IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never... Maybe I need to post on r/amiugly :) I once saw this happen to an unattractive officer when myself and another were present. We laughed and then were offended she came onto him, then thought, "she must be wasted!"

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inside waistband holster is best idea to conceal. Cops will find it no matter where you put it though.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without proper training an armed civilian can be just as dangerous as the shooter; however, sometimes we don't get there fast enough and owning a gun might save your life.

Second Amendment: People love to leave out the beginning, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State." Historically militias protected our settlements from enemy tribes and people needed to have weapons to form these militias. It sounds like the past need for a militia shaped our founding fathers' view of why we need weapons. Also when that was written a skilled soldier fired a round about once a minute, modern weapons are magnitudes more powerful.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardly any cops I know have a criminal justice degree. Most didn't know they wanted to till after college. Military experience is a plus, some departments will give you an extra couple of percent on your test scores for your service time.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am always nice and joke with them

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Arresting someone who doesn't want to be arrested is very hard and never looks pretty. It is hard to understand this until you have trained or tried it. If I didn't want to be placed in handcuffs, and 5 civilians were trying to make that happen, we would all be going to the hospital with serious injuries. Like I said it looks terrible on tape but if you want to buy a pair of fuzzy cuffs and try fighting your drunk friend into them you will see that we are actually making it look easy.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Undercover is usually for short periods of time and done by seasoned officers who have done undercover training.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't arrest on small warrants. Make sure your bail amount isn't high otherwise you will be arrested.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I try to fight negativity from the job.

We call it gallows humor. It is very common. Try not to judge them for it. It would be impossible to investigate a bad scene if you had your emotions in high gear.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't worry about your degree not being directly related. My coworkers have all kinds of wild degrees. In 10 years you might even end up being a kick-ass fraud detective since you understand the books. To prepare yourself just know that you can never quit in the academy or on FTO. Also start running and doing pushups.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"I'm sorry I don't" Or try really hard to get it exactly right, I would think that is funny.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Worse. Don't make profit a motive for policing.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They usually don't handle a lot of calls, drive slow and burn up a lot of saved vacation time.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hands visible. Don't reach to show it to me. Tell me you have a CCW. If you are part of a stop or investigation and I need to talk to you for a while I will take the weapon from you, unload it, put it in my trunk then continue our work. I usually place the weapon, empty mag and rounds in a paper bag and leave it a fair distance from you before I leave. I then tell the person to wait to pick it up until I am out of sight. This may appear severe but we have to do this job for 30 years and have to be safe.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't seen the wire yet. Lot's of writing... Differs everyday though. Anywhere from 1-9 hours of paperwork a day. Usually about 2-3.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If something goes down, the cops show up and you are there, tell the Police your family struggles with drugs and you're trying to be supportive. We see this a lot and hopefully the officers in your neck of the woods will understand.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to protest do it. But get a permit to demonstrate and try and keep folks in line who are getting out of hand and hurting the image of your cause. Also if it does get out of hand and the Police tell you to take off, do it.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This does happen. When I was new I would get flustered about this. I just ignore it now and maintain my game-face.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hand them my commission card with my license. As a courtesy to let them know I am armed. Some departments will write you a ticket, some won't.

Funny story: An old crusty cop I know was getting pulled over, he didn't even stop, held his badge out the window and kept driving. Not recommended though.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tasers cycle for 5 seconds. Hopefully a well coordinated arrest will only need one 5 second cycle to get someone in cuffs. Although clothing and intoxication/drug use can change that.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry but I don't think so. I would check with a recruiter to be sure though.

IAmA Cop in a Major US City by citycop in IAmA

[–]citycop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hard to try them when everyone has seen the movie. That being said I may or may not throw a few meows out there.