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I’m looking for any PA police officers who previously served in the Army as a 31B (Military Police) and transferred their military police certifications/training to PA for their Act 120.

I’m currently a 31B in the Army and will be getting out soon. I’m trying to figure out how difficult the process was for those who used the military police reciprocity to obtain their Act 120.

For anyone who has gone through the process:

• Was it relatively easy to get your Act 120 through the military police reciprocity?

• How much additional training or schooling did you have to complete?

• How long did the process take?

• Did your Army MP experience make you eligible for the full Act 120, or were there additional requirements?

19 years in, but changed agencies, so I am not really concerned about pension. I have a little rank, but I'm not sure if I really want to deal with the headache of Sgt, which could be 5 years away or more. Keep the little rank I have, try to mive to CID, or move on. I'm sure what else I would do at 44. What second career do worn out cops do next?

As the title says, Im curious cause i just got my motorcycle not too long ago. I am not asking cause i wana get away with speeding. But sometimes its easy to be going 5-10 over on accident or just wana do a quick pull for fun from a stop sign on a country road thats 50 mph (i wouldn't exceed 60-65 doing so ever) I know the stigma around sport bike riders and the "expectation" that police will target you. I'm just curious what is your thought process on it and your limits?
Thanks and stay safe.

I come here with as much respect as humanly possible…you guys literally risk your life every day and I mean it when I say thank you. I may not agree with the politicians that make the laws you enforce but you didn’t make the law so blaming you is pointless. Blame the politicians if you wanna blame someone. As a drug addict of 20 years (and I’m just being honest, I’ll probably be dead soon) I actually appreciate you risking my your life for a cause like drugs because at the end of the day your literally risking your life to try and save mine. I mean let that sink in. No drugs….no drug addicts….no drug addicts…well….no dead drug addicts. It’s ironic because you’re fighting for people who a lot of the time don’t deserve to be faught for. I may not agree with the policy but I appreciate the sacrifice. Swear to god!

So what are some of your individual beliefs about this cluster fuck that everybody knows will never stop clusyerducking

I mean…it’s crazy I actually WISH that drugs were the kind of thing we handle like the Middle East. You get caught with drugs. You got about 72 hours before you’re gonna be answering the big question. Essentially….inn Arab countries you get caught with drugs your already dead. My last time in rehab (22 or 23) the guy from the UAE was like “we have no drug addicts in my country” I was so jealous. I would do anything in the world to not have access. I dream about what my life would have looked like without access. And I don’t blame anyone. It’s my fault. And I own that.

Back on the day drugs were minding their own business. When Nixon started the dea about 3 thousand people died that year. But somebody fucked up. They fucked up so bad!!! Now we got 100 thousand deaths a year. And you can’t go back: not unless you legalize it. Or make it a capital punishment crime. Both are equally improbable. Yeah. Someone fucked up. I mean…do you wish we could go back to 3 thousand deaths a year? That’s a dumb question I’m sorry. This isn’t working right? Yeah. Fucked up bad!!!! And it can’t be fixed. You would literally have to legalize heroin and then re criminalize it….i don’t know what the answer would be but it’s so fucked up ot can never be fixed. Nixon had some balls for using the term public enemy number one because that’s what he is.

Anyway. What are some of your feelings about this cataclysmic scourge? You must have lived ones who died? We all are
Victims. All of us. 3 thousand deaths a year. We couldn’t go back there if we wanted to. It’s sad. Isn’t it sad? We get a bad wrap. Most of us deserve it. But some of us. You’d never know. Some of us are actually good people. Thanks for your service. Stay safe. Maybe in another life time, I’ll be on your side. Thanks

Edit: nvm im just stupid or something

So when under a threat with deadly force why dont you guys just like shoot them in the foot or something other than a killing shot. Because shooting someone in the foot would still easily stop like 98% of people but not kill them. Also since the foot is a lot lower down than a more deadly spot like the neck or something less time need to shoot.

When the time came to push mental health awareness on police officers, were there any trauma informed things you learned? Especially since many people have PTSD already and talking to police can be hard to do, even in non-emergency situations.

I just do not know if specific training for civilian matters vs criminal matter would help in regards to this.

TIA

I'm an enthusiast who enjoys watching Sovereign fools get ripped out of their vehicle and tazed in the nuts. While satisfying, it suggests what could be done to avoid such a meaningless confrontation.

From what is available there seems to be different types of Sovereign Citizen. It's just my guess, but here it goes:

• The tester. After ingesting youtube videos they're experimenting. They're going to be a pain, but with enough consequences, they will be reasonable. They're motivated by curiosity.

• The authority. A more advanced version of the tester where they've moved to the collection of social capital. They may put out videos and podcasts. They're motivated by prestige.

• The crook. While they have no allegiance, they appreciate its effective ability to confuse and frustrate. They're motivated by fear.

• The true believer. These dropped completely off the map - they're not coming back. They're motivated by faith.

I've listed the above in the rank of reason because LEs are bad at reason. While reason is an effective tool, you need to understand how receptive the perp will be to its use. You can get a firm idea of who they are within the first 10 seconds from their behavior.

Furthermore it is discouraging how LE try to enter long, meaningless debates or discussion about laws and legalities. What ought to be more effective are statements such as:

• You need a license to prove road safety.

• You need registration to show the vehicle is not stolen.

• You need insurance to protect yourself from risk.

• We want to prevent accidents.

• We want to reduce crime.

• We want check you are capable of using this thing.

• I have a constitutional right.

• I operate under constitutional law.

• I need to see you verify constitutional law.

Sovereigns are "language fighters". They seek to fight authority not by force but by use of language. That's their game.

But by using blank, deconstructed, one-way statements with no further elaboration or response, the Sovereign can be quickly dismantled. So why do you have such a problem with this.

I am frustrated.

And if you do, why? And if you had a career prior to it, do you wish you stayed there?

Please help me if you can, pm me.
I have a situation and I need to prep for my poly

When did you realize it was time to leave the profession?

I’m 15 years in. I’ve been on vacation the last 2 weeks and I realized during this period that I’m done. I went from loving every minute of it had a great sense of pride in the work. But now I’ve shifted and just feel this isn’t for me anymore.

I’m looking for people’s opinions who have been in the Navy and the police force. What did you like better? Why? How is leadership? How is your coworkers? What are the pros and cons? I’m currently in the Navy and I really want to get out and become a police officer. I feel like in the Navy my job is meaningless and barely has any positive impact.

Good evening yall. New Detective Constable here. Looking to see if there’s any groups of Canadian or specifically Ontario Major Crime Unit members that could I bounce questions, share ITOs off of etc.

Very junior Major Crime Unit where I’m at and looking to expand my KSAs by speaking to some experienced DCs.

A new Charger police pursuit vehicle, or PPV, was on display this week at the Police Fleet Expo in Orlando, Florida, according to Team One Public Safety Division, a group that represents manufacturers specializing in products for emergency vehicles.

Now that I’ve got your attention off rage bait lol

At the end of the day, I’m old enough to realize police officers are humans too. They have their own way of decompressing and relaxing, etc..

I’ve read a lot about how cops typically only stick within their own circle outside of work even in terms of friendships/relationships.

That being said myself personally, I am a festival goer for electronic dance music. I like to go to festivals once or twice a year do some psychedelics and come back refreshed and reset.

Is that common for police officers have you guys ever taken illegal substances while being a police officer not in an addiction way either.

Very casual.. say you’re out on a long weekend at a buddies cabin and he has a joint that sort of situation??

I don t know if this the right subreddit, but this is the best place I found.

A couple who don t live together. They met as usual each Saturdays with a few friends. The Friends leaves and the couple stay between each other. The girlfriend/boyfriend leave back to his home during the evening.

The next morning, his/her partner is found dead. The victims parents who always hated the partner immediatly suspect him. And what is found to be the crime s gun is found at the suspect s home the day after the last time the victim was found alive. The suspect who never used a gun, has no explaination about why it was there.

However, other relatives tells this was a perfect couple who never had a single argument in their 14 months life. Witness of the Saturdays tell they were deeply in love of each other with. Romantic Tiktok Videos posted that day by both partners day do prove this. They even both started to prepare their luggages to go on their second trip together the next week. In addition tne suspect criminal records are clean. The victim had the habit of eating during the night because of a heat wave in a home without air conditionning, the room temperature is at 36 degrees. So it s impossible to guess at which hour the single shot killing did occur.

Am I right that unless the surving girlfiend/boyfriend find a way to figure what hapnned that he/she is essentially toast on the investigation side?

I was asleep and woke up to damage to my car (initial inspection looks minor but body shop average quote is ~$5k) and a police note with a closed case number (witness saw and reported, but "subject unknown"). I called around about cameras, got footage including the brand of the scooter company, called them, but they apparently need records subpoenaed.

I called PD back, gave them all of that, and they said "due to the extent of damage it's unlikely anything will be pursued". Is there any way I can at least get them to pull the records from the scooter company to GRAMA request and then sue the guy who booked the scooter myself?