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Anybody dropped the cash to get a custom earbud for your radio like these https://www.averysound.com/ or https://earinc.com/?

I've been using the skeleton earbuds where you can stay covert but still hear what's around you, but they only last for so long before they lose their shape and...

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In the case of CJ degrees, I'd agree that you get more bang for your buck from community college. My instructors (at least in my CJ courses...I won't comment on the froot loops "teaching" things like sociology and psych) were all current or retired LEO's and prosecutors.

If the...

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I wish it wasn't so, but that's the rule rather than the exception in LE......

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In my experience, retired guys are either remembered with funny stories or as @$$holes...there's no real in-between.

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I worked for one myself (and currently work for one that's not accredited but copied its policies from one) and have always hated the concept. It became obvious what accreditation was about pretty quickly...a job for lawyers, "management consultants," and retired administrators making policies...

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Well, personally, I'd avoid most CALEA/accredited agencies like the plague, but maybe that's just me......

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Just FYI, there's noting memorable about them...they're literally a glorified cover band (pretty much all of their popular songs are "hard," angst-y versions of classic rock songs from famous artists)....

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It's not just possible, it's almost certain that the internal chaos is going to cause a hiring delay. And, quite frankly, you should justifiably be a little paranoid about getting hired into such an environment. I'd strongly recommend doing your research into what exactly is going on and whether it's...

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That doesn't help your case. That statement makes it sound like your only regret is that what you did is having a negative effect on your chances, but you don't see an issue with what you did. Let me give you a quote...“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”...

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From how you wrote it, I'm going to assume that you've done cocaine more than once and that it's been relatively recently. Even pot within a few years would be a DQ in my area, let alone a history of cocaine usage. To call your chances an uphill battle would probably be putting it mildly.

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Wait...your references, including your PARENTS, said they didn't know you were married?! What kind of references did you give this department?

Either you have a seriously FUBAR background or the department you're applying to is incompetent. Neither is a good sign.

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I'll be throwing a retirement party when certain people at my PD go. They won't be invited...

Honestly, I've always found retirement parties to be a mixed bag. They seem to be pretty mandatory for the departments I've worked for, even if they person retiring won't be missed. Some have...

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Wanting more references is usually a sign that something has popped up that they want to double check. Talking to your significant other and ex's with whom you have children is common...departments don't want to hire someone with domestic problems.

The additional tattoo pics could be someone...

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Let's consider a hypothetical...

Let's say that things played out differently. Let's say that Peterson rushed in, alone, only armed with his duty pistol, and confronted and killed the active shooter, saving the kids in that school. Today, the media (and, most likely, his department) would...

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Exactly. I've worked in small-town LE all of my career and it's part of the job to know your "customers." I know the drunks, the users and dealers, the mentals, and even the people who chronically don't have a driver's license. I know their houses and cars. I know their hangouts and who they...

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I'd say the prosecution is going to have a tough time trying to prove that Peterson owed a duty of protection to the individual students.

In DeShaney v. Winnebago County (1989), the SCOTUS ruled that child protective services didn't have the duty to a protect a child from an abusive custodial...

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Eh. While I find his actions (or lack thereof) reprehensible, to say that it's a stretch criminally is an understatement. The courts have long ruled that LE has no duty to protect. The charges are almost certainly just an elected prosecutor pandering to the outraged public.

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Having been an FTO and now a supervisor, I've seen many newer officers with doubts when it domes to DUI enforcement. More than many other skills in LE, it's definitely a skill that develops with repeated practice. HGN itself can be intimidating for an inexperienced officer, not to mention the other...

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Don't try to analyze a head-shrinker...psych evals can be uncomfortable for many people. You'll know the results soon enough so you can do nothing but wait at this point.

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I suppose you could jury-rig some kind of cable lock to something that's bolted down in the cruiser, but it would be half-@$$ at best...not a risk you should run when you're talking about securing a weapon in a cruiser. Realistically, if you don't have some kind of rifle rack inside, the only real option...