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during my four-year hitch in the Corps, a quick poll of the first-term enlisted jarheads in a USMC infantry battalion, asking "what are you going to do when you
by doug1001 9y ago
during my four-year hitch in the Corps, a quick poll of the first-term enlisted jarheads in a USMC infantry battalion, asking "what are you going to do when you're hitch is up?" the most frequent answer would have been "become a cop"
and these were guys who, when off-duty, wore t-shirts with aphorisms like
"kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out"
and
"join the Marines, travel to exotic places, meet interesting people, and kill them"
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i have a (completely untested) hypothesis, that police forces which require officers to be trained as EMTs and police officers (San Jose?) have far lower incidence of claims and proven instances of incidence of excessive force, abuse of authority, etc.
- gleenn 9y agoVery anecdotal but after 5 years of living in San Jose, I was very scared of police. I've never had a problem with police, but the times I did there were terrible. I was pretty appalled at their behavior and I wasn't doing anything serious at all. I also heard of people throwing parties, getting in trouble, and being beaten. That was a second hand story though. One of the big reasons I left was fear of the police there.
- ch 9y agoIt would be interesting if not only EMT training was required, but also some number of years as an active EMT. Having to respond to various scenes involving law enforcement, but not being blessed as law enforcement would provide an interesting perspective on police response.