Have you ever been a policeman or something related?

[i_got_a_mohawk]

The CSI effect is a huge burden on law enforcement. Every scene you go to, the victim expects you'll pull out some magic BS to discover "whodunnit". It's amazing the well educated, intelligent people who think you can lift a finger print, and "run it" to instantly find out who it belongs to.

 

[afzoomie67]

That's good.

 

[Fireguy]

What's wrong with beat work?

Nothing at all. I am not a police officer, but have a bunch in the family. I am a fire fighter and have been for over 27 yrs. The last 23 working in the same bldg as our P.D.

I can guarantee you that our cops patrolling our neighborhoods prevent, stop, and therefore solve as many crimes as the detectives do investigating stuff later.

Gotta have beat cops and I don't see that ever going away.

 

[afzoomie67]

Nothing at all. I am not a police officer, but have a bunch in the family. I am a fire fighter and have been for over 27 yrs. The last 23 working in the same bldg as our P.D.

I could tell by your name..

I can guarantee you that our cops patrolling our neighborhoods prevent, stop, and therefore solve as many crimes as the detectives do investigating stuff later.

Gotta have beat cops and I don't see that ever going away.

Yeah, I always found that stuff interesting. The equipment they use and the cars, too, were always thinks I liked. Especially the Crown Victoria's... too bad Ford stopped making them. I wanted that to be my first car.

 

[runmikeyrun]

I've been in EMS/Fire in various capacities for the last 17 years, started when I was 18. I've known good cops, bad cops, GREAT cops (good buddies with a couple) and guys that I wouldn't want pulling over my worst enemy. There's a real mix out there, so if you're going to become a police officer please be a good one, ok?

afzoomie67, there is a lot of pride associated with our job. You see off duty firefighters wearing their blue shirts and stuff and may laugh, but this is the best job in the world and we are proud of what we do, because it is hard work, mentally and physically, and especially emotionally. We all come out of this profession changed people, some sooner than others, and some worse than others. We miss holidays with our families, kids baseball games and choir recitals, graduations, etc because we are on duty. So instead of doggin on Fireguy for his name, give him some props.

 

[Fireguy]

Oh heck I didn't take it like he was doggin me, and if he was who cares. After almost 28 years in firheouses I got REALLY THICK SKIN.

BTW, that name came from a cop buddy of mine. He started out as an volunteer FF/ paid EMT and we went through Paramedic school together. He then became a cop and would then refer to us as "Fire Guys". When I couldnt thnk of a username, there it was.

Now, back to the cop talk.

 

[Eric Perry]

Every single person that I've met who doesn't like cops is a small minded loser with a chip on their shoulder. But, maybe it's just me...

Nope... it's not just you.

 

[Tat2dHeart]

I'd like to go into the Army after college, but then after that.. I don't know what I'd want to do.. I could imagine, though, that sitting behind a desk after being in the army would get really boring..

One of the guys I hired to my team is former-Army. His job in the Army was something to do with Logistics (he got people and supplies in and out of the theater from the theater and stateside locations). Today, he's official a "Supply Chain Analyst" responsible for helping design distribution networks. It's not CJ, but it's fun, interesting, and there is a lot of growth potential in the career field generally and inside specialties, as well.

 

[afzoomie67]

.... So instead of doggin on Fireguy for his name, give him some props.

I was only kidding, because when I first saw his name before reading the post I thought he'd be a firefighter.

Oh heck I didn't take it like he was doggin me, and if he was who cares. After almost 28 years in firheouses I got REALLY THICK SKIN.

Didn't mean to offend you or whatever.

BTW, that name came from a cop buddy of mine. He started out as an volunteer FF/ paid EMT and we went through Paramedic school together. He then became a cop and would then refer to us as "Fire Guys". When I couldnt thnk of a username, there it was.

Now, back to the cop talk.

 

[MJ5150]

One of the guys I hired to my team.......

What do you do? How many folks on your team?

-Mike

 

[Fireguy]

I was only kidding, because when I first saw his name before reading the post I thought he'd be a firefighter.


Didn't mean to offend you or whatever.

No problem at all. I did not take it that way.

 

[arbitrary]

Similar, but different. I'm a mental health clinician/therapist at a local county jail. It's always interesting, that's for damned sure. And I can't quite figure out who's crazier, the inmates or correctional institutions.

 

[Bassist Jay]

I work for the State of Colorado as a Corrections Officer and am also considering getting on with our local Sheriffs Dept. as a volunteer. I enjoy the work that I do.

 

[afzoomie67]

Yeah, and my uncle is a lawyer, who I believe majored in CJ in college, and so it's interesting because if I don't become a cop or whatever, I could always be a lawyer.. Anybody major in that?