National Law Enforcement Day

In 2019 260 Officers were shot with 40+ paying the ultimate price. Take the time today to thank them for the job they do. Many folks are quick to condemn, but in these times, the men & women wearing that uniform and badge leave each day knowing, with more and more frequency that they may not come home at the end of their shift

 

When on the road and meeting an officer/deputy in coffee/gas station, I always strike up a conversation and with them and end it by "stay safe"

Usually end up talking about hunting or maybe a mutual acquaintance.


Your efforts are appreciated, here!

 

Hmmmm..................that mutual acquaintance thing could be dicey........................

 

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X2 ^^^

 

Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. Entering my 34th year, and it has been a blessing to serve. I have a crew who do a great job, and I received compliments about them on a regular basis.

I live in a very liberal area, but the difference between places such as Seattle, Madison WI , and other enclaves of that ilk- the folks appreciate the role their police have, which is to be peace keepers and problem solvers. Sometimes the problem is solved by taking an idiot out of the community for a while.

 

I’ve got 23 years in myself and the time has really went quickly. I’m definitely on the back side of my career. I’m not sure what the next chapter will be, but I’m glad I picked the profession I did.

 

17 years in corrections, aka the bastard children of criminal justice.

 

Fortunately I've been smart enough in my life to not have first hand experience with your "colleagues".


Just stupid teen stuff, traffic (speeding) infractions, and 2 DUI's


I'm not a teen any longer, and taxi's are good.

As to the other...


I refuse to incriminate myself.

 

blacktail i did fives years before transferring to patrol. I hire a lot of folks who have worked in my jail. The soft skills that are developed there in a year gives them great advantage.
SammyWhammy, the next phase can be daunting. Used to be a person could develop a second career and have their agency pay for it. Polygraph, crash reconstruction, but the market is pretty full. Hopefully it won’t be changing uniforms and doing security

I have entered DROP so I will have to leave at the end of my term. The most responsibility I want after that would be to keep the popcorn going at a Rural King. Sounds sweet.

 

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I will probably retire when I’m 53-54. The pension numbers are very favorable and I have the added bonus of getting my health insurance paid until I reach Medicaid. I also invested heavily in the optional plans that were available. I don’t think I can just quit working, I will have to find something to do. I’m just not sure what that will be.

 

Let me start out by saying my step dad and my grandfather were both police officers. I live in a small town where I've known my police chief for 40 years, just spoke with him the other day, we always chat when we bump into each other. The other cops in town, who I know, always wave to each other as we pass by each other driving through town. So you know how we treat our law enforcement officers round here, with the respect and appreciation they deserve.

 

NH mountain man that is the benefit of a small community. A rural county has a saying “we don’t elect our Sheriffs, we raise them”

biggest problem in larger areas is hiring from outside the community. Most of the time, they live outside the jurisdiction they are employed at.
I hire people from my country or a neighbor county. They are more attuned to the ways, and settle in to life. They know they won’t be leaving so it’s time to buy a home and have babies.

 

Home grown solutions usually work out better anyway............................