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[Joe2845]

The criticism you received regarding officer safety has me concerned. It isn't a question of whether you'll find yourself in a life or death situation, but a matter of when. It could be 10 minutes from now or a year from now.

Fortunately, I survived my first armed encounter with only 6...

[Joe2845]

Sounds familiar! Good luck, and I hope that your FTO holds his ground....

[Joe2845]

I too, was an FTO, and found it to be rewarding. It was also difficult and a lot of extra work. Since our agency was relatively small, I picked up maybe three trainees a year at most.

The biggest problem I had fell on the shoulders of the Patrol Lt. or Chief Deputy.Since we were always...

[Joe2845]

When I read the title of this thread, I naturally assumed that you were referring to any one of the mayors or district attorneys in most large cities.

[Joe2845]

I was on the job almost 31 years, and have been retired now for 14. Just to amuse myself, I sometimes wonder how long I would last if I went back to an academy.

Would it be a number of days or hours before I was "asked to leave?'

[Joe2845]

It's more than obvious why he did it....

[Joe2845]

Sickening, all right. Sadly, as standards continue to drop, so will honest law enforcement....