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[tanksoldier]

Instead of “wow” you could point out factual errors.

”Bread and circuses “ have been the panacea of the masses from time immemorial.

Dictionaries are useful, history books are mandatory......

[tanksoldier]

Clinton/ Gore literally had Confederate flag campaign badges.

Robert Byrd literally died in office in 2010.

When did this reformation occur?

Answer: never did. Now they enslave minds and spirits of the unproductive thru the mantra of victimhood... rather than...

[tanksoldier]

There are departments that do that, but as mentioned above the problem is real-world experience. Police medics in most departments almost never use their medical skills.

Most agencies find it is more effective and efficient to train medic and firefighter volunteers in the tactical side,...

[tanksoldier]

Congratulations.

Remember, the goal is to graduate.

...all the little awards for PT, academics, whatever are great but striving for that and missing sleep, or injuring yourself, is counter productive.

Pull your weight, put in the work to do well, but don’t waste...

[tanksoldier]

They have the chance they voted to have....

[tanksoldier]

I have an old school Streamlight Stinger I used on my last deployment, 2003-2004. They don’t make the model anymore, and I’ve converted it to LED. I keep it on a charger and it goes on the duty belt on the rare occasion I work nights.

For normal use I have several single-output Surefire...

[tanksoldier]

That’s easy to say when your family’s livelihood and your personal freedom aren’t at stake.

As peace officers we’re sworn to uphold the law, even when it makes doing the job essentially impossible. You elected your legislatures and executives... you live with the consequences....

[tanksoldier]

It’s like buying ammo itself.

If you wait until you NEED to do it, you’ve waited too long... we’ve waited too long.

I never bothered because I shoot 95% 9mm and 5.56, the two cheapest loads there are... now I’m wishing I had some components stashed away....

[tanksoldier]

Many places even private citizens aren’t required to disarm.

The Sheriff where I started allowed ride along civilians to be armed.

They signed a waiver that the weapon would remain concealed, and they would take no action unless ordered by their deputy or to protect themselves....

[tanksoldier]

The medical doesn’t take mental issues into account.

They psych exam addresses mental issues.

Veterans with PTSD have passed psych exams.

[tanksoldier]

That's kind of my history. I retired from the US Army, and eventually landed a Database Administrator job after goofing around for a few years at Starbucks and similar jobs (Starbucks was actually really fun). Database paid pretty well, was boring and... stressful and stupid at the same time. Helping...

[tanksoldier]

You're not wrong......

[tanksoldier]

Nah. Around the house, working in the yard... it’s enough....

[tanksoldier]

Poly operators are investigators. A poly is a tool... the biggest use is simply having it in the room. A good interviewer can get the same result by wiring somebody to the copy machine.

Trying to get you to change your answer, trying to get you to confess to something, is part of the...

[tanksoldier]

On duty: Sig P320 9mm Full-size
Off duty/ Backup: Sig P320 9mm Sub-compact
Off-duty: S&W 442

[tanksoldier]

Our pursuit policy is expressly not a response policy....

[tanksoldier]

I’ve seen a fire marshal get in a pursuit. It can happen to anybody.

[tanksoldier]

The investigating officer could have any number of reasons not to interview a suspect. The suspect may refuse. There may be insufficient evidence for probable cause. Some departments have “solvability” metrics that determine what cases they spend resources on. It may be a civil issue, and no actual...

[tanksoldier]

No, it doesn’t.

It certifies you as “haven’t been caught yet”....