This guy should be fired!

[StrobeNGH]

Most of the time, cops are their own worst enemies.

Right or wrong, the situation could have, and should have, been handled differently.

A young kid and his wife . . . NO reason to pull this crap.

The officer had little man syndrome, and didn't appreciate (or couldn't handle) someone challenging his "authority."



I've had good officers on the stand. They suck b/c you can't rattle them. They will admit when (if) they were wrong, and they have instant credibility with juries b/c people can tell they are reasonable, and just doing their job.

But officers like this guy (I'm right, you are wrong, period) are a blast to get on the stand. They LOVE to run their mouths, so you give them enough rope and then hang them.
Once they realize what you have done to them they FLIP OUT on you. They have NO credibility with juries.

I really wish departments could do more to get better cops on the force, and get rid of the morons. It would make my job a lot harder, but we'd all be the better for it.

 

[NE_Utah]

I really wish departments could do more to get better cops on the force, and get rid of the morons. It would make my job a lot harder, but we'd all be the better for it.

Pay is so low we cannot get good people to do the job

 

[Tacoma]

Pay is so low we cannot get good people to do the job

TROOF!!!

That's the secondary reason I am not UHP. I was all excited when we moved here, and then I saw the paycheck. It's WRONG.

 

[utahxjer]

TROOF!!!

That's the secondary reason I am not UHP. I was all excited when we moved here, and then I saw the paycheck. It's WRONG.

What's the 1st reason?

 

[NE_Utah]

What's the 1st reason?

 

[Tacoma]

The first reason? My wife's mother died in Long Island, doing prisoner transport, and when she went to live with her vice squad uncle, they were robbed at gunpoint by someone he had arrested. (they got the guy within the hour).

She asked me to reconsider, and I did. I have judges, state troopers, NYC cops, and detectives in my immediate family. I think I'd have liked the work. *shrug*

 

[waynehartwig]

The first reason? My wife's mother died in Long Island, doing prisoner transport, and when she went to live with her vice squad uncle, they were robbed at gunpoint by someone he had arrested. (they got the guy within the hour).

She asked me to reconsider, and I did. I have judges, state troopers, NYC cops, and detectives in my immediate family. I think I'd have liked the work. *shrug*

No chance of being a hipocrate on the mud flaps then... Have you ever had a wheelable rig?

 

[Coco]

I have mixed opinions....

You cant let your guard down as an officer. A couple years ago, and local Lehi Police Officer lost his life. Here is the story on how it happened:
http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=15741

They said they found the suspect, because he stopped for something (cant remember the details) and the handcuffs were still on one of his wrists. It read 8J13 on the cuffs.

Police officers have to lookout for there lives, as well as the publics. They CANNOT LET THERE GUARD DOWN, or they may not live to see the next day.

 

[Tacoma]

No chance of being a hipocrate on the mud flaps then... Have you ever had a wheelable rig?

I wheel everything that's got plates... the dually sucked, 85psi and rocks make a lot of smoke w/a 454.... I DID blow up a hub on it though!

The Burb has some rock rash, and does well....

The Blazer rocks, but feels REAAAAAAALLLY short. The work truck is like 80' long though, so that's no surprise.


the best part? Jeep free!!! I'm cured.

 

[BioNuke1]

I got a 404 Prick Error when trying to view the video, anyone else? :-\

My favorite part is when the "officer" says "down on the ground" immediately after he shoots him and he's falling like a tree... what a tool

 

[Herzog]

But officers like this guy (I'm right, you are wrong, period) are a blast to get on the stand. They LOVE to run their mouths, so you give them enough rope and then hang them.
Once they realize what you have done to them they FLIP OUT on you. They have NO credibility with juries.

I've been in this exact scenario before. It was glorious, to say the least. My lawyer said a few words and the officer hung himself from that point on... he almost got taken in for contempt.

 

[JeeperG]

I've been in this exact scenario before. It was glorious, to say the least. My lawyer said a few words and the officer hung himself from that point on... he almost got taken in for contempt.

IMO Law enforcement makes up **** when it deal's with there job.

 

[NE_Utah]

You wonder why he pulled you over and gave you a ticket for speeding

He just worked an accident where poeple died because they were going to fast
_________________________

You wonder why that cop was so mean

He just got done working a case where a drunk driver killed a kid
____________________________________________

You work for 8 hours

He works for up to 18 hours
_________________________

You drink hot coffee to stay awake.

The cold rain in the middle of the nite keeps him awake.
__________________________

You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.

He goes into work still hurt and sore from the guy he had to fight the night before
__________________________

You drink your coffee on your way to the mall.

He spills his as he runs code to a traffic crash with kids trapped inside
__________________________

You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket before you leave the house.

He makes sure his guns is clean and fully loaded and his vest is tight
__________________________

You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.

He watches his buddy get shot at, and wounded in front of him.
__________________________

You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.

He walks down the highway looking for body parts from a traffic crash
_________________________

You complain about how hot it is.

He wears fifty pounds of gear and a bullet proof vest in the middle of July and still runs around chasing crack heads
__________________________

You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.

He runs out before he gets his food to respond to an armed robbery.
__________________________

You get out of bed in the morning and take your time getting ready.

He gets called out of bed at 2 am after working 12 hours and has to be into work asap for a traffic homicide
__________________________

You go to the mall and get your hair redone.

He holds the hair of some college girl while shes puking in the back of his patrol car
__________________________

You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.

His shift ended 4 hours ago and theres no end in sight
__________________________

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.

He can't make any plans because on his off days he still gets called back into work
__________________________

You yell and scream at the squad car that just past you beacuse they slowed you down.

He's in the driver seat of the squad car, going to cut somebody out of their car only to find out that their dead when he gets there.
__________________________

You roll your eyes when a baby cries in public

He picks up a dead child in his arms and prays that it was crying
__________________________

You criticize your police dept and say they're never there quick enough.

He blasts the siren while the person in front of him refuses to move while talking on their cell phone and doing their makeup.
__________________________

You hear the jokes about fallen officers and say they should have known better.

He is a hero and runs into situations when everyone else is running away in order to make sure no one else gets hurt and lose's his life doing it

__________________________

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.

He would take a bullet for his buddy without question
__________________________

You sit there and judge him, saying that its a waste of money to have them around.

Yet as soon as you need help he is there
___________________________

I have delt with most of these over the years, I know UtahXJer has to. We have bad days. I still support the officer and I hope he keeps his job.

I just finished a shift that had a baby I could not save. I then had to work 11 more hours to cover the shifts we are missing officers. I will say, I was a jerk to some of my stops. I did not want to hear the excuses all i wanted to do is go home and go to bed. I should be asleep right now but I cannot.

Do people post up on youtube when you screw up at work, are you threatened about being sued when you don't have the money to even pay your bills. Officers are only human we have bad days. But our bad days can ge us killed or another officer.
When you are at work you know when you get off and know you will be going home every night. We the officers never know if that last car we stop will be our last stop. try living with that everyday, and lets see if you have a attitude onece and awhile.

 

[Cherokeester]

Word.

 

[cannoncrawler]

so Jared got tazed cuz Gardner was tired? sounds reasonable to me!

 

[Tacoma]

so Jared got tazed cuz Gardner was tired? sounds reasonable to me!

No, he got tazed because he was an asshat who thought it was a good idea to argue with a cop. Sounds like there's some history of that from him, which of course, ISN"T on the video.

Cop was still a jerk, but the driver was retarded.

 

[mbryson]

You wonder why he pulled you over and gave you a ticket for speeding

He just worked an accident where poeple died because they were going to fast
_________________________

You wonder why that cop was so mean

He just got done working a case where a drunk driver killed a kid
____________________________________________

You work for 8 hours

He works for up to 18 hours
_________________________

You drink hot coffee to stay awake.

The cold rain in the middle of the nite keeps him awake.
__________________________

You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.

He goes into work still hurt and sore from the guy he had to fight the night before
__________________________

You drink your coffee on your way to the mall.

He spills his as he runs code to a traffic crash with kids trapped inside
__________________________

You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket before you leave the house.

He makes sure his guns is clean and fully loaded and his vest is tight
__________________________

You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.

He watches his buddy get shot at, and wounded in front of him.
__________________________

You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.

He walks down the highway looking for body parts from a traffic crash
_________________________

You complain about how hot it is.

He wears fifty pounds of gear and a bullet proof vest in the middle of July and still runs around chasing crack heads
__________________________

You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.

He runs out before he gets his food to respond to an armed robbery.
__________________________

You get out of bed in the morning and take your time getting ready.

He gets called out of bed at 2 am after working 12 hours and has to be into work asap for a traffic homicide
__________________________

You go to the mall and get your hair redone.

He holds the hair of some college girl while shes puking in the back of his patrol car
__________________________

You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.

His shift ended 4 hours ago and theres no end in sight
__________________________

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.

He can't make any plans because on his off days he still gets called back into work
__________________________

You yell and scream at the squad car that just past you beacuse they slowed you down.

He's in the driver seat of the squad car, going to cut somebody out of their car only to find out that their dead when he gets there.
__________________________

You roll your eyes when a baby cries in public

He picks up a dead child in his arms and prays that it was crying
__________________________

You criticize your police dept and say they're never there quick enough.

He blasts the siren while the person in front of him refuses to move while talking on their cell phone and doing their makeup.
__________________________

You hear the jokes about fallen officers and say they should have known better.

He is a hero and runs into situations when everyone else is running away in order to make sure no one else gets hurt and lose's his life doing it

__________________________

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.

He would take a bullet for his buddy without question
__________________________

You sit there and judge him, saying that its a waste of money to have them around.

Yet as soon as you need help he is there
___________________________

I have delt with most of these over the years, I know UtahXJer has to. We have bad days. I still support the officer and I hope he keeps his job.

I just finished a shift that had a baby I could not save. I then had to work 11 more hours to cover the shifts we are missing officers. I will say, I was a jerk to some of my stops. I did not want to hear the excuses all i wanted to do is go home and go to bed. I should be asleep right now but I cannot.

Do people post up on youtube when you screw up at work, are you threatened about being sued when you don't have the money to even pay your bills. Officers are only human we have bad days. But our bad days can ge us killed or another officer.
When you are at work you know when you get off and know you will be going home every night. We the officers never know if that last car we stop will be our last stop. try living with that everyday, and lets see if you have a attitude onece and awhile.

Most of us dedicated to our jobs do similar things. We don't have to put ourselves into interesting situations, you may. You knew the requirements and issues of the job going in. Stop whining.

 

[James K]

Most of us dedicated to our jobs do similar things. We don't have to put ourselves into interesting situations, you may. You knew the requirements and issues of the job going in. Stop whining.

x2

I just wish he would pick a stance and stay with it.

 

[NE_Utah]

Never said I was whining. Just a few things why we are assholes.


I do whine about pay. But hey I really only work about 4 months out of the year

 

[mbryson]

Never said I was whining. Just a few things why we are assholes.


I do whine about pay. But hey I really only work about 4 months out of the year

I whine about pay too, but.....it really doesn't help at all and no one wants to hear it for some reason.


I'm sick of getting asked for money and having my **** stolen. I think I'll be an asshole too.