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Vendaval -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 2:53:20 AM)
I am in agreement here with you, soultoshare, based on my own experience dealing with City PD, Sheriff's Dept and Highway Patrol Officers. Most of my experiences have been polite and neutral or even helpful. Only a few officers have been assholes to me in various situations. My family lived right across the border from the barrio. One of the houses in the neighborhood turned into a drug dealer's den. One night one of their customers showed up in his vehicle waving a hand-gun around and shouting, "I got a piece!" I went to the back of the house, called the family next door and told them what was happening and to get down and to the back of their home. Then I called the local PD, who arrived quickly and dealt with the situation. My only complaint was that the dispatcher asked me to describe the gun in greater detail! I just said, "Well it is a handgun, that is all I know." What I was thinking was, "You want me to take a closer look!? Are you crazy!?" As always, when dealing with government employees, your mileage may vary. Peace, Vendaval

ernurse48 -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 8:25:56 AM)
I know that I was quite grateful last night when the police brought in a gang member (the type that has the tear drop tat next to his eye) to the ER after they tusseled with him a bit. When they learned my patient would be admitted to the hospital they decided to leave him with the ER staff with his promise to appear in court. Before they left they had another officer come in to fingerprint and photograph this upstanding citizen. After they left, I was standing in the room as my patient decided he was no longer in need of medical care since he was no longer going to jail. I turned away from my patient to a cabinet to remove the necessary items to take out his IV only to find a gun sitting right there on top of the sheets. I didn't know what to do knowing the gun belonged to this lowlife and he knew I had seen it, I screamed out for our security as my heart was pounding in my chest. Security quickly arrived and saw the gun, cuffed my patient and seized the gun. I felt as though my knees were about to buckle beneath me. A friend helped me to walk outside as I was nearly in panic mode thinking about what could have happened. The police were still out there and came rushing over to see what was wrong as I dropped down on the sidewalk sobbing . When my coworker told them what had occured they rushed into ER where they learned that the gun was not my patient's, but it belonged to the officer who had come to fingerprint and photograph my patient. He had put his gun in the cabinet since he would be in close proximity to the gang banger and they don't take the chance that their weapon will be taken from them. However, when he left, he forgot it. The one that is supposed to be here to serve and protect left his loaded firearm right by a person who has no respect for life whatsoever! It was an innocent mistake, but could have been costly had I not been the one to find the gun rather than my patient. I will say however, they did contact their sgt who arrived and wrote a formal complaint. I on the other hand have been puking since I got home this morning and called in sick for tonight. I also need to let it be known the police are there in a heartbeat for us when we need them. Okay I didn't mean to bash the police but .... this thread.... this morning...... I guess I needed it to vent!

Sinergy -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 12:02:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ernurse48 (the type that has the tear drop tat next to his eye) Sticks in my mind that I learned in a class on gang culture (taught by a former Blood who was a professor after getting his PhD in the Big House) that a tear is tattooed next to a person's eye after they have killed someone. Just me, etc. Sinergy

farglebargle -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 1:03:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ernurse48 When my coworker told them what had occured they rushed into ER where they learned that the gun was not my patient's, but it belonged to the officer who had come to fingerprint and photograph my patient. He had put his gun in the cabinet since he would be in close proximity to the gang banger and they don't take the chance that their weapon will be taken from them. However, when he left, he forgot it. BAD COP! NO DONUT!

Vendaval -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 4:06:59 PM)
Links to information on gang tattoos - http://www.answers.com/topic/criminal-tattoo http://www.gangsorus.com/tattoos.html

Vendaval -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 4:09:37 PM)
What a terrible experience, ernurse48! Thank heavens you are were not hurt. Take the time off you need and see the hospital counselor if you are still having the panic attacks.

Mercnbeth -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/26/2007 4:24:32 PM)
when this slave was 6 we moved 20 miles from the nearest town, next to the National Forest. the local Sherriff was nice enough to let us know that they were at least 20 minutes away should there be any type of an incident with regards to predators--animal or human. they suggested obtaining a firearm for protection, gave the address of the local shooting range so the whole family could go get expert instruction and lots of safe practice. as a result, this slave got a lesson about the word "predator", in that not just animals are predators, plus, although no sharpshooter, this slave is more than competent with several different rifles and pistols. we had a 410/22, loaded, behind the front door, every day for the next 10 years and NEVER did any of us have anything less than the utmost respect for what it was for and what it could do. thanks for the tip, "Omar"!!!

littleonyx -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/28/2007 4:54:49 AM)
Okay, okay, okay...I admit that there are some good cops out there. Then again, there are some really bad ones out there too. I might be crazy, but I'm not stupid. If a cop tells me to put my hands up and get on the ground, then I'm gonna do just that. If they tell me to take off my undies and give it to 'em at a traffic stop, I'm-a gonna do it. I use my signals, got all my headlights n' stuff working just fine. I've only been stopped twice--the first time I got a speeding ticket (63 in a 45, but I had VERY good reason), and the second time I cried my way out of a ticket. Anyway, my speed is not the issue here. laughs There's just something about them...maybe it's the uniform? It ain't the handcuffs. So what IS it that has me avoiding these cops as much as possible, but then when they come around, makes me put my hands on my hips, roll my neck, and wanna go completely ghettofabulous? Granted, whenever I meet someone, and we hit it off, then I find out later that they're a cop, then I can deal with that. My sister in law is a cop in Detroit. So I can deal with it, I just prefer not to, if I can help it. That being said, I mean face to face on police business (or whatever). I respect good cops, and applaud and admire them that bust their butts to save our lives, and in the process sacrifice their own. But here in Austin...and in the majority of my previous experiences with them...I just find that they, in general, by their mere presence, just seem to set off some kind of signal to my brain. I dunno...maybe I need to be around them more often? shudders I just get uneasy. There's been a time when one has pulled out and gotten behind me in traffic (and was there for quite a while)...and, for no reason, I've purposely pulled off that street, basically taking a detour and going out of my way just so he wouldn't be behind me anymore. Who knows, maybe it's a cop that has to fulfill that whole fantasy thing... little onyx

CalliopePurple -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (2/28/2007 3:28:53 PM)
This was about five years ago, but when I was in Wisconsin, we had a cop come and introduce himself to everyone on the block as the new person assigned to this area. A few months prior, there had been a streak of vandalism (our family had about a dozen pumpkins smashed and a couple windows broken). It continued off and on until that officer let everyone know he'd be trying to pay more attention than his predecessor. I dunno if the people responsible were arrested or just scared into going elsewhere. It was still nice to meet someone who wanted to get to know the families on his beat.

VeryPrivateMstr -> RE: Giving thanks to police officers (3/1/2007 6:51:40 PM)
What a horrible ordeal ernurse! I hope you are feeling better. That would have shaken me up too! I was surprised to learn how short staffed the police force is in my area. One incident was back in the 90s, when my daughter was babysitting across town. A man jumped over the fence of the back yard, and tried to pull open the back door. When it didn't work, he jumped over the fence into a neighbor's yard. He continued a few times, until he found an open door. When my daughter called to tell me this, I told her to call the police. She said she already had, but they told her they could not send anyone over because the man had left the property. I drove over immediately. By the time I got there, the man had managed to get into a house and beat an elderly person inside. I think it depends on where you live.

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