tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post4839515277827021995..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: Denver, Houston, St. Louis, We Have a ProblemJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-35965049453374086102014-08-23T16:07:44.892-07:002014-08-23T16:07:44.892-07:00Thank you for your input. Many of the LEOs I know...Thank you for your input. Many of the LEOs I know say exactly the same as you. Thank you again for your perspective.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-55253031443267491382014-08-23T08:36:55.530-07:002014-08-23T08:36:55.530-07:00I retired from the my city's PD 14 years ago a...I retired from the my city's PD 14 years ago and am dismayed at the changes in those few years. One of my academy classmates who stuck it out for almost 40 years said the say thing just before he left last year. These new cops are not the breed that I knew and respected. Of course there are many great guys, but far too many see it as some kind of ego trip. We went out on the street as cops, not an invading army. I think the serve and protect mentality is for the most part gone. <br /><br />I still work in LE with older cops and they see it too; they also are troubled by it. But keep this in mind; cops have to follow orders and the attitude is established by those in command. It comes from the top and if the wrong attitude is present, it's because the commanders want it so. And for all urban LEA's - the chief's serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. If the chief is letting this happen it's because the Mayor allows it. I served under six chiefs of police and believe me, if the Mayor ain't happy the chief is gone. All but one of my mayors was a democrat.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-69415582819595391122014-08-22T05:18:15.647-07:002014-08-22T05:18:15.647-07:00Sometimes, it certainly seems this way.Sometimes, it certainly seems this way.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-65459259415118220032014-08-21T19:46:14.779-07:002014-08-21T19:46:14.779-07:00I think it is all about helping attorneys make a l...I think it is all about helping attorneys make a living, everything in the justest system these days is just a game you know.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-7952747252608140222014-08-21T19:36:46.736-07:002014-08-21T19:36:46.736-07:00I can see why it was secured when he was drunk. I...I can see why it was secured when he was drunk. I don't know why he can't get it back. Interesting.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-42494291804253112972014-08-21T16:47:02.012-07:002014-08-21T16:47:02.012-07:00Rick was pulled over recently for a DUI, as he sho...Rick was pulled over recently for a DUI, as he should have been. But what surprised me is that they took his pistol but left the 12 gauge assault shotgun in his trunk. He has a concealed carry permit and the pistol was in his glove box so he wasn't even packing it but the judge said he will have to get an attorney to get it back. I call bullshit on that.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-31893046631309786282014-08-20T11:36:13.048-07:002014-08-20T11:36:13.048-07:00Kymber, Thank you for your post.
I too am acq...Kymber, Thank you for your post.<br />I too am acquainted with some wonderful people in law enforcement, but I am getting a consistent picture and I am seeing some of it in other jurisdictions myself.<br /> I am not frightened of my local police, but I am less comfortable with them in other jurisdictions now, especially as a holder of a concealed weapons permit, and as a person who routinely lawfully carries.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-70342255751950648282014-08-20T11:20:22.575-07:002014-08-20T11:20:22.575-07:00Jane - another excellent post and i wish that you ...Jane - another excellent post and i wish that you were being paranoid, melodramatic, crazy, sensitive and needed more tinfoil. during my career i had the incredible opportunity to work with law enforcement personnel in both canada and the US and only in recent years have i realized that i must have worked with the creme de la creme. i thought, because of my professional interactions that all law enforcement were of the same quality. i told jam and friends to always go to the police if they needed help.<br /><br />that opinion all changed when i called the police back in ottawa to come to my house as the land next door was being developed and in the process of developing, they were ripping down half of my fence. 2 steroid-taking whack-jobs showed up, said there was nothing that they could do while they watched my fence being torn down and when i say that the biggest guy's front shirt was covered in donut dust, i am not making it up. they wandered around my property - didn't even go to the other side of the fence to talk to anyone over there, came in and out of the house several times, wandering around after i had repeatedly asked them to leave - that's when i called jam and he came screaming home from work!!! these guys just wouldn't leave! finally jam arrived and picked up the phone to call the police to come and get the police!!!! then they finally left! <br /><br />we have only had one interaction with the police here - a few years ago when jam got sucker-punched - and they seemed very interested and on-point but just maybe a little too eager. for the past several years, as i watch the militarization of police forces in north america, with them getting military equipment and no training - i admit, i am frightened of the police.<br /><br />that is really saying something.<br /><br />thanks for another great article! your friend,<br />kymber<br />(p.s. - i put up a post about my spider bite and linked to your excellent post about benadryl)kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-70714930685910253322014-08-20T03:35:03.206-07:002014-08-20T03:35:03.206-07:00This is more of a problem than I had realized.This is more of a problem than I had realized.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-81933188622296239722014-08-19T19:16:41.334-07:002014-08-19T19:16:41.334-07:00I try to be excessively careful after the 5 pm shi...I try to be excessively careful after the 5 pm shift comes on. They are hotdogs with a bad reputation for how they treat people. They had my car surrounded by four police cars when I asked to pull to a better lit place one short block away. They were verbally abusive to me, flinging insults and orders. If I complain, it will be worse for me when I drive at night around town. oh, I only had a tail light out, but you would think I had just disemboweled someone with a steak knife..Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-12598696591228007812014-08-19T16:07:24.750-07:002014-08-19T16:07:24.750-07:00Years ago, if an officer, any officer had asked me...Years ago, if an officer, any officer had asked me if I could allow him to search a car etc., I would have said "Of course" because I have nothing to hide. Now, I would ask, "Do you have a warrant, Sir ?" Even I realize that a few of them are not trustworthy.<br /> Thanks for your post.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-49175166138609286672014-08-19T16:04:55.537-07:002014-08-19T16:04:55.537-07:00Law and order will fail when the good people no lo...Law and order will fail when the good people no longer accept the authority of their law enforcement. This is already happening.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-38608967754194045842014-08-19T16:03:12.810-07:002014-08-19T16:03:12.810-07:00Funny how the president to end all racism started ...Funny how the president to end all racism started a new era of polarization. I wonder if his legacy will be the perception of more racism.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-48468838113490987312014-08-19T12:10:37.642-07:002014-08-19T12:10:37.642-07:00The country has changed, I view police as some one...The country has changed, I view police as some one to be avoided as I have noticed a real attitude with some of them and since I can't tell the good from the bad, I avoid contact with any of them if possible. I would also say that this lack of trust goes for many that I used to have a high regard for. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-24546517668830300422014-08-19T11:47:13.510-07:002014-08-19T11:47:13.510-07:00Welcome to the first stages of becoming a police s...Welcome to the first stages of becoming a police state! Police are now recognized as being the guys behind the balaclava and as depersonalized objects. If, in a riot, you are not identifiable, and hence accountable , for your actions, why not use excessive force? Why not beat up on the sheep?<br /><br />My concerns are that the confrontation tactics will cause the civilian population to escalate their rejection of the so called "Law and Order"IanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874490886311041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-58759457784124700772014-08-19T11:20:25.124-07:002014-08-19T11:20:25.124-07:00To everything there can be a "spin" put ...To everything there can be a "spin" put on it to give the appearance of racism, and this is done at every opportunity. Down here, every time a black is shot, ran over, kidnapped, or beaten, we have to pray it was done by another black. This seems to be okee dokey. But if it is done by a white person, all hell breaks loose.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-33816832999761555212014-08-19T11:10:33.451-07:002014-08-19T11:10:33.451-07:00Yes, Rob these are good points. Thanks for postin...Yes, Rob these are good points. Thanks for posting. Unfortunately, this has had some very negative fallout here at home where few are as dangerous as those perpetrators in L.A.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-74523605452366753182014-08-19T11:09:24.050-07:002014-08-19T11:09:24.050-07:00On December 31st 2011, Mr, Obama repealed the Poss...On December 31st 2011, Mr, Obama repealed the Posse Commitatus Act, the act which prohibited troops being used on US soil. There is absolutely nothing which prevents the use of American troops in putting down insurrection here at home, other than the idea that their use in this manner would be distasteful to the troops themselves.<br />. Please see <br />http://beforeitsnews.com/libertarian/2013/03/posse-comitatus-repealed-2490134.html<br /><br />Thanks for your post.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-88182416508108823852014-08-19T09:39:56.016-07:002014-08-19T09:39:56.016-07:00In my opinion, this is very much planned to deal w...In my opinion, this is very much planned to deal with the civil unrest that is coming to this country. Since, by law, regular military is not allowed to deal with us, the civilian police is now being set up to do so and become the domestic military. Hope and changeTewshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564577459982968771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-80855792643573097542014-08-19T08:33:18.207-07:002014-08-19T08:33:18.207-07:00Our American police force changed when there was t...Our American police force changed when there was that major shoot out years ago. I don't remember where this took place, L.A. Ca.??? The robbers walked around with body armor on and assault rifles. The cops where out gunned. We also have combat troops returning for the first Gulf War that are trained in combat tactics. They then came home and started looking for work. Many ended up as LEO. Thus the modernization of our police forces with military grade equipment.<br /><br />We had a police officer killed here in MN about two weeks ago. Every single department sent their SWAT Teams to find the killer who was on the lose. By the looks of it it was a military operation. They did find the guy who had stated before he would kill every cop that got in his way. The officer who stopped the suspect just before he was murdered had no idea that guy was armed. <br /><br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.com