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 d-usa wrote:
If you really want to see someone scramble take it out of the union dues.

That's genius man!

Interesting read considering the current climate:

http://www.npr.org/2015/08/18/432570962/shots-on-the-bridge-unpacks-a-tangled-story-of-deceit-and-tragedy?

I do believe the NO police force is the only US police force to ever have had an active serial killer on its payroll.

If you have Texas plates and you're going through Louisiana on I10, there's a good chance they will pull you over. Frazzled advises stay away. Where New Mexico is a rad filled hellscape, Louisiana is a prehistoric death world, replete with multiple killer snakes, gators, and one eyed cannibal tribes warring with one another. From what I understand Australians feel right at home.

All the police hate and the bile that people say to them, is really making me reconsider becoming a federal agent, which requires timr as a beat officer.

There are good cops out there, don't get me wrong. The problem is, a lot of cops aren't very good, and the ones that are Really Bad are, too often, defended by the ones that just aren't very good, which makes the good ones too afraid, or powerless, to speak out against the ones that are Really Bad.

Unlike most other jobs, a police officer having a bad day or acting unprofessionally can and does get people killed. The same is not true for most other professions so, yes, they are held to a much higher standard.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
All the police hate and the bile that people say to them, is really making me reconsider becoming a federal agent, which requires timr as a beat officer.

That might be a good idea because...I don't think that was a realistic goal anyway.

Good to know you are still in the occupation of putting people down and crushing their dreams

 Frazzled wrote:
I do believe the NO police force is the only US police force to ever have had an active serial killer on its payroll.

If you have Texas plates and you're going through Louisiana on I10, there's a good chance they will pull you over. Frazzled advises stay away. Where New Mexico is a rad filled hellscape, Louisiana is a prehistoric death world, replete with multiple killer snakes, gators, and one eyed cannibal tribes warring with one another. From what I understand Australians feel right at home.

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I got along well with the NO cops when I lived there to the point they'd let me know when tow trucks were coming through Canal street to haul cars off that were parked on the wrong side. This gave me time to move my pick up to somewhere else and avoid impound fees.

NO police force? That doest not sound familiar. Is that before my time.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Good to know you are still in the occupation of putting people down and crushing their dreams

Some people just call em like they see em.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/quote/180/8067732.page

Srsly?

New Orleans.

 cincydooley wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Good to know you are still in the occupation of putting people down and crushing their dreams

Some people just call em like they see em.

But why? it is no business of his of my dreams. I put that out there because from what I have experianced, alot of people are no longer considering careers in law enforcement specifically because of how police are now seen by a fast majority of people. Example the roasting a pig outside the Ferguson PD building.

I know it's getting off topic, but you have had a number of various careers that you are pursuing, all of which are somehow now longer your goals whenever a particular topic comes up here.

Nothing wrong with having goals, but it doesn't seem like you have settled on any of them yet.

 d-usa wrote:
I know it's getting off topic, but you have had a number of various careers that you are pursuing, all of which are somehow now longer your goals whenever a particular topic comes up here.

Nothing wrong with having goals, but it doesn't seem like you have settled on any of them yet.

Your Right. I do, And, lets leave it at this and not get too off-topic. I dont say this stuff just to relate to a topic, I am that indecisive about career goals in my life or where I wanna go.

Now, OT. It is something I have heard of, less and less people are considering careers in LE. my friend, who is studying to be a FBI profiler, gets this alot, "How can you wanna be in law enforcement, dont you know how people feel about them"

Uh uh!

No 'off topic' now that I've said it - back 'on topic'!

You introduced your 'Federal Agent' aspirations and then dismissed them because...er...?

I don't think it was ever a realistic thing, based on a LOT of what you've posted here in the OT.

I'm also not sure why you introduced here in this thread in the first place!

I'm pretty sure the FBI would be keen on hiring folks that had mastery over their contractions and word tenses. I hear they usually are able to pick from the cream of the crop.

Additionally, sociology doesn't appear to be on their "Potential Backgrounds of Interest" list.

https://www.fbijobs.gov/explore-careers/ps-intell-qualification.asp

Federal agent is a bit nebulous of an aspiration. There are a lot of positions in many agencies which call their employees agents.

Many of which have nothing to do with carrying a gun and a badge.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
NO police force? That doest not sound familiar. Is that before my time.

New Orleans Police and yes everything I say is before your time.

Now we really need to move on as we're dangerously close to picking on a single poster for NO DAMN REASON. Back on topic on the off topic thread eh?

 Alpharius wrote:
Uh uh!

No 'off topic' now that I've said it - back 'on topic'!

You introduced your 'Federal Agent' aspirations and then dismissed them because...er...?

I don't think it was ever a realistic thing, based on a LOT of what you've posted here in the OT.

I'm also not sure why you introduced here in this thread in the first place!

The description I've heard about most federal agents, over and over is the term "squared away."

I've met and worked with multiple forms of current and former Federal LEOs, ranging from FPS (essentially police/security that only has jurisdiction in federal properties) to a former VA Inspector/exectutive. As a rule, federal agents are pretty elite. Nearly all have military experience and/or advanced degrees. The FBI will really only look at applications from Veterans, Lawyers, Accountants, or scientists.

it's a reach goal for nearly everybody.


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 hotsauceman1 wrote:

Your Right. I do, And, lets leave it at this and not get too off-topic. I dont say this stuff just to relate to a topic, I am that indecisive about career goals in my life or where I wanna go.

I think that if you have shifting aspirations to begin with, it's harder to attribute any given shift to a change in the environment, you know?

Yes, there are things that make a career less satisfying, but if the media coverage of the last year or so was enough to scare you away from law enforcement, that's probably for the best.

 d-usa wrote:
I know it's getting off topic, but you have had a number of various careers that you are pursuing, all of which are somehow now longer your goals whenever a particular topic comes up here.

Nothing wrong with having goals, but it doesn't seem like you have settled on any of them yet.

Off the top of my head, I recall

Teacher
Counselor
Ergonomics Consultant
Bikini Inspector
Federal Agent

Did I miss any?

 Polonius wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
Uh uh!

No 'off topic' now that I've said it - back 'on topic'!

You introduced your 'Federal Agent' aspirations and then dismissed them because...er...?

I don't think it was ever a realistic thing, based on a LOT of what you've posted here in the OT.

I'm also not sure why you introduced here in this thread in the first place!

The description I've heard about most federal agents, over and over is the term "squared away."

I've met and worked with multiple forms of current and former Federal LEOs, ranging from FPS (essentially police/security that only has jurisdiction in federal properties) to a former VA Inspector/exectutive. As a rule, federal agents are pretty elite. Nearly all have military experience and/or advanced degrees. The FBI will really only look at applications from Veterans, Lawyers, Accountants, or scientists.

it's a reach goal for nearly everybody.


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 hotsauceman1 wrote:

Your Right. I do, And, lets leave it at this and not get too off-topic. I dont say this stuff just to relate to a topic, I am that indecisive about career goals in my life or where I wanna go.

I think that if you have shifting aspirations to begin with, it's harder to attribute any given shift to a change in the environment, you know?

Yes, there are things that make a career less satisfying, but if the media coverage of the last year or so was enough to scare you away from law enforcement, that's probably for the best.

VERY good points there - very good!

The current climate means that anyone in Law Enforcement or other 'agent' type positions is going to have to be the elite of the elite!

 Psienesis wrote:

Unlike most other jobs, a police officer having a bad day or acting unprofessionally can and does get people killed. The same is not true for most other professions so, yes, they are held to a much higher standard.

Not really. There are many professions where having a bad day or acting unprofessionally can get you or someone else killed. In fact police officer is quite low on the list of likelihood of that risk. It is not every day that officers are put in that situation, and even less often that their actions can put them or someone else at a huge amount more risk, unless they are grossly negligent. Unlike, say, a doctor, nurse, paramedic, fire fighter, lumber jack, deep sea fisherman, HGV driver, construction worker, fork lift operative, winer dog wrangler, miner, farmer and I am sure many more. All jobs where a small mistake, not watching what you are doing or not paying attention to safety standards can result in serious injury or death, very quickly.

 kronk wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
I know it's getting off topic, but you have had a number of various careers that you are pursuing, all of which are somehow now longer your goals whenever a particular topic comes up here.

Nothing wrong with having goals, but it doesn't seem like you have settled on any of them yet.

Off the top of my head, I recall

Teacher
Counselor
Ergonomics Consultant
Bikini Inspector
Federal Agent

Did I miss any?

Social Worker
Sociology Researcher

 kronk wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
I know it's getting off topic, but you have had a number of various careers that you are pursuing, all of which are somehow now longer your goals whenever a particular topic comes up here.

Nothing wrong with having goals, but it doesn't seem like you have settled on any of them yet.

Off the top of my head, I recall

Teacher
Counselor
Ergonomics Consultant
Bikini Inspector
Federal Agent

Did I miss any?

The bikini inspector is more of a hobby.

Sorry, the Bikini Inspector was from Last Week's mid-year review when my boss asked me what my future aspirations included...

"What do you want to do when you grow up little Frazzled?"
"I want to rob banks. "
"You want to be a bank robber? Don't you think thats wrong?"
"No I want to own a bank. Being a bank robber is for chumps. "

 kronk wrote:
Sorry, the Bikini Inspector was from Last Week's mid-year review when my boss asked me what my future aspirations included...

"Where do you see youtself in five years"
Me: Ordering you around

Nah, a better response would be ''asking you where you see yourself in five years''

 Frazzled wrote:
I do believe the NO police force is the only US police force to ever have had an active serial killer on its payroll.

If you have Texas plates and you're going through Louisiana on I10, there's a good chance they will pull you over. Frazzled advises stay away. Where New Mexico is a rad filled hellscape, Louisiana is a prehistoric death world, replete with multiple killer snakes, gators, and one eyed cannibal tribes warring with one another. From what I understand Australians feel right at home.

Nonsense! I've driven across the state of Louisiana way too many times to remember, and never been pulled over. Texas plates every time. Can you imagine the sheer volume of Texas plates driving along the I10 every day? That's a lot of work to pull over on a "good chance".

 Thokt wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
I do believe the NO police force is the only US police force to ever have had an active serial killer on its payroll.

If you have Texas plates and you're going through Louisiana on I10, there's a good chance they will pull you over. Frazzled advises stay away. Where New Mexico is a rad filled hellscape, Louisiana is a prehistoric death world, replete with multiple killer snakes, gators, and one eyed cannibal tribes warring with one another. From what I understand Australians feel right at home.

Nonsense! I've driven across the state of Louisiana way too many times to remember, and never been pulled over. Texas plates every time. Can you imagine the sheer volume of Texas plates driving along the I10 every day? That's a lot of work to pull over on a "good chance".

Your moniker says LA. Thnk of it as the UCLA v. USC rivalry, except Louisiana is a separate country and century.

EDIT: I noticed you didn't disagree that New Mexico is a rad filled hellscape and Louisiana is a prehistoric death world, replete with multiple killer snakes, gators, and one eyed cannibal tribes warring with one another. Oh and if you dig your feet down, they'll come up with BP oil. But they have a good ole time.

"Mexico, so far from God, so close to LA"
-Jerry Brown