Search results

I've got a soft spot for fast food, so I'm doing my best to cut back on that. Gets me healthier, if nothing else! It's a tough slog!

The DMV gives you a book before you get your license and a very basic knowledge test. What more do you want them to do, exactly?

Great tips in here! Your best bet for safety: - Run in well-lit, well-populated areas. - Run with a buddy. - Be careful if you choose to carry a weapon, even if it's mace. In some places, mace can be considered a concealed weapon and you need a permit to carry it. - Always be conscious of your...

Likely wasn't worth it. The officer probably had the plate. There's no need to start a dangerous chase that endangers the participants and everyone around if it's a small traffic infraction. If it's something serious, call in air support or other units...but most likely, just catch 'em another...

Never filed a complaint, but I have seen the other side of it and I can assure you that it doesn't just "not go anywhere." If you felt the officer's actions were inappropriate, you did the right thing in filing the report! What happens is this - the supervisor reviews the report and begins a...

Don't be so quick to assume undercover cars all have similar traits! A successful undercover car doesn't necessarily conform to those traits. Remember, not all vehicles are 4-door sedans with tinted windows and cages in the back. We've got a dinky old minivan... That said, a good giveaway is...

I'm just tired of this whole "racist police" thing. I understand that police are people, some people are racist, therefore there are some racist police, but the whole conversation suddenly seems to turn into most police are racist. Maybe I'm just defensive. I don't know any cops who wake up in...

I've never recorded a police officer because I've never felt the need, but if I did feel the need, I would. It's not a crime to film the police. I have never worked with an officer who got upset when someone pulled out a camera. I know it happens, but it's just not my experience with my...

Not too long ago, I would have said "yuck!" to both! I am a recent convert to coffee, though, so I'm going to have to side with that one this time. I never did get into the taste of tea - something about it is just...ugh - but who knows! I said the same about coffee once upon a time. Maybe the...

As a general principle, I'm very wary of giving the state the power to kill (I mean more power than it already has - war, for example). Yes, if someone I loved were brutally murdered, I would absolutely want the killer to be put to death. The whole point of a justice system, though, is justice...

It's not a top worry of mine. If I'm not out to tick anyone off, there's no reason why someone would want to track me down, and if someone has the mindset to want to track me down without provocation, then it's not worth worrying about since they'll do it anyway. If it's a matter of...

It really depends on several factors, but I'm leaning no on this one. It's not so much about "balls" as it is my lack of training. There's no sense in me running in all Rambo to a dangerous situation and getting myself hurt/killed. It's just another thing the police/paramedics would have to deal...

Extremely suspicious! Nobody outside of the circumstance knows the full story right now, but I'd bet money for sure that this didn't happen the way it's being described. He's asleep with a gun in his bed, he goes to move it, shoots the wife? That doesn't sound remotely plausible. Funny thing is...

It's great to have found this forum; I'm very excited to participate! I'm a South Florida native with a long family history of law enforcement - hopefully I'll be part of that someday with my current department. We'll see! In the meantime, I look forward to reading everyone's posts here. Cheers!