% officers beat a man thrown from a car in a rollover, the video is hideous, 49 shots to an immigrant in NY, a man shot a killed the night before his wedding in NY a year ago, an officer in LA kick a man who is laying on the ground for no reason, a salinas officer kills a mentally unstable woman for holding a crochet needle at him, then shoots at two hispanics after thinking they shot at him they didn't (ex-iraqi vet, PTSD...) they were pulled over for a lic. plate light being out. and the list goes on and on and on and on

 

an officer pulled my dad from the truck before it went off the side of a 4000ft cliff and saved his life.

 

It would be nice to see a few more stories like this.

Also, I would be genuinely interested to know if security checkpoints, border checkpoints, airport security or any of this has uncovered any actual wrongdoing or actual terrorists.

 

I know a few police officers who are really cool, but they get caught up in the job at times and can get a little overboard.
I know a few that were the class punching bag in school, and now they have a badge and a gun so they are paying everyone back.

 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

YOUR JOKING RIGHT???

There were 5 people in my academy that all said "the academy was WAY more difficult than the UNIVERSITY i graduated from."

I dont think people understand what its like to be an officer. I dont think people understand how difficult it is to become one, and things people dont understand, they tend to TRY and humiliate.

Please let me know if you have any more questions. Im in CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING this week. Meaning..... I STILL GET TAUGHT MY 4 YEARS ISNT UP UNTIL I RETIRE.

 

I notice you left out drunk driving checkpoints, or are those included in "security checkpoints"?

Unfortunately, what you can't really measure is what the listed enforcement techniques have deterred, the people that did NOT smuggle illegal items, did NOT drive drunk, and so forth because of the presence of such checkpoints.

 

when im working at night.... im not looking to give somebody a piddley dink ticket.

im looking for part 1 felonies, and if i happen to come across dope ill take that to.

people swear like everybody is out to get them. what about all the times officers do good work, like catch a burglar breaking into someones home. catch a robber who just held you at gunpoint. catch a murderer who has no fear and WILL most likely kill again.

How about just day to day patrol, helping persons who were victims of crimes.

How about seeing a car with its hazards on and saving their life because they were in a diabetic coma (<--- True Story and im pretty damn proud of it, even though i never even got a thank you =/ part of the job.)

You people get caught up on the bad things. SURE there ARE bad cops out there. SURE they exist, but i assure you, 99.9% of police officers want to help you, not hurt you.

 

I have at least 5 diabetics in my family, so I will thank you for them.

 

That's a horrible comparison. You are not working for the college. You're a paying customer trying to buy an education and the school's name on your degree.

And as flatline has stated law enforcement like fire, is an occupation that requires continual education. You NEVER stop learning. You will always be taking classes/going to trainings. My brother is constantly away for swat training for days at a time and the things you learn there you don't learn sitting in a lecture hall.

 

I will thank you in advance if I'm ever stupid enough to let myself drive in that condition.

 

No one is trying to humiliate, we state our own opinions on the necessities of joining the academy. I have not been and cannot state the difficulty of the program itself, but my best guess is that they crammed a year's worth of learning into a 20 week -- 6 month process. That way you can hit the streets faster to give fix it tickets.

Continual training? I'm glad they still try to teach something other than the usual gang-mentality lessons. But I bet those 5 in the academy would be the only ones in this training if it wasn't required..

 

Still waiting to hear what SK did to have a run in with the police.

 

Up to the moment, in order:

Woke up way too early; without coffee...

Set a litter of kittens on fire.

Robbed several banks.

Punched a few seniors.

Pissed on a few homeless bums.

Other than that, I was a law-abiding, tax paying BAer til' a pair of good ol' boys came up to me and my friend and put us in our place.

 

I agree partially with you there. My bro is cop. He has 4-5yrs uc and has BS. I must agree, as an close observer, his police academy was intense. Physically and mentaly. Even after getting a job, field train was intense and 2.5 yrs probation time was intense. When I say, "intense" - basically academy and the department look for any weakness or flaw in their work/judgment as a police officer - so, that they can get rid of any officers that pose a danger to the public and their co-officers.

Having that said, I think college/uc experience is very important to be a police officer. It will most likely increase their ability to perform critical thinkings, problem solving, and be culturally competent.

But that's only my opinion as an observer.

 

Just thought of something for those people knocking community colleges compared to "universities."

The vast majority of the teachers I've had in community college had either in the recent past taught at "universities" in various areas, or were also teaching at either CSUMB or UC Santa Cruz that same semester. Just some food for thought