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[mikec]

It's not "smarter" people, it's people with common sense and integrity. Some of the smartest people I know don't have a lick of common sense. It is truly a homogenous blend of traits that make a good officer.

A great example is APD where you have to have a degree. They tend to over think everything and worry about policies and procedures. While they are in meditation, opportunities pass. They are also afraid to get their hands dirty.

This is a generalization, not true about evey APD officer. They also have to worry about being "at will" employees and not covered by civil service.

Are you guys seeing the results of this whole "can't hire anyone with an IQ over 104" yet? Is that even a policy all the departments are going to?

[03trubluGT]

I know you're not a part of the hiring process, but hire smarter people.

It's not "smarter" people, it's people with common sense and integrity. Some of the smartest people I know don't have a lick of common sense. It is truly a homogenous blend of traits that make a good officer.

A great example is APD where you have to have a degree. They tend to over think everything and worry about policies and procedures. While they are in meditation, opportunities pass. They are also afraid to get their hands dirty.

This is a generalization, not true about evey APD officer. They also have to worry about being "at will" employees and not covered by civil service.

[SMKR]

Art Acevedo is still an incompetent fuck, though. APD under his watch is going to end up like DPD.

How so?

[SMKR]

Haven't heard the whole story. Wharz video?

Art said it would be released once investigation is complete.

[racrguy]

I saw the text, that's why I said it was a stretch.


Times are a lot different, and you have to look at the hiring process. We are not getting the same applicants as we were 20 years ago. Those questionable applicants are showing their true colors after being trained and cut loose. Sometimes it takes a couple of years to trip up, but it's happening, and it makes us all look bad.

I know you're not a part of the hiring process, but hire smarter people.

[03trubluGT]

White text owns you? FWPD isn't NEAR as bad as DPD is. Obviously I don't speak from an inside perspective, but of one from someone who sees the shenanigans the two departments get into.

I saw the text, that's why I said it was a stretch.


Times are a lot different, and you have to look at the hiring process. We are not getting the same applicants as we were 20 years ago. Those questionable applicants are showing their true colors after being trained and cut loose. Sometimes it takes a couple of years to trip up, but it's happening, and it makes us all look bad.

[95DRGT]

In fairness, it would be nice if the media covered more positive things. Not just in regards to the police either.

"Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration – that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather."

[Bputacoma]

somebody say shenanigans?

[racrguy]

That would be a streeeetch....

DPD is HORRIBLE. I have old high school friends that are close to retirement, and they are counting the seconds.

White text owns you? FWPD isn't NEAR as bad as DPD is. Obviously I don't speak from an inside perspective, but of one from someone who sees the shenanigans the two departments get into.

[03trubluGT]

FWPD leadership? Sorry, too easy. I'm just fuckin' with ya.

That would be a streeeetch....

DPD is HORRIBLE. I have old high school friends that are close to retirement, and they are counting the seconds.

[racrguy]

I don't think anything can match the incompetence of the DPD leadership.

FWPD leadership? Sorry, too easy. I'm just fuckin' with ya.

[kingjason]

I don't think anything can match the incompetence of the DPD leadership.

x2

[racrguy]

Wouldn't be news then and there'd be no ratings

Yep. Americans are drawn to train wrecks, and the news would be boring if day in day out it was nothing but "XXX person was a good guy today by saving a cat/not violating rights/saving people from a burning car."

I may be an optimist, but aren't those things expected from the general populace, to be good people?

[Forever_frost]

In fairness, it would be nice if the media covered more positive things. Not just in regards to the police either.

Wouldn't be news then and there'd be no ratings

[LS1Goat]

Nice.