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Old 10-08-2007, 05:31 PM
ItalianFX ItalianFX is offline
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A few people were interested, and El D gave me the thumbs up, so now I have some time and will respond to questions. I didn't want to post in OOT because of the hate I will get, but I am sure I'll get some here.

I reserve the right to not respond to questions that I feel are a judge of my character as a police officer, or any other question that I feel is inappropriate to answer.

I will try to answer all questions to the best of my knowledge.
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:34 PM
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Default Re: Ask Me About Being a Police Officer

What is your favorite part of the job? What is your least favorite?
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:35 PM
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Have you ever arrested someone for something?
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:39 PM
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Tase anyone, bro?
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:40 PM
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What is your favorite part of the job? What is your least favorite?

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Favorite: Responding to a call with lights/sirens, and just the general sense that people look to me to help them. Helping someone is very rewarding in this profession.

Least: The "he said/she said" incidences when you are like "who the hell do I believe and what is the best possible alternative to not arresting them both." I also don't like the domestic calls when the argument begins, "I pay all the bills..."

If I think of anymore, I'll post them.
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:42 PM
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Have you ever arrested someone for something?

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Anytime a citation is written, it is called an "arrest." As far as putting someone in handcuffs and taking them to jail, I have a couple times.

The first time was when I got a call from the hospital saying that a lady just took a bunch of medical supplies, stuffed them into her coat pockets, and walked out. Her next of kin was a guy who had a bench warrant out for his arrest for 8 months. That was 2 days before Christmas. He is currently back on the list, and drives a semi somewhere out there.

Other times were for other bench warrants that weren't as exciting.

It is generally misunderstood though, that all arrests mean jail time. Most of the time they are just citations and everyone goes home.

One time I had a guy from Maryland pump gas without paying the full price. He came back the next day, I caught him, and told him to pay. He refused to pay saying it wasn't him. I told him, "Pay or I will have to arrest you for retail theft." His friend then said something about him going to jail, and he ended up paying. All he would have gotten was a citation and he would have went on his way.
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:43 PM
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Tase anyone, bro?

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I don't carry a taser, but if I did, I have never been in a situation where I thought I would need it.
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:50 PM
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Which city Italian? Would u bust a guy for getting an asian massage with happy ending? I mean, do cops even care about little stuff like this? I'm in San Fran and this is quite the common practice out here....Would I go to jail for this?
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:52 PM
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:55 PM
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How would you respond if someone yelled "[censored] the police!" within earshot of you driving by?
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