That must be the most reasonable post you have made for a while, Andrew :-)
But it is serious, I realise, and I doubt that I would be properly equipped
(qualified, yes, but equipped?) to be a police officer. There are so many
to*8ers to deal with.
But then I trust the papers less and less to tell the story honestly.
Chris
On 30 Jan 2010, at 02:55, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Quite right. After 3 months of road patrol my son realized how much
> easier it was to be a cop from the pilot's seat of a helicopter
> although, in the end, that turned out to be much more dangerous.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> That's becoming the norm here. It says 'high school grad.' but in
>> reality, entry is so competitive that you'd need to be exceptional or
snip
>> Grim work creates a grim outlook.
>> I can laugh at the nose-blowing incident but I can see where it's
>> coming from. Older, less well educated officer feeling left behind,
>> marginalised, seeks amusement or self-righteous justification by
>> becoming officious in the extreme - 'dress'd in a little, brief
>> authority.' Wasn't it the UK recently that an officer was punished for
>> making 'judgement calls' and deciding to let people off with warnings?
>> Perhaps he had that in mind? It's a fine balance between exercising
>> the law and applying common sense - not all officers are up to the
>> task so simply falling back on the absolute letter of the law is far
>> safer.
>> Andrew Fildes
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