. hahaace_of_something said:Actually the quota thing is an urban myth. No department has such a thing as that would break union contracts. Sounds like the cops in your area must have a lot of accidents or speeding to deal with as they usually go toward problem areas with that kind of gusto. The end of the month thing is probably just when they do schedualed sweeps. Like when on a certain day of the month they post extra men in a problem neighborhood except it's on the streets you drive on.
Stationing at the bottom of a hill is just stupid and unfair though.
It works a lot better than you think it would. I usually had to do the bad cop because of my size. (Even though I was a much nicer guy than my partner.) Though when real cops do it it's much more subtle. One offers you water the other one asks all the questions.coxafloppin said:How often do you play good cop, bad cop?
I used to work vice so a lot more often than I care to admit but usually all I did was brief the swat team and watch them do their thing. It's a lot scarier than you'd think. Especially since there is always ALWAYS other people besides the perp inside.baseracer said:Have you ever been in any kind of warrant action (breaking down doors, quickly searching the house?)
sooooooo don't piss the officer off......right *jots down on note pad*ace_of_something said:It's usually only middle aged middle classed white folks that say that. Something about that phrase has always 'grinded' me wrong though. I must prefer a simple 'hello sir'. It is better than 'why the fuck did you pick me!?' that some people give. Such rudeness does not go over well for them usually.Guitar Gamer said:how normal is it for someone to ask youwhat seems to be the officer: problem?what seems to be the problem officer? every instance that I have heard or seen the person pulled over says that
it's 14 weeks of intense training 50 hours a week. Tests, protocol, law knowledge, emergency preparedness, self defense, getting hit alot, and running. Lots and lots of running. For being a C/O it's much less intense it's mostly behavior management, verbal judo (the art of getting someone to do what you want by making them feel like they're in control) and of course self defense and sprinting training.The87Italians said:what kind of training did you have to go through to become an officer?
I have never been a dog handler though I've seen them used many times as I used to work Vice. They are incredibly effective at finding narcotics though most dogs are trained to find ONE type either cocaine, mj, some departments have dogs that can sniff out gunpowder (bullets) in the ATF. (who i worked with a couple times) even better are the attack dogs. You'll have chased a perp for miles and miles to have him hiding in a ditch with brush. You know he's got a gun.Shadow of The East said:Have you ever used dogs? If so, how effective did you find them?
Robert N. Marley though he didn't shoot the deputy.Phoenix Arrow said:Who shot the sheriff?
Plain cake with vanilla frosting.Douk said:What's your favorite type of donut?
After season one.wrecker77 said:When is season 2 of superjail coming out?
I've tried to answer this three times but the escapist keeps eating my post!mlkjhgfds said:How often do your morals/common sense conflict with your job?
I know obeying orders is part of the formation and all, but it pisses me off to no end when people pull the "just doing my job", "just following orders" line.
How are people supposed to treat cops like humans when they're allowed and asked to behave like robots...
Thoughts on vigilantism.ace_of_something said:Hate to copy the idea but the asking a Christian and asking a black guy threads were neat so I figured I?d throw mine out there for you.
My qualifications for answering your questions are a BS in the topic of criminal justice, 4 1/2 years of experience on a police force, a brother who is a deputy (they are different) and I am currently working in corrections and have been for about a year and half.
To answer the first obvious question, I?m not a police officer anymore because I was injured off duty, which did not qualify me for a desk job unless you have at least 5 years of seniority? and since it caused nerve damage to my left hand I was unable to pass the yearly marksmanship test. If you want more to the story you?ll have to ask.
You can ask me questions like, things you want to know about police behavior, jail, things about the system. My knowledge from experience is strictly American, but I do have a small amount of knowledge academically of other countries (really small).
edit: and i don't think i should have to say this but... keep it civil please.
edit: got my masers in sociology and a BS in psych now.
When I tackled someone a lot of people would phrase it as "dropping the Thor Hammer" or "Mjölnering" if they could pronounce the word. When we're assigned patrol you usually get the same car every day; so car number 78 became my 'chariot' which i claimed had 175 'goat power'.McCa said:My favourite thread. It is reborn! I suppose I should ask something this time...
Has your name ever lead to any interesting/amusing outcomes while in the line of duty with a suspect of fellow officer?
I thought that's not to bad considering your named after the god of thunder 'n' all. (I better have the right person here...)