BAT*21{usa}
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Post by BAT*21{usa} on Dec 31, 2005 9:57:41 GMT -5
i just wanted 2 say THANK YOU2any and all police officers that might read this.. as i was posting a reply on show ur pics about tazers i was thinking most people are quick 2 critisize slow 2 compliment or the news always shows the bad cops but rarely the good cops. a girl i know has a son that is a police officer & he does a good job. i sleep better at night knowing the STATE & LOCAL police r there. so onceagain THANK YOU
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desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on Dec 31, 2005 11:03:11 GMT -5
Thanks, BAT. The job is an unforgiving one, and usually thankless. Those of us who choose to do it anyway do so because we have a very strong sense of right and wrong, and I want to stop the ones who are doing wrong. Saving a victim from whatever situation they found themselves in is also very rewarding and gives me warm fuzzies. A word of thanks from the sheep to the sheepdog is a rare treat!   |
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Dec 31, 2005 14:42:10 GMT -5
Thanks, BAT. A word of thanks from the sheep to the sheepdog is a rare treat! Yo, Bowser!!! Here boy, here's a treat for you! Nice doggie! Good work!!! Seriously, though, I agree whole-heartedly with Bat. Thank you, and all our military people, for your efforts and sacrifices. |
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Dec 31, 2005 14:55:08 GMT -5
AMEN!
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Post by slimey weasel on Dec 31, 2005 19:21:40 GMT -5
you can say that again! god bless ya asses! happy new years!
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Woody
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Post by Woody on Jan 1, 2006 0:09:15 GMT -5
Police officers have a saying "If you want to be well liked, go be a fire fighter" I share Desmo2's reasons for being a copper. I am proud of it, and getting up and going to work is never a chore. The camaraderie shared with co-workers is unique. I would highly recommend it as a career choice, but you will definitely not get rich!!!! If you want to be wealthy go and become a coroner/medical examiner, right Redrock? LOL Happy New Year guys. Have a healthy 2006. |
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jan 1, 2006 13:14:39 GMT -5
ppbbffftttt!!!! I work for the government. I'm the lowest paid of docs. My income after nearly 20 yrs. of this is still only 1/3 of the starting salary for most newby's going into private practice. I tell you, I should have become an accountant! And before you ask, I hate private practice--a real rat race. Heck, I should have become a UPS teamster truck driver!  |
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Jan 1, 2006 13:18:58 GMT -5
They let you keep anything you find in the pockets of your "clients", don't they?
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jan 1, 2006 16:35:57 GMT -5
They let you keep anything you find in the pockets of your "clients", don't they? LOL, where do you think my pension plan comes from? That reminds me of the cartoon, perhaps a Far Side one, of two morgue attendants wheeling a body into the cooler, and one is going through the decedent's belongings and finds a lottery ticket and says, "Hey, it's the winning lotto ticket! Lucky Stiff!" But seriously, folks, there have actually been sting operations in morgues/coroner's offices where marked money, and even planted old coins, were substituted for or added to the decedent's money, to track inside thefts. And in one major metropolitan city, the morgue dispatcher was in cahoots with one of the office investigators, and when a death call came in from an apparent single person who lived alone, died at home, and had no local relatives, the dispatcher called the investigator (on his day off, even!) to go to the house to work the scene. The investigator would go through belongings, take cash and credit cards, etc., then use the credit cards (knowing it would be a long time, if ever, before anyone checked them) to buy and order stuff, even having items mailed to the M.E.'s office!!! The dispatcher got a cut, of course. So, you can bet I'm very scrupulous to collect, record, and return even small change in pockets!!! Sometimes a scene photograph of bare hands (when I/my people get there--we're not the first on the scene!) is all I have to convince families that I didn't take dear old Auhntie Ruth's 5 carat diamond platinum ring set (which she "ALWAYS WORE" except, it seems, when she chose to die). And don't forget those trash can lid sized decorative belt buckles--families want those back for sure. Huh, don't get me started on this topic! Ooops, you already did. ;D |
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Post by daffy_duck on Jan 1, 2006 17:43:06 GMT -5
i would like to say happy new year to all of you. and i find it hard to arque with someone who packs a gun to work in any state of mind i might be in.o and good job too woody and des, i know a few officers of the law and wouldn't want the job, or a fireman i know a few of them too. and a few paramedics, of which i needed a few years ago, when my heart went. thanks to you all for your dedication and hard work. o ok and lam too for his hard work on the game site.
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Woody
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Post by Woody on Jan 1, 2006 20:56:34 GMT -5
Hey Redrock, your tale of swiping stuff from dead people reminded me of a story from my very 1st sudden death call in 1991. I was only 1 week out of the academy and working with an experienced officer, as is common practice. It was an older lady that had been found dead in her apartment (natural causes). Anyway, one of the things taught to rookies is to take copious notes at scenes for evidential purposes and to cover our own butts against allegations. I made notes of everything regarding this old gal, and I mean everything, including her jewelery that she was wearing. I watched as she was put in the body bag and carted off to the morgue. The next day, the coroner's assistant took her out of the cooler, unwrapped her and immediately took photos of her for continuity purposes. Her jewelery had disappeared. The family contacted me, and I found that the body removal guys had pawned her baubles. A detective took over the case, and it was found they had swiped all kinds of stuff from the dead. I am positive this is not a regular occurrence in the industry, but I am also sure there are 911 personnel, doctors etc that have found the temptation too great and pilfered items from victims. Sigh.... I think it you will have the same feeling as I regarding when one of our own are found to be jumping to the other side of the law for selfish purposes, it feels like a kick in the giblets. I have zero tolerance for those knobs because inevitably we all get painted with that brush. The public has to have trust in us. |
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jan 2, 2006 8:36:42 GMT -5
I have zero tolerance for those knobs because inevitably we all get painted with that brush. The public has to have trust in us. Yes, that is absolutely true, and you're right, it frosts me, too! |
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desmo2
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Post by desmo2 on Jan 2, 2006 12:03:33 GMT -5
...it feels like a kick in the giblets. No, those would be 'toodles.' |
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