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Hooked_n_Looped

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70. Tough in the sense of brain power...

Sat Aug 23, 2014, 03:35 AM

Aug 2014

Lots of jobs have long hours and some even have statistically higher mortality rates.

What most other jobs don't have is the ability to, on a day to day basis, affect other people's lives in such meaningful and long term ways.

Money, time, your status as a free citizen etc.. etc... LEOs have all the ability to influence all of that.

A dozen snap decisions in one busy day can have lasting effects on hundreds of people.

That doesn't even really get into the lethal parts of the job, which are fortunately rare for most officers.

If you are doing it right, it is a "tough job"

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 OP

But see, it took them 3 whole minutes to get Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #1

...not to mention a lot more fun! Ino Aug 2014 #2

I'd bet this is an utterly true statement hifiguy Aug 2014 #19

No doubt. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #25

And some concealed carry advocates. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2014 #58

time is money frylock Aug 2014 #7

That's the main difference between this second video and the Kijames (sp?) case treestar Aug 2014 #27

"AREN'T AFRAID TO BACK AWAY" Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial observation!!!! alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #33

Exactly, backing up is easy to do but why the hell don't they? argh uppityperson Aug 2014 #36

Wow. Yes. A thousand times, YES!! Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #45

I couldn't agree more, alcibiades_mystery. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #71

"May I suggest using the nightstick, officer?" Not Sure Aug 2014 #3

No, nightsticks are only good for beating on peaceful protestors. 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #4

One of the greatest movie lines of all time! ybbor Aug 2014 #52

First of all, courtesy, my intent is not to attack you, personally... truth2power Aug 2014 #5

tree trimmers have a higher mortality rate than the police.. frylock Aug 2014 #8

This meme of police having a toughjob (poor babies)... truth2power Aug 2014 #20

There is a big difference treestar Aug 2014 #30

Sorry, but no excuse... truth2power Aug 2014 #38

That's a great point. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #46

I think in that case they did kill him way too fast treestar Aug 2014 #53

Something I just read, this afternoon -can't remember, on DU probably... truth2power Aug 2014 #57

At my sister's house I often end up watching COPS treestar Aug 2014 #72

That's why I am a fan of higher IQs and psychological profiling. MADem Aug 2014 #39

That's the advances we can make as a society treestar Aug 2014 #54

Novato Calif. police do NOT have it that hard. truedelphi Aug 2014 #55

OMG Ino Aug 2014 #59

A very good point about surgeons. blackspade Aug 2014 #64

No, A tree trimmer would HubertHeaver Aug 2014 #28

okay, i laughed! frylock Aug 2014 #43

Tough in the sense of brain power... Hooked_n_Looped Aug 2014 #70

Guns aren't 100% either lunatica Aug 2014 #6

True. Perhaps they will need bazookas and/or Lucky Luciano Aug 2014 #16

I'm not so sure lunatica Aug 2014 #35

K&R ReRe Aug 2014 #9

Wait. They let him live? America just has a different standard of professionalism. EEO Aug 2014 #10

Indeed: our police are doing a very BAD job alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #34

It stems from laziness Hutzpa Aug 2014 #68

The cops even put the garbage can back... Whiskeytide Aug 2014 #11

In the US, the police take a few seconds to judge the situation... Tom_Foolery Aug 2014 #12

The gun is always innocent in America, any other weapon and the cops would be in jail. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #14

may I also point out demigoddess Aug 2014 #13

Correct. On arrest the detainee is turned over to a station officer in charge for processing. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #15

More cops?!? We don't need the ones we have. Take away the stupid and failed drug war TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #21

Entirely true Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #65

proper policing by men who have what it takes drray23 Aug 2014 #17

Mentally ill people need treatment, not a hail of Bullets. PeoViejo Aug 2014 #18

In my community there used to be a mobile crisis team truth2power Aug 2014 #24

The Bean-Counters figure it's cheaper to kill the Mentally Ill PeoViejo Aug 2014 #62

Important point.. OilBurnerBob Aug 2014 #22

Right I wonder what would happen if it were a black person in the UK treestar Aug 2014 #31

Well, here's another machete attack. MADem Aug 2014 #40

... treestar Aug 2014 #50

I think prison guards should train the police on apprehension methods of dangerous justiceischeap Aug 2014 #23

It's not the gun. Period. AtheistCrusader Aug 2014 #26

The first video actually shows why American police DON'T use tazers against people with knives. Xithras Aug 2014 #29

Dont cops get martial arts training? jambo101 Aug 2014 #32

Some of them don't even have to take an annual PT test or meet weight standards. MADem Aug 2014 #42

I was just going to comment... Ino Aug 2014 #60

Television has created this fiction that police are either young, fit and idealistic, or older, MADem Aug 2014 #69

What's up with "videographer number 2?" MADem Aug 2014 #37

A lasso would be easier wouldn't it? snooper2 Aug 2014 #41

The youtube comments on video #2 show the problem steve2470 Aug 2014 #44

Yep. US males, in particular, are socialized to think that way. It will be a huge job to Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #47

Hadn't noticed that Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #66

Not a fair comparison. Vattel Aug 2014 #48

Our cops kill you for refusal to obey.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #49

US Cops doe not want ANY RISK but still want high pay and pension! Idiots. nt Logical Aug 2014 #51

To be fair... Chan790 Aug 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #61

Interesting difference. blackspade Aug 2014 #63

That actually took time and courage.. something the police in Ferguson and Cha Aug 2014 #67