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Post by guest on Feb 21, 2003 11:33:54 GMT -5
On another note regarding drinking.... Some forces require full medical exams and blood work. One test of the blood work is to test for a certain liver enzyme directly linked to alcohol consumption. I think it is called DDI?? They can tell by your DDI level fairly precisely how many drinks you consume per day. Another reason to heed cdncop2be's advice.
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Post by Kath on Feb 23, 2003 14:13:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice. Im not really a drinker lol, so thats never been a problem. You actually made another point, thats kind of why Im leaving the state. To get a fresh start sort of speak. So I dont end up aresting people ive socialized with. I know downtown detroit like the back of my hand, every crack house, every dealer, and his friends. I dont want that on my head when I go in. Thinking im breaking the law by not disclosing what I know. I think it might help me since I know how they act on the oustide. (dealers) I cant let that hold me back though, I really think I have a gift for detective work. It would seem a shame to me, to let my talents go to waste because of what Ive with my lesiure time. Ive been considering letting it go a few more extra months to make sure Im clean without a doubt.
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Post by mikegee on Feb 23, 2003 22:26:37 GMT -5
Kath, as a current member of a Law enforcement agency I MUST tell you that you'd be disqualified from my agency as well as any other in Calif (Western States also).You might truly want a career in Law enforcement, but you must realize this-Police officers live by a code of ethics; this code DEMANDS that your public and personal life be free of negative actions and behavior-don't let the current police scandals nationwide (as well as the very "few" in Canada) lull you into believing that minor scrapes with the law are okay as a potential candidate.Put yourself in the shoes of the officer that stopped you-you come up on a car and your experience .observations , "sixth sense" lead you to believe that narcotics are in the vehicle. You don't find any and release that person. Now a yr later you see that person in uniform in your Dept.Trust them?Hell No! Give up that negative life style,cut those so-called friends loose, and start fresh .Forgive and forget only works for civilians- if you are putting yourself through an academy,it would be a waste of time as a potential recruiter has access to local court records(so I wouldn't bring up the marijuana issue in court) and will TALK TO EVERYONE THAT KNOWS YOU before you get the job ( and believe me as an officer who has assisted Background investigators in this issue- those cool "friends" of yours will tell "all" ). I'm only telling you this not to knock you down but to be honest and make you see what you must do to earn the position of police officer . too many people on this board have worked too hard to get in a position to become police or to be cadudates for a position as officers /deputies/agents/troopers and know better .You need to mature a little more and think this decision out . P.S. on the warrant issue and car search- although the car has less expectation of privacy ( per U.S> 4th Amend. rights) officers cannot use traf.stps as a pretext to search cars w/out further probable cause. Now that you say the officer saw the narco due to your associates "indiscreet" actions, remember that in most states marij. possession is merely a low grade misdemeanor charge, and subj. to fine or light probation- and certain warrants aren't really worth arresting a person for(infraction or misd warrs that are low in bail amount)-you basically got lucky and the officer used the "spirit of the law". Please straighten your act up b4 applying to an agency....... PPS are you for real?
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Post by Farva on Mar 3, 2003 0:09:40 GMT -5
here! here! Mikegee....Kath will you let me know what dept you apply to...if they hire someone like you, I don't want to work there.....
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Post by Storm on Mar 4, 2003 9:52:58 GMT -5
Kath,
I don't normally roam other boards but yours caught my interest. I am presently in the last two weeks of training with the RCMP, the Mounties.
After reading your post I have to admit there are good and bad points for your argument. I have to admit your resolve in wanting to be a law enforcement officer. It ius one of the toughest jobs there is. I don't know your full background, I make no judgements on that. I don' know you personally, I won;t judge you on that. I will say that if you hang around with people who are in possession of a narcotic, then advise them to swallow it because you fear being caught, well then you made a choice good cops wouldn't make. You were in position and swallowed a narcotic to avoid prosecution, then critique another officer saying you know how to do a better job? Sorry there, I think you should really look at the job you want to do. Just because you know how to counsel and commit a crime, does not mean you know how to better spot or detect it. If you had more pride in what you wanted to do, placed a little more honor on in the ideal of law enforcement, then you would not have been speeding in a car with dope and having to swallow it to avoid prosecution.
I am thankful that there are departments in the US like those of Mikegee and Farva. I know most Canadian forces would not even consider someone who has done something as you have.
If you get in...well.....I hope you place more value on the career a lot of us arpire to than you do now.
Storm
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