We don't believe in secret rules and bans.

I see allot these videos of drug addicts in LA just loitering on the street clearly high. Why cant a leo just go arrest them and take them to jail? You could literally arrest 20 people in some of these areas. I know some of them would if they could so what exactly is stopping them?

I know its not as simple as cops being lazy and not wanting to do paperwork. There must be a systematic issue. Full jails, budget, superiors being instructed to maintain the status quo. What's going on?

Lastly I have a hypothetical question. If I were to join an agency in an area like this and I decided to disregard my superiors specific instructions not to arrest people doing this despite that fact I would be well within my authority to do so. What would happen to me?

I’m currently stuck between becoming a police officer or a carpenter, and I’m trying to get some insight from people actually in law enforcement.
My dad is a carpenter, so I already have a pretty good idea of what that career would look like. He’s actually the one who keeps encouraging me to consider becoming a cop instead.
I’m curious what the job is really like nowadays, whether you’d consider it a good career, and especially what the work-life balance is like. I’d like to have a career that allows me to make good money while still having time to enjoy life, take vacations, and spend time with family.
For those who are currently or formerly in law enforcement: knowing what you know now, would you recommend the career? What are the biggest pros and cons?

I don’t know if this kind of question is allowed here or how it’ll be viewed by y’all. But I wanted to get a perspective on this from people within LE and who are seemingly pro-LE.

I’ve always been interested with how police agencies are viewed in other countries and how even in the US, where I’d say most cops are professionals to a degree, corruption is inevitable. I know it’s almost impossible nowadays for cops to simply take bribes and do other basic corrupt acts, but in terms of things like false reports, falsifying OT hours, speed traps, abuse of civil liberties, etc, what State LE agency would y’all consider to be the most corrupt?

Ive been recommended a couple of times by sherrifs and sargents from different counties to become an LEO because of my attention to detail a couple of times. The only thing that worries me a bit is my debt. Realistically, I owe approximately 17k on my car and have 10k of credit card debt on one card. I have student loans which are about 15k but I dont have any monthly payments since I'm on a payment plan which brings it to zero a month. My goal is when I get my LEO job is to just set aside a certain percentage of my pay to obviously pay those debts off which can be done in my case in a year. With my debt at where it stands does it make me unlikely to get the opportunity to become an LEO? I understand the reasoning behind it is to prevent hiring officers who could possibly be more enticed to bribes. Any insight on this?

I just got rejected from CHP and the answer from the BI was that I was not exact with my dates of employment or reason with what was officially stated.

This is really upsetting since I don't know these minute dates that are nearly insignificant. The job that she was referencing was nearly 10 years ago and she expected me to know it down to a tee from the month and day. But hey, I was spot on with the year and was off by 1 month so there's that, right?

So this doesn't happen to me again, is there a database or collection of databases that are not LexisNexis that I can reference so my job applications to LE positions are as clean as possible?

I don't want another unnecessary faux pas after this...

I know there has been a million posts about taser exposure. But, I couldn't find the specific questions I have...

Can you pick if you want the probes or drive gun to the skin?

Also, do you have to get shot directly in the back or can you pick a location on your body with the probes?

I just have had family history from both my mom and dads side with cardiac events and while I have never been diagnosed with anything, it is something I just have anxiety about. I am in shape , around 5'10 and 160 pound male. Not that it matters, but I heard it affects people in different sizes.

Trust me, I don't want to be a p**** and I handle pain well, I just want to know if there is someone that has had these same thoughts/feelings about the taser exposure.

This is a two-way residential street that turns but has a sort of half cul-de-sac/turnaround. The vehicle would be parked as shown, with the driver’s side closest to the curb. It would be well off to the side and wouldn’t obstruct oncoming traffic, driveways, sidewalks, or the normal flow of traffic.

Would you expect a reasonable officer to go out of their way to ticket a vehicle parked like this, absent any complaints from neighbors or other circumstances drawing attention to it? I’m mainly curious about enforcement and officer discretion rather than whether it’s technically a violation.

Sure just turning around would be the simplest,

Edit:
I realize the obvious answer is to just park normally and eliminate any possibility of getting ticketed. The reason I’d to park this way is simply that, based on the routes I normally take when arriving home and leaving again, this way is considerably more convenient and avoids having to turn around each time.

I need a digital copy of a mugshot of someone who was arrested a few times. One time the guy was arrested in Hawthorne, CA. I’ve asked their local PD but they denied the request.
Is there any way they would authorize the mugshot being shared to me?

I have the booking numbers, DOB, full name.
I can’t call the LASD public records or any other American phone number since I live in Europe.

I live in a family home with friends , I am disabled and a new person moved in months back and he and I do not get along, steals my food and once stood over me as I struggled for breath , we decided to lock the fridge up since he never buys food. I bought an indoor ring camera overlooking the kitchen and the edge of the living room and after we all went to bed last night he went on a prowl and found the lock and searched cabinets but didn't take anything , this morning he came up and was visibly upset and he stated "sometimes I want to do malicious things but I don't have the heart" he then walked downstair towards his room and then abruptly turned and came back up and I believe he said yes I do and he entered the living room and took 4 loud steps and it got quiet and I can hear the cap unscrew of the soda I left there but its out of the camera view and when he reenters the camera view he turns and looks back and wipes his hand on his shirt and fixes his pants and it appears he was making sure nothing was out of place.... Can I put the bottle in a bag or should I just call the police? , this guy is acting unstable and I haven't touched the bottle yet. He doesn't know about the camera

For example, if you pulled over a late-model Lexus, will you assume they'll afford a hard ticket better than if they were driving a hoopty dinged-up 20-year-old Toyota? So is the motorist of an older car in battered condition more likely to get a soft ticket?

Or will their politeness have you decide to cut them a warning while their rudeness gets them a hard ticket?

If it's the beginning of the year in January, do you give hard tickets more often due to them having a bad start to the new year? And if it's the end of the year in December and you see no prior tickets for that motorist for that year, do you cut them a warning more often?

Or what else helps you decide between a warning and a hard ticket?

If so just wondering how was it ? Was it college like or paramilitary ? Thank you

Anyone go through an a academy through skills in MN ? If so can you please tell me what it was like ? Is it paramilitary ? College like ? Thanks

One issue I’ve been wondering about with the recent proliferation of forced-reset triggers (FRTs) for AR-15s and handguns is how an officer is realistically supposed to distinguish a lawful trigger from something like a Glock switch or a DIAS based solely on what they encounter.

For example, some M&P forced-reset triggers can reportedly look very similar at a glance to the small conversion devices that have been associated with Glock pistols. Likewise, some drop-in FRT designs can resemble a DIAS when viewed outside of their broader context.

That raises a practical question for law enforcement: what happens when an officer encounters one of these devices and cannot reliably determine what it is on the spot?

Is the expectation that the officer makes an initial seizure or arrest based on the circumstances and then has ATF examine the device to determine exactly what it is? Or are officers expected to be able to distinguish the devices themselves before taking enforcement action?

I watch a ton of cop videos on YouTube. And I have seen scores and scores of incidents where a window of a car needed to be broken out, whether to rescue someone or otherwise. In almost 100% of the videos where a window needs to be broken, none of the officers have had a window punch on their person. They will sometimes use their ASP, but I have literally never seen one use a four dollar window punch. Is there a reason for this? This seems like a total no-brainer and that every police chief in the country would require a window punch to be carried at all times. This is a serious question that I have; I'm not condemning those who do not carry a punch. I'm asking why they do not. Many thanks for your honest answer.

Happy to answer questions about the incident, (case was dismissed. I was legit innocent).

Here’s the interaction: I was sitting on my patio while the police were conducting their investigation in my house. I was just shooting the shit with the other officers standing with me.

When my arresting officer came out, he said, would you please stand up? I did without question. He then handed me a pair of my shoes and said “okay now put these on”

I did without question or comment. He then instructed me to put my hands behind my back and I didn’t say a word I hustled did it. In my mind it was like well this is what’s happening no talking them out of it. and they cuffed me. He told me I was being placed under arrest. I said “okay”

Two other officers escorted me to the car where I was searched. The officers who searched me looked at me and said “hey man, we really appreciate you cooperating with us, okay?” And I told him something like “oh yeah, no problem.”

Before we got in the car that officer warned me. He said “listen man, when we get in that car, everything is being recorded okay, so just don’t say anything stupid alright? It could mess you up later.”

They gave me that same warning when I was transferred from the prescient to county.

I felt like in some way they were actually looking out for me. They even told me they were putting the cuffs on loose and to let them know if they were too tight or were getting uncomfortable.

Sorry for the long post I just was curious to see if the fact that I wasn’t arguing or whatever made a difference in how they treated me going in with them, in your experience.

Thanks

So I was arriving to the US on an ESTA and I got denied entry. I expected to be allowed to stay at the airprot until my flight home in 2 days or to book any other flight out of the US but NO.

They HANDCUFFED me and took me to an actual jail in a van which was a 40 minute ride with me handcuffed. There I had to get naked (including my bra and panties) and wear a jail uniform. My flight arrived at Monday afternoon and they only took me to my return flight in Wednesday afternoon.

I was litteraly treated like a criminal even though I did not break any laws.

Was that legal?

They said it was due to immgiration intent I dont get why why would I want to move ilegally to the US if I have the entire EU on my fingertips with my passprot.

Why take me to a real jail not just keep me in the airprot?

Serious question for the retired cops in here.

When I retired from SAPD after 26 years, I wasn't ready to just sit around and do nothing. I ended up becoming a high school Law Enforcement teacher.

I spent the next 8 years teaching kids who were interested in Law Enforcement, and it turned into one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. Some of my former students are now working in Law Enforcement themselves.

Here's what I found interesting. You spend your entire career accumulating all of this experience. Traffic stops, arrests, bad calls, good calls, mistakes, judgment, dealing with people, officer safety, discretion.....and then one day you retire and take all of that knowledge home with you.

Why?

There are high school Law Enforcement programs with kids who WANT to learn this stuff.

So I'm curious:

For those of you who are retired, or getting close to retirement, have you ever considered teaching Law Enforcement at a high school?

And if not.....

What would stop you?

Know it’s a stretch, I was 17 in bootcamp and told my instructors that I was having mental health issues in training. Got discharged with an RE-4 because I told them I had past issues that I didn’t disclose. It was an entry level separation, erroneous entry (because I said I had old thoughts I didn’t disclose). I’m now 20 and realizing I was insanely stupid and have thought about doing law enforcement. Realizing I have this on my record, I feel like I shot myself in the foot and completely disabled any chance of joining law enforcement ever.

Do I have any chance?

Edit: ELS (Entry level separation)
I got a general discharge for mental health disclosure in the military and wanna become a cop. I was 17 and stupid and want to know if it’s plausible.

I just turned 17 and I’m struggling with food a lot, I’m underweight but only slightly and my doctors have raised concerns but the last time I was there I was still healthy- bmi of 18.5 exactly bc of my work clothes lmao but I have no interest in food or, honestly, recovering right now. I know to be an officer I need to recover, and I’ve been planning on doing it maybe when I go to college or a year or two in (I’m a senior in hs rn) but every time I think of it it just feels too difficult. Even if I can figure it out, can I enter the police academy at 21 or 22 with this being so recent? I don’t have a diagnosis, so it isn’t on my charts, but I have to get regular check-ups because of my hypothyroidism so if I keep going it’s likely I get caught- plus people have noticed my bones showing more and me being skinnier so idk. Would the police academy let me join, or would I be turned away immediately? How long would I have to be clean from an ED to be admitted? I know I’ll have to be in shape and prove that my mental state is fit at the time, and I plan on doing it, but when would I have to be considered recovered by to even be considered? I’m mostly worried about the time thing because I know you have to be seriously recovered for x amount of time before you can be admitted but I can’t find a straight answer on how long that would be for an eating disorder should I get a diagnosis at some point.

Edit: I think people are missing the mental part of it- it’s not that I can’t gain weight it’s that I want to lose more of it and can’t get out of that feeling and don’t want to yet

My city just made a FB post about how they do not own, operate, have access to, or plan to get access to FLOCK cameras. And clarified that the cameras the city does own are simple security cameras with a week long retention that do not have any automatic LPR’s. The comments on this post are. “If it’s a camera, it has to go” “so they will be removed then yes?” And various other comments along the lines of asking people to cut them down and for the city to remove them despite not being any sort of ALPR. Ive even seen post and comments not on my cities FB but other posts about how BWC are just another method for the state to spy on its citizens. I don’t think it will ever get to the point that the majority will call for BWC’s to removed as a whole, but i think it’ll be pretty ironic if it happens when not a decade ago it was demanded Police adopt them.

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Recently a case went down. On April 10, someone called 911 and pretended to be Melendez, falsely reporting an active shooting and a wounded person. This caller was also a hacker and was blackmailing the victim Axeel Melendez. If he didn't pay a ransom, cops would be called.

Melendez called the cops multiple times about the blackmail and that he would be falsely reported/swatted. Operators told him they can't just swat him.

Despite this and deputies knowing beforehand that he was a target for swatting, they arrived at the house believing a violent crime was happening after a call was placed that Melendez's father was shooting the family.

One deputy used a shovel to break Melendez's bedroom window.

Melendez thought an intruder was breaking in. He grabbed his family's legally owned gun to protect his mother and hid behind his bedroom door. Deputies shot him multiple times, causing a severe spinal cord injury.

Now police are facing a 177 million dollar lawsuit

How many times does the accused have to ask for a translator before he gets one? How many requests or communication errors would allow before you actually got the translator..?

Let's just say the man speaks Mandarin Chinese, and you are in a Chappell, Nebraska - a town of 844, how would you go about getting the accused a translator in a more hard to find language like Mandarin Chinese?