Ask a Cop whatever.....

[MalcolmNewton]

There are no leaders of BLM. The media likes to slap that label onto people so they have someone to target. Case in point, Tariq Nasheed was interviewed on Fox once and the caption had him as "leader of BLM" when he clearly isn't

 

[DCAllAfrican]

There are no leaders of BLM. The media likes to slap that label onto people so they have someone to target. Case in point, Tariq Nasheed was interviewed on Fox once and the caption had him as "leader of BLM" when he clearly isn't

Yea that was hilarious. Damn Tucker Carlson

 

[hand2handking]

 

thats not a protest its a festival or fair or something when its "organized and peaceful"

the sad fact is when protests arise ppl want to start comparing their material possessions to human life as if they are equivalent

when people are frustrated and outraged there shouldnt be this rush to "behavior police" appropriate responses

because when white ppl do the same thing after sports events there isnt nearly as much animosity as leveled at protests

 

[Sir San Diego]

thats not a protest its a festival or fair or something when its "organized and peaceful"

the sad fact is when protests arise ppl want to start comparing their material possessions to human life as if they are equivalent

when people are frustrated and outraged there shouldnt be this rush to "behavior police" appropriate responses

because when white ppl do the same thing after sports events there isnt nearly as much animosity as leveled at protests

Agreed.

We live in a country where white people killed and stole to get what they want, never gave it back or apologized and now they get to tell other people how to react to their slaughter? F all the way outta here.

 

[MalcolmNewton]

There hasn't been a single "peaceful" protest on earth that has changed anything. Only when (ruling class) heads start getting bashed in does change happen, even if its temporary to appease people.

Vandalism on the other hand are usually UNDERCOVER COPS trying to start ish to justify police to begin cracking heads open. Except when the white frat boys turn over cars then its just boys being boys.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

There hasn't been a single "peaceful" protest on earth that has changed anything. Only when (ruling class) heads start getting bashed in does change happen, even if its temporary to appease people.

Vandalism on the other hand are usually UNDERCOVER COPS trying to start ish to justify police to begin cracking heads open. Except when the white frat boys turn over cars then its just boys being boys.

Where are you getting this from? Just asking because that is a hell of a assumption.

 

[doublemesh96]

Come on guys. Blue lives matter. Where would we be without our police. These men and women are out here putting their lives on the line.

 

[Sir San Diego]

Come on guys. Blue lives matter. Where would we be without our police. These men and women are out here putting their lives on the line.

Reminded me of this.

 

[MalcolmNewton]

Where are you getting this from? Just asking because that is a hell of a assumption.

Maybe not undercovers in all cases but agents of some type in most. Everyone is peaceful and here comes two masked guys with brand new trashcans tossing them through windows? And the protesters don't even co-sign such behaviour

 

[mrdozo]

There hasn't been a single "peaceful" protest on earth that has changed anything. Only when (ruling class) heads start getting bashed in does change happen, even if its temporary to appease people.

Vandalism on the other hand are usually UNDERCOVER COPS trying to start ish to justify police to begin cracking heads open. Except when the white frat boys turn over cars then its just boys being boys.

If you really believe this to be true, i feel bad for you.

 

[mrdozo]

nt tbl

is there a quota for arrests youre supposed to achieve, weekly, monthly? And if so, why do cops deny this quota?

 

[hand2handking]

 

[MalcolmNewton]

If you really believe this to be true, i feel bad for you.

Well, didn't solicit how you felt about me did I?

 

[shogun]

Guess the asking him questions part of the thread is just about done.

 

[krazy88s]

The assumptions some already have here. Undercovers are just going around committing random acts of vandalism 

 

[rare]

The assumptions some already have here. Undercovers are just going around committing random acts of vandalism 

Word. I've actually thought of going into a career with law enforcement lately, especially since I'm getting my degree and can't see myself being in the environment I'm in without being bored out of my mind. Question for OP, I've dabbled with weed in the past a few times. Probably 5-6 times with the longest period being 3 months (not daily, but every other day). I'm more than willing to be honest on my application regarding past drug use because it's like it says, the past. Would that hinder my chances even if I'm honest?

 

[ahat]

Nawwwww fam dont tell them (or any potential employer) you used to burn trees. Especially if its been long enough that its no longer in your system

 

[xcellz]

Quote:

@NT TBL

is there a quota for arrests youre supposed to achieve, weekly, monthly? And if so, why do cops deny this quota?

naw most departments dont have quotas in their briefings they might discuss stuff they wanna focus on 

at my department I worked in we didnt have quotas.... maybe the traffic unit might have quotas (seatbelt enforcement)

some officers that are active do like to pad their stats on some westbrook ish

when the chief or supervisor reviews all of your arrests annually and you only arrested one person the whole month.....yea you might get a bad review or asked to step it up

unless you have a lot of units on your shift you dont really have time to be stopping people for chicken ****.... your taking up time that could be used to clear another call.

and if you do stop someone you better give them a ticket.

 

[360waves]

Are black figures typically used for target practice? Thanks for your service!

 

[nt tbl]

 
I have a few questions regarding policing and its differences with police departments in my country.

1. What kind of steps does your department (or other neighboring departments you are familiar with) take to improve police-community relations? Particularly dealing with different races, religions or cultures. Many of our police departments for example have "diversity training" classes for their officers, both during and after completing training. The larger police departments also usually have a "diversity commissioner" or in some cases an entire diversity department that focuses on improving community relations and training officers on dealing with diversity, racism, ...

I think such steps have brought some improvement since their implementation, though much work is still to be done of course.

So back to the original question, does your department take any similar steps to improve community relations in light of the increasing protests against police brutality across the nation? If yes, what sort of steps and do you believe they are an adequate effort to counter the problem?

2. Regarding police accountability and oversight; over here we have a federal police oversight agency whose members are appointed by the house of representatives. The Permanent Oversight On Policing Committee (or Comittee P as we call it here) functions like a branch of the justice department but its entire focus is providing external oversight on policing. Internal affairs doesn't necessarily get the last word, and it's not that uncommon for the committee to overrule internal affairs decisions or take over an investigation right from the start.

My question here is would you personally be in favor of such an external agency committed specifically to police accountability and oversight? Also, based on your interactions with fellow officers would you say most would be in favor of such an oversight system?

3. I'm sure you're familiar with "blue lives matter". Based on your interactions, how would you describe your department and coworkers' views on the current climate of police-community relations, the use of excessive force and the increasing protests around the nation against police brutality? Ranging from feeling unjustly targeted by anti-police rhetoric to feeling that the protests are justified and that things need to change, which line of thinking would you say is most dominant amongst your coworkers?

1. We take classes in the academy regarding community interactions and cultural diversity. Then we have mandatory refresher courses every so often but the courses vary and only sometimes include a class related to the subject. We have officers whose main job is to focus on community relations and those officers go to community meetings, take care of specific requests made by the community etc. My division often has days allotted, and they are made public, to eat breakfast and have coffee with officers to talk about policing in the community. They give an outlet for people to talk to police but I personally wish the turnout was larger. Most people have never spoken to an officer about issues or feel there are no opportunities to do so events like that are definitely beneficial. They are definitely NOT adequate enough though to counter the problem. What can we do? I try me best to just get out of my car and engage the public in a friendly conversation. Some are receptive to it and then some look at me like I'm just weird. I see other officers I work with doing similar. Baby steps.

2. Yes and yes. I'm all for accountability and if it takes a completely outside agency or department to do so then so be it. Here we have something called PERF (Police Executive Research Forum) and they review all of our statistics and kind of bring everything to light but they don't have any real authority to discipline officers if need be. I would bet my career that the vast majority of officers would be in favor of the same.

3. I'd say for the most part we all share the same view on the current climate. That view being that the overall majority still support us and like us. With all the recent bad press though we understand if people have a disdain  for us. You can pick any group of people and whether you divide them based on economics, race, culture, sexuality, or occupation, a few people in whatever group can ruin it for everybody. That's what the majority of us feel is happening right now. A few bad apples ruining it for everybody else and making things harder. In regards to the people that are anti-police, I just hope that they can see that. That that small percentage of the law enforcement community is just that, a small percentage, and does not reflect the actions or beliefs of the rest of law enforcement.  

 

[nt tbl]

This. This. This.


Been to court and had a buncha cops sit on the stand and tell bowl faced lies on me. What up with that?? Fabricating stories that dont make sense.

I can't speak on this as it's more of an individualized situation. I will say though that I've lied. Not on the stand because thats like the last place you don't want to lie. I'll lie though depending on the situation. The most common is probably when I play dumb when I know the person is going to be arrested and I'm just trying to keep them calm. I know some people are going to read that wrong and think I'm an ***hole for that but it works, the person is going to be arrested anyways, and I'm certain they just lied to my face too. You have to feel the person out though. Every situation is different.

 

[HEATHEN]

I've got no questions. Not concerned for the justifications.


Police and correctional officers lobby to keep the drug war raging on, they lobby to keep unjust, unconstitutional, racist laws and policies in place.


They adhere to the blue wall of silence, it's just ridiculous how many people I know personally (as well as my own firsthand experiences) who have been subjected to abusive, violent police officers.


What's there to ask at this point? We've discussed the issues ad nauseam, police officers know what the issues are and continue to turn the other cheek.


It's an exercise in futility at this point.

 

[nt tbl]

+1

Weather or not you realize it op you're supporting evil in exchange for a paycheck.

IMO criminals are evil. So if I'm supporting evil to stop evil then does that make me evil? Thats a whole lot of evil. In all seriousness I'm sorry that you feel that way. So should I not do my job to stick it to the evil higher-ups, meanwhile the evil preying on the community get to do whatever? We obviously have different viewpoints and I'm interested in a deeper understanding of yours.

 

[dreamer23]

criminals are evil...damn...

 

[ahat]

I can't speak on this as it's more of an individualized situation. I will say though that I've lied. Not on the stand because thats like the last place you don't want to lie. I'll lie though depending on the situation. The most common is probably when I play dumb when I know the person is going to be arrested and I'm just trying to keep them calm. I know some people are going to read that wrong and think I'm an ***hole for that but it works, the person is going to be arrested anyways, and I'm certain they just lied to my face too. You have to feel the person out though. Every situation is different.

So youre saying 2 wrongs make a right.



But keep it a buck... Youd lie on the stand to protect your "brothers" if you had to, right?