"Meaningful police reform"... what does it mean??

[Ratatatat]

Not sure what your point of reference is. Waco? Ruby Ridge?? Mai Lai???

Quite sure there's something a little off here. Nothing further from me. And a Hard No, fwiw....

[Ratatatat]

Good Heavens, where to begin??




Not true.



So is doing surveillance night after night, or standing post in a hotel stairwell for three weeks, or reviewing 2 terrabytes of data looking for the one inculpatory email...


...

[Ratatatat]

Looks like a slot in Oregon will be opening soon...


https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/202...outputType=amp

[Ratatatat]

I'm a believer that an armed society is a civil society as a general rule but I have witnessed some exceptions. Like the two grown men- both respected fathers and community members- who got into an argument at a nearby car wash, pulled their guns and emptied their magazines into each other, both dead...

[Ratatatat]

This guy reminds me of the Port of Seattle officer last year who got several hundred thousand dollars for his YouTube rant while in uniform. Note to new officers: ignore crypto. GoFundMe is your generation's gold boom. Don't let it pass you by.


A former co-worker of mine had a...

[Ratatatat]

Senator Cory Booker was on CNN yesterday, saying big changes are coming down the pike regarding police reform:

Booker: 'Meaningful progress' but no deal yet on police reform (cnn.com)

Like any good politician, he had little to offer regarding specifics, leaving it up to viewers...

[Ratatatat]

You're probably right. My advice to anyone testing with SPD is instead of showcasing your skills and abilities during the oral interviews, talk about how you've been a victim of structural bias and how your mission in life is to make sure systematic unfairness is eradicated from the planet (if you say...

[Ratatatat]

Seattle filmed several officers 'in their own words' talking about why they joined the department. The script repeats itself...

1. I am a member of a marginalized community (transgender, LGBTQ, ethnic minority, etc).
2. Because of who I am, I had negative experiences with the police....

[Ratatatat]

They don't make arrests, they don't clear buildings during warrants, they carry guns solely because they handle piles of dope and money.

6c exists because the G doesn't want old people going hands on because of the higher odds for death or injury. Persuading me that SPSs and TEOs and MSSs...

[Ratatatat]

Sitting at a desk, logging evidence into a vault is not tough LE work. Retirement at age 50 from that soft gig? Hard no from me....

[Ratatatat]

What a year, eh?

I learned that I'm more introverted than I knew, and the fewer people I have to deal with, the happier I am.

I learned to play Counter Strike- Global Offensive on my computer, and now am a Lieutenant, level 28.

I learned that technology like...