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PKRWUD · 03-29-2002, 01:12 AM

It's been my experience that people who go into law enforcement react just like people who go into any profession; If they were pricks before, they'll probably be pricks on the job, and if they were cool before, then they'll probably be cool on the job.

I know that here in Ventura County, the Sheriffs Department has the highest turnover of officers. They train them, break them in, and then they go off and become a cop in some other town.

The first 6 months of a VC Sheriff's Deputies career is spent working 10 hour shifts at the Todd Road Jail. That jail was built with blueprints for a maximum security prison, and is no cakewalk. It houses 2500 inmates, and is usually at 75% capacity. They are put right into the mix of things, and are taught right away that inmates are lower forms of life, that deserve no special treatment. By the time they finish their 6 months, they go for the next 6 months as a ride along partner with a senior deputy, out in the field. By this time, they have become totally accustomed to the concept that everyone who looks mildly different is guilty of something. They also are fresh off of a power trip that even the biggest high school nerd could not have fantasized. This tends to make them hardened asshol*s, with an attitude. They are jerks, whose sh*t doesn't stink, and they are better than anyone else. This is exactly how the Sheriff's Department wants them to be, and is one of the main reasons why they are in such demand by other states and towns. VC deputies are the first choice by most law enforcement agencies that are recruiting. This county can't crank them out fast enough. Still, the ones who were cool going in, tend to be cool coming out. The cop sitting there with the radar gun didn't go to work and say "I don't feel like patrolling a bad neighborhood and looking for burglaries today, so I'm just going to go use my radar gun and eat donuts all day". They are assigned. If you have a problem with the way your town does things, attend a City Council meeting, and voice your concern. Don't whine about the guy doing his job.

It's also been my experience that at least 70% of the rookies were the same guys and gals that got picked on in high school. The nerds. The dorks. The guys you laughed at because their shirt was buttoned up wrong, or who always came to class after lunch with brown stuff stuck to their teeth. They then get to take out their suppressed anger on the same people, or perceived types of people, that upset them so much just a few years before. This is, IMHO, why there really are so many cops out there that are just plain jerks on a power trip.

There are, however, a whole lot of really cool cops too. One of them is a member on this site, although I haven't seen him around for a couple of months.

I'm not proud of it, but better than 3 of my nearly 36 years on this planet were spent behind bars. The longest single stretch was for a year. I also have known many cops on the outside. I know of what I speak.

Take care,
-Chris

03-29-2002, 01:12 AM	#30
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	It's been my experience that people who go into law enforcement react just like people who go into any profession; If they were pricks before, they'll probably be pricks on the job, and if they were cool before, then they'll probably be cool on the job. I know that here in Ventura County, the Sheriffs Department has the highest turnover of officers. They train them, break them in, and then they go off and become a cop in some other town. The first 6 months of a VC Sheriff's Deputies career is spent working 10 hour shifts at the Todd Road Jail. That jail was built with blueprints for a maximum security prison, and is no cakewalk. It houses 2500 inmates, and is usually at 75% capacity. They are put right into the mix of things, and are taught right away that inmates are lower forms of life, that deserve no special treatment. By the time they finish their 6 months, they go for the next 6 months as a ride along partner with a senior deputy, out in the field. By this time, they have become totally accustomed to the concept that everyone who looks mildly different is guilty of something. They also are fresh off of a power trip that even the biggest high school nerd could not have fantasized. This tends to make them hardened asshols, with an attitude. They are jerks, whose sht doesn't stink, and they are better than anyone else. This is exactly how the Sheriff's Department wants them to be, and is one of the main reasons why they are in such demand by other states and towns. VC deputies are the first choice by most law enforcement agencies that are recruiting. This county can't crank them out fast enough. Still, the ones who were cool going in, tend to be cool coming out. The cop sitting there with the radar gun didn't go to work and say "I don't feel like patrolling a bad neighborhood and looking for burglaries today, so I'm just going to go use my radar gun and eat donuts all day". They are assigned. If you have a problem with the way your town does things, attend a City Council meeting, and voice your concern. Don't whine about the guy doing his job. It's also been my experience that at least 70% of the rookies were the same guys and gals that got picked on in high school. The nerds. The dorks. The guys you laughed at because their shirt was buttoned up wrong, or who always came to class after lunch with brown stuff stuck to their teeth. They then get to take out their suppressed anger on the same people, or perceived types of people, that upset them so much just a few years before. This is, IMHO, why there really are so many cops out there that are just plain jerks on a power trip. There are, however, a whole lot of really cool cops too. One of them is a member on this site, although I haven't seen him around for a couple of months. I'm not proud of it, but better than 3 of my nearly 36 years on this planet were spent behind bars. The longest single stretch was for a year. I also have known many cops on the outside. I know of what I speak. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!