Like I said how would the City Council that Fired the Police Officer react if someone came to a City Council Meeting and brandished the Gun?

I think they would get a suddenly unpleasant and quick education in reality.

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I forgot something. Where I used to go shooting the other side of the Range was devoted to Police qualifying.

The Range was run by the LAPD and they were all over the Range in the Break Room the Parking Lot and so on. The were all armed.

On occasions I spoke with them and never worried that they were Armed.

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$22/hr starting plus paid training.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Are you saying that because the Police deal with scumbags, the slime from the scumbags rubs off on the Police and that the Police tend to become exactly like those they go after?


Question: what, exactly is your definition of 'psychological issues'? And, in your sole opinion are their 'psychological issues' a result of having to deal with scumbags on a daily basis?

It appears you have nothing fear......as for non-whites, that may be another story........

DWNW - Driving While Not White

$22 is not enough!
And, what does a Garbage Collector/Sanatation Engineer make?

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People are different and react differently to the same situation.
I think being put into a situation where every none Law Enforcement Person you meet when you answer a Call might harm you has to have a less then joyful effect on you that can only grow in time.

It also has to be terribly frustrating to deal with the same troublesome People over and over again especially when you think you finally got the off the Street and they get released.

That is somewhat like I saw in a movie based on the real War where the Soldiers repeatable have to assault the same Hill and take it and have to do that over and over again because they cannot prevent the Enemy from returning to the Hill. The Soldiers get sacrifice themselves but never get to win.

The above can indeed push People past some psychological Limit that Psychologist consider Normal.

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That's just the starting pay for Carson City, Douglas County, and NHP. Reno PD pays a bit more. The pay goes up from there. One of my co workers at my current job quit to be a garbage man for Douglas County. That job starts at $11, but there are regular raises until it tops out at something like $16.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Thanks.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

$1,000 a week, plus all you can eat !!!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Actually it's a real issue when officers go undercover - especially in really long and ongoing investigations.

To a great extent it is really helpful, insofar as their cover isn't as likely to get blown.

It can be a problem though, in the cases where they finally "go native", which on rare occasions actually happens.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I made a similar observation recently. We have entered an era where LEOs go of the rails way too frequently. The practice is far from perfect, but routine psychological testing could go a long way to helping to at least greatly reduce the frequency of this.

On a larger issue, they have a tough job and wearing a bullet proof body armor is testament to the risky nature of the job. It is entirely possible that being a career LEO is a formula for disaster for at least a percentage of them. If that’s true, the nature of a LEO career needs to change so that the likelihood of your run of the mill pig shooting someone out of rage or “accident” due to either damage to or just the nature of their so called emotional intelligence could be reduced, perhaps dramatically.

OTOH, we hear of so many mentally sick occurrences in Texas that I’m lead to believe the prolonged exposure to overwhelming amounts of petroleum related fumes has mentally altered a notable percentage of the state population. All the same, more frequent psychological testing of those who own and use firearms would help to identify this.

I'm not white. Tell me the other story since I have been stopped by armed cops and not been afraid. Other than what the ticket will cost me, that is. That paper and pen is more scary than the gun

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Well, I wouldn't place any stock in what they say. It all depends on what you are paying them to say

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Actually it is typical of our Culture. Cities have been know to forgo installing Traffic Signals until some significant number of People are killed or maimed.

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