Ask Freerollin` about 10 years in Law Enforcement

[Freerollin`]

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are you glad you did it? Because everything that I've been hearing about the legal profession of late has been MISERABLE.

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I'm actually leaving the practice of law. I enjoyed law school but hate the practice. Prosecuting was good work, but it pays crap, and I don't want to practice private law.



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could you be more specific about the pay scale? what salary range would one expect out of school and living in what geographic area to put that range in perspective? how about five to ten years down the road?

do you laugh when they wax philosophical on every episode of Law and Order?

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In the suburbs, you're looking at anywhere from $28-35K or so. Major cities are $40-50K. Assume 3-5% or so increase/year. This is my best guess.

Law and Order, along with every other police/LE show (ESPECIALLY CSI) is so far from reality that I can't watch them.

Actually, CSI has caused prosecuting offices a lot of trouble in the past couple years. Juries want the kind of evidence from those shows IRL, which is absurd.

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Im sure this has been asked 100 times, but i seem to get different answers from different POs. You may not know as you didnt do much Traffic, but do you have a minimum for each month/week/day you have to give out?

If name dropping doesnt work, ill assume PBA/similar cards dont work either, if so what is the use of them? I know they are just to show usually that you donated and such, but what about the one i got from my step father? If it doesnt help why give them out?

Is 15mph the general lowest over the speed limit most POs will pull you over for?

[Freerollin`]

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What is the funniest/weirdest story you have from being an officer.?

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Big fat load calls 911 on a Saturday night claiming his wife is assaulting him. We get there, he is flipping out and says he has a protective order against her. We want to know where the wife is, out comes this little think probably weighs 90 pounds soaking wet. WTF is my first thought.

Anyway, turns out that he does have a protective order against her because she whipped him with electrical cords while he sat around doing nothing. He lifts up his shirt, I came pretty close to throwing up - probably 400 pounds - and there are the welts from the cord and plug.

Pretty wierd.

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What was the biggset crime\charge\incident you ever arrested someone for?

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Attempted murder

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Before I ask this let me say I am 100% supporter of police. This is not a flame attempt, I'm actually curious.

Was there ever a time, you might be having a bad day, when looking back on it feel now feel you acted like the negative stereotype - "cop on a power trip" to someone?

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Yes, there were days when I was a dick because of bad personal circumstances. I never did anything that I wouldn't have done on a normal day, but my attitude sucked those days. I feel very bad that I acted that way.

[Freerollin`]

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Speeding tickets:

Typical situation, a person is pulled over for doing something like 15 over the speed limit.

What's your best move to get out of the ticket?

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Man: Diarrhea (sp?), but that's probably overused.

Woman: "Officer, my monthly visitor just showed up and I really need to get to a bathroom." I don't want anything to do with this.

If you ever get pulled over, use "sir" or "ma'am" if the officer uses that with you, which should be 100% of the time. Otherwise, use "officer."

[Freerollin`]

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i have a question regarding the underlying motivations for going into law enforcement. Generally speaking, what do you think are the motivating factors for most cops to be. In my town, a college town, i find that most of the cops seem to be reasonable people,with altruistic intentions. However, there seems to be a sizable minority who seem "get off" on there postions of relative power. Do you think a sizable percentage of cops have taken the job for less then honorable reasons?

[Freerollin`]

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Im sure this has been asked 100 times, but i seem to get different answers from different POs. You may not know as you didnt do much Traffic, but do you have a minimum for each month/week/day you have to give out?

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No, my department didn't and I don't know of any that did. I have heard that some do, but again, don't have any firsthand knowledge.

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If name dropping doesnt work, ill assume PBA/similar cards dont work either, if so what is the use of them? I know they are just to show usually that you donated and such, but what about the one i got from my step father? If it doesnt help why give them out?

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The might help someplaces. Think about it this way. They're pretty much akin to a bribe. Hey, I gave money, so I shouldn't get a ticket. Think about how much trouble an officer who did this regularly would get in.

I never really did traffic unless absolutley necessary, so I certainly can't say that my opinion on this is end-all. It probably is, though.

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Is 15mph the general lowest over the speed limit most POs will pull you over for?

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I guess so, but it depends on where you are. I've been pulled over for 11 over before and got a warning (dick).

[By-Tor]

Why did you get fired?