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Gonna be “Ferguson Effect” on ‘roids. ** -- B777Fr8Dog 06/15/2020 11:18AM Police will back away and just stop doing their job in the inner cities. -- VTJayLaw 06/15/2020 11:53AM If you can get anybody to be a police person ** -- fordham 06/15/2020 12:14PM Good luck to us, keep target shooting is my best advice ** -- fordham 06/15/2020 10:11AM Well that's not terrific advice, TBH -- Beerman 06/15/2020 09:58AM They were vague. How would you have answered? ** -- SavannaHokie 06/15/2020 10:18AM I hate that his advice was "Use your best judgement" Because a rookie has -- HokieSignGuy 06/15/2020 10:55AM Maybe, but I VASTLY prefer "use your best judgement" to -- Tafkam Hokie 06/15/2020 11:46AM Well I'm not a police officer, so ... -- Beerman 06/15/2020 10:22AM Given the general scenario in the questions, I think the answers were fine -- 48zip 06/15/2020 11:11AM I would hope and assume every officer gets some training in how -- Tafkam Hokie 06/15/2020 11:54AM Wonder how much of that training is classroom training at academy, vs -- Hokie360 06/15/2020 12:40PM One overlooked factor in all this is health. The stress of being an officer -- Alan11 06/15/2020 09:49AM A career in law enforcement not only affects life expectancy, -- saret 06/15/2020 10:23AM Hey @saret ... -- Nova Hokie 95 06/15/2020 11:12AM Looking forward to it, and hopefully meeting -- saret 06/15/2020 11:23AM It was as easy as could be -- Nova Hokie 95 06/15/2020 11:27AM Glad to hear that. ** -- saret 06/15/2020 12:34PM Real issue imo. Going down a bad path. Wrong approach to fix problem ** -- HokieHutch 06/15/2020 09:07AM To your last question, I would be proud if my child wanted to be a police -- Tafkam Hokie 06/15/2020 08:51AM My son graduates from VT this December with a degree in criminal justice... -- The Gobbler 06/15/2020 08:50AM He could always go into federal law enforcement after law school -- EDGEMAN 06/15/2020 08:57AM EDGEMAN, that's a good observation. -- saret 06/15/2020 09:24AM If he wants an even more solid resume, go into the military JAG corps -- EDGEMAN 06/15/2020 09:58AM They won't pay for law school, he will get 60k towards his law school -- corvt2000 06/15/2020 3:36PM Yes and No. 1811s are selective civil servants, -- saret 06/15/2020 10:19AM Many of the very people we would want wearing the uniform are going to -- Tuckahokie 06/15/2020 08:52AM True, but if they "demilitarize" the police that may weed out bad apples. -- Fatman 06/15/2020 11:14AM I think it would help somewhat... -- vthokieq 06/15/2020 11:45AM Exactly. Which leaves plenty of openings for the type of people we DON'T... -- MP4VT2004 06/15/2020 09:00AM I wonder if being a cop will be kinda like the POTUS job -- Tafkam Hokie 06/15/2020 08:57AM I'd extend that way beyond POTUS to pretty much most elected political... -- vthokieq 06/15/2020 09:01AM Most elected officials on the federal level are there for money & power -- EDGEMAN 06/15/2020 09:17AM I think a few in the House of Representatives are there for the right -- Tafkam Hokie 06/15/2020 09:29AM Right...and my fear is it will be more of the good one's that leave. -- VTBB 06/15/2020 08:39AM Seems like the gun business is doing pretty well.....And trending better. ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 06/15/2020 1:46PM April was a record setter for number of legal purchases -- fordham 06/15/2020 4:17PM
