OMG... I'm fried. Had both the regular oral board and the Admin Oral board BACK TO BACK.
The first wasn't *so* bad, the training Sgt. I know, a Deputy I know, and a Corporal/FTO from the jail I don't know...
Scenario #1, 9-1-1 call, domestic, can hear a woman screaming in the bg. Get there, house is dark, no one around, knock on door, guy comes down like he's just been woken up... explain why you're there and he slams the door in your face. What do you do?
then... add to that, he's got blood spattered on him. DOH--no brainer.
#2: You find a fellow Deputy *taking* bags of salt from the town salt and sand shed. What do you do?
#3 Kid with his license for a month has a car full of drunk friends, possibly some alcohol in the car... (we have restricted licenses for the 1st year, no passengers under 18 other than family) they called him for a safe ride home because they were all drunk... what do you do?
#4-Stop a veh, no reg, no inspection, no insurance, driving it to his brother's garage 1/4 mile down the road to get it fixed so it can be inspected/reg'd etc. What do you do?
Then... the Admin boards. The big guys. Scenario--0200 in the cold dark winter... you pull over a veh for erratic operation/poss OUI. Get up to the truck and it reeks of alcohol, and find out the driver is a State Police Leiutenant.... whooooeeeee there's no good answer to that one.
Mine was: wake up ALOT of people... my CO first. Then maybe his. If he is OUI I *do* have an obligation... They ask: do you take him to the jail for test? Me: No, there are options like one of the PD's with intox. Jail is unsafe/dangerous for such a person.
Now, asked a Sgt on the way out what *his* answer is (mind you, he's a SERGEANT) he says, "Give him a ride home." Geesh.
I just feel like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't on these questions... There just isn't any answer that if you nail 'em for the crime with no discretion you don't look bad... but if you don't nail 'em you're not upholding the law...
URG.
Did I mention I think I didn't get it...??? :rolleyes There were at least two full-time Academy grads up against me. NINE all together for 2 positions.
's o.k., I'm still a Reserve County Deputy no matter what... and the PD I've worked Admin Assist for TODAY announced a new position they're filling from w/in with one of the Reserves, which, *should* open up a Reserve position... we'll see.
Time, patience and experience...
The first wasn't *so* bad, the training Sgt. I know, a Deputy I know, and a Corporal/FTO from the jail I don't know...
Scenario #1, 9-1-1 call, domestic, can hear a woman screaming in the bg. Get there, house is dark, no one around, knock on door, guy comes down like he's just been woken up... explain why you're there and he slams the door in your face. What do you do?
then... add to that, he's got blood spattered on him. DOH--no brainer.
#2: You find a fellow Deputy *taking* bags of salt from the town salt and sand shed. What do you do?
#3 Kid with his license for a month has a car full of drunk friends, possibly some alcohol in the car... (we have restricted licenses for the 1st year, no passengers under 18 other than family) they called him for a safe ride home because they were all drunk... what do you do?
#4-Stop a veh, no reg, no inspection, no insurance, driving it to his brother's garage 1/4 mile down the road to get it fixed so it can be inspected/reg'd etc. What do you do?
Then... the Admin boards. The big guys. Scenario--0200 in the cold dark winter... you pull over a veh for erratic operation/poss OUI. Get up to the truck and it reeks of alcohol, and find out the driver is a State Police Leiutenant.... whooooeeeee there's no good answer to that one.
Mine was: wake up ALOT of people... my CO first. Then maybe his. If he is OUI I *do* have an obligation... They ask: do you take him to the jail for test? Me: No, there are options like one of the PD's with intox. Jail is unsafe/dangerous for such a person.
Now, asked a Sgt on the way out what *his* answer is (mind you, he's a SERGEANT) he says, "Give him a ride home." Geesh.
I just feel like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't on these questions... There just isn't any answer that if you nail 'em for the crime with no discretion you don't look bad... but if you don't nail 'em you're not upholding the law...
URG.
Did I mention I think I didn't get it...??? :rolleyes There were at least two full-time Academy grads up against me. NINE all together for 2 positions.
's o.k., I'm still a Reserve County Deputy no matter what... and the PD I've worked Admin Assist for TODAY announced a new position they're filling from w/in with one of the Reserves, which, *should* open up a Reserve position... we'll see.
Time, patience and experience...
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