How wide spread was corruption and police brutality in your line of work?
Also: What do you think about prohibition laws?
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Why is it that, every time a policeman walks past me, I start to walk extra casual.
I do this sort of happy, freely-swinging arm walk past the officer, intending to give them a look and smile, then then look straight ahead whilst trying to keep my face as 'casual' as possible.
In every one of those situations I've never done anything wrong and I also have family who are in the police. So what kind of mind-altering super-device are you using to make me outstanding citizen of the month when you walk by?
I do this sort of happy, freely-swinging arm walk past the officer, intending to give them a look and smile, then then look straight ahead whilst trying to keep my face as 'casual' as possible.
In every one of those situations I've never done anything wrong and I also have family who are in the police. So what kind of mind-altering super-device are you using to make me outstanding citizen of the month when you walk by?
The long answer is because I like helping people. I'm usually a very empathetic person I'm also very large so i can be scary when I need to be. I love the community I live in now and want nothing more than to try and make it better.Xvito said:
the short answer is that i read too many comic books as a kid.
Not to terribly bad in our department the internal affairs (or OPR as we called it) was very tough. Brutality... well the only time I seen anything like that is after a long chase sometimes your adrenaline and heart are pumping so hard a guy will throw in one more punch than he needed. The biggest problem I saw was people trash talking. When you got the perp/inmate on the ground you don't call him a ************ he's still 'sir'.Jinx_Dragon said:
Yes, but it's a trade secret. You'll have to join a department if you want to know. (hint: it's in the place you'd least suspect)WanderFreak said:
That's good to hear, because I happen to know that a lot of cops only become cops only to satisfy their needs for power. (This information actually comes from studies carried out by the police themselves (in my country)).ace_of_something said:
As I said, it is good to hear, and I really respect people that take it upon themselves to try to make things better!
That would be the mysterious powers of the badge. It causes people to use more turn signals, drive slower, say 'sir' and 'please' more often, walk without slouching, and hold in your farts. It basically means you have a good upbringing. You were taught to respect authority to a degree and maybe even have a minor amount of fear for it. Trust me though when I say you are in the minority. That's one of the biggest shockers I expected instant respect everywhere you go. That is not even close to the case.AngloDoom said:
Have you ever had an attractive women try and use her lady charms to get out of a ticket or be arrested?
Have you ever heard of an officer accepting this proposal?
Have you ever heard of an officer accepting this proposal?
A lot of drunken women will offer things up to sexual favors to get out of? well pretty much anything. There is a vast array of reasons this doesn?t work. I've even had one woman grab my crotch though she than went to jail for assault on an officer and the other cops teased me for a good while about being so bashful or that I should've gotten her number for lazy.quiet_samurai said:
I?ve heard stories of that sort of thing working but few of them were true outside of law and order.
Well, giving Speeding tickets save lives....Motti said:
Ha!
I don?t believe that either.
I have had to administer CPR to someone who OD?ed a couple times. I am just glad I carry a nylon mouth shield around. The aforementioned injury was from stopping a rapist holding a woman at knife point his buck knife went through my arm though. (at a party I was a guest at).
One memorable instance in my Corrections experience is when a guy grabbed another guy by the dreadlocks and started slamming his face onto a brick wall then the concrete floor. His eye socket caved in by the time I arrived and pulled the first (and much larger) inmate off of him. Thankfully I was bigger than the larger guy and I got him to the ground and in restraints after much struggle. The guy who was hurt lost an eye but he was alive.
Part of that is that it's not my favorite thing to talk about.iron codpiece said:
We had a guy about 19 who beat the ever loving shit out of his mom. Stole her handguns and money and jumped out a (closed) window and began running through the streets naked shooting randomly at houses. Two people were injured by stray gunfire (though not seriously) but it was only a matter of time before he killed someone. I and two other officers had to open fire we each fired two or three shots. I fired two. Of the 7 shots recovered 3 missed completely (he was about 40 yards away) One went into his stomach one under his collarbone on the right side and one into his neck on the right side. The shot to the neck was the fatal shot severing his internal jugular vein. Ballistics showed that my gun struck his neck and collarbone. We were found not to have deviated from any policy and acted properly. I still send the deceased suspect?s mother flowers on mother?s day. She went on the news and said she understands what happened, forgives the officers, and would like the community to do the same. 2 white cops and a Hispanic cop shooting a black guy in a black neighborhood is always an intense moment that instantly is cried racism. His mom saved our department from a lot more headaches.
I used to work vice and have seen that every illegal drug even weed is a detrament to the community as a whole. Yes, it's your body but... what about your sibling that sees you and doesn't handle the weed as well as you do later in life and doesn't function as an adult? Or the dealer's dealer's dealer you bought from who has a cache of illegal weapons he also buys and sells using your money? what about the mother who decides weed is more important than feeding her children? what about the man who stops fixing his house cuz he doesn't care; which shows thugs that 'no one cares' about this neighborhood and moves in? It's not as obviously detrimental but it still is.
I'm curious, how does the effects of alcohol compare to that? Have you noticed it being significantly more or less detrimental than weed?
I'm curious, how does the effects of alcohol compare to that? Have you noticed it being significantly more or less detrimental than weed?
is it illegal to wear headphones while driving? i commute about 1/2 hour to college, and have no source of music in my car(ie, no speakers, no stereo, no nothing), but when i mentioned thinking about using my mp3 player and headphones, someone said it was illegal.
edit: also, would you feel offended if i swapped around letters and said "hi osifer, bob" (i actually know an officer bob, but i dunno whether to keep using that as a greeting for him >.<)
edit: also, would you feel offended if i swapped around letters and said "hi osifer, bob" (i actually know an officer bob, but i dunno whether to keep using that as a greeting for him >.<)
Alcohol not being illegal is hard for me to think of any examples or gather data for outside of experience. If I had to make an informed guess though - I?d say alcohol can DEFINITLY cause crime but not the organized type of crime which I am speaking. More sporadic violence - spousal abuse, vandalism, and most obviously vehicle related crimes are more common. I?d argue that a bad neighborhood causes the alcoholism not the other way around. The other thing is while widespread (adult) drug use is more common in poorer/criminally active neighborhoods alcoholism occurs in all tiers of society. (Of course sturgeon?s law applies)Crystalgate said:
It was probably an undercover thing.Graustein said:The cops are allowed to do that? I thought that came under entrapment (although I could be completely wrong).ace_of_something said:I have actually sold drugs myself... but that was to arrest mid level dealers... and i didn't see one dime.
Okay, I've read the whole thread and I have a few questions.ace_of_something said:
1. I once gave a police officer a monopoly "Get out of jail free" card, and didn't get out of the ticket. Explain this. Also, he did laugh quite a bit; actually, he just about fell down laughing.
2. This is something I've heard to be true, but I'd like your expert advice.
Can a police officer enter a persons backyard without a warrant? By ways of either jumping the fence, or going through the gate (fence is atleast 7 feet tall and made of wood.)
3. If you found someone smoking pot in a road next to a home, would you call for a drug dog and a warrant to search the house.
4. Finally, do you have to show the home owner a warrant signed by a judge before entering a home?
Thanks,
Aur0ra145