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[justleesa]

Why do police officers in patrol cars not have to follow traffic rules?

 

[Diver0001]

How do you handle an officer with a godly arrogant attitude? You know the ones that talk down to you... ? I have had this occur several times when I had to call the police for legitimate business..

Well, if you talking through your nose or with a "suthun acceynt" people will naturally talk slower to you. Is that maybe what happened?

R..

 

[SteveDiver]

Well, if you talking through your nose or with a "suthun acceynt" people will naturally talk slower to you. Is that maybe what happened?

R..

Funny....no, transplanted yankee here.. Maybe thats the problem I am educated and talk to fast for the "suthun officer" to understand.... (joking)

Actually , some of the new officers seem to have a swollen head. I had an issue where I controlled the emergency scene with lifeflight and the officer attempted to make decisions for my patient. I had to call in the supervisor to have him removed from the scene. apparently, he thought because he was a basic EMT that he could make the decisions..

 

[dherbman]

How do you handle an officer with a godly arrogant attitude? You know the ones that talk down to you... ? I have had this occur several times when I had to call the police for legitimate business..

I've found that when I run into people with attitude, they are quite often reacting to my sunny disposition. I'm not suggesting this is the case for you. Really.

 

[SteveDiver]

I've found that when I run into people with attitude, they are quite often reacting to my sunny disposition. I'm not suggesting this is the case for you. Really.

Of course not because you do not know me. Really.

 

[tjmills]

Is it possible to have you arrested for using my name!!!

 

[Diver0001]

Funny....no, transplanted yankee here.. Maybe thats the problem I am educated and talk to fast for the "suthun officer" to understand.... (joking)

Actually , some of the new officers seem to have a swollen head. I had an issue where I controlled the emergency scene with lifeflight and the officer attempted to make decisions for my patient. I had to call in the supervisor to have him removed from the scene. apparently, he thought because he was a basic EMT that he could make the decisions..

Sounds like he was trained to take control and was doing his best to help in the only way he knew how.....

As strange as it might sound, (most) cops are members of the same species as you and I. Imagine yourself trained in basic EMT and put on the streets with the directive to keep control and then being confronted with accident victims whose injuries make you want to puke.....

R.

 

[Dive-aholic]

...Your department must not like you guys, Glocks THEN Berrettas... Maybe the department SHOULD get some ticket money so they can issue real guns, H&K or SIG.

Totally agree. The department I worked for didn't issue the fire arms. We had to supply our own. I thought that was great. My primary and backup were both Sigs. I still have them, too.

 

[Dive-aholic]

I have a couple of questions!

Is there an age limit for starting a career with the police in the US?

How long is the education before you starting working?

What's the pay like?



The reason I'm asking (I'm in Norway) is that over here I see a "problem" in school broilers just out of high school and the military, with little or no work/life experience to bring with them into service. The students at the police academy here are very young! Not such a good thing, really. -And then they spend 3 -three- years of bachelor education to become a street cop... So you have many of them applying for further education not before long.

Minimum age 21, no maximum.

Some departments require at least an Associate's Degree. Unfortunately, a lot still don't. The academy I went to in the early 90s was 13 weeks long, down from the 17 weeks it had been in the 80s. I think the trend is still going down. I've also seen some "academies" started in community colleges here in AZ. One semester gets you qualified. I'm not sure how frequently this is being used, though.

Pay? Well, one of the reasons I'm not a cop anymore was the pay. After 5 years on the force, I was making less than $14/hr. I hear it's better now, but I know it's not anywhere near what I make as a nurse.

 

[Dive-aholic]

Okay, last post for now.

An interesting stop. I once pulled over a vehicle and as I approach it I see a hand pop out the window holding a badge in it. He got the ticket.

In AZ it is legal to transport handguns in your vehicle as long as they are holstered. You can store them wherever you want. The logic behind this is that most people will need 2 hands to unholster the gun if it's not secured in place.

justleesa, they do. They're just abusing the badge. In fact, even when running code 3 (lights and siren) cops are still supposed to obey all traffic laws. The lights and siren are simply to clear the road. The department I worked for also limited the speed to 10 miles over the speed limit. Of course, that was hardly followed, but I wasn't going to abide by that rule when responding to a domestic violence/assault in progress or a medical emergency on a baby.