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I miss his unbiased posts regarding the actions of LEO's.
He probably got burned out of the LEO articles being posted.
Perhaps they should do more to rid their profession of those bad apples. That way we have fewer reasons to tar and feather.Most FT LEOs that were on this site have left. It's just like Derek said, they generally have very thin skin wrt being tarred and feathered (as a class of people) over the bad actions of those that do get caught/plastered in the news
Perhaps they should do more to rid their profession of those bad apples. That way we have fewer reasons to tar and feather.
If you knew how little clout individual officers have or even their local unions, you would be shocked.
I don't disagree about weeding out the bad apples, just that individual officers don't have that ability, only the brass do and from what I've experienced, they seem to just look the other way until something explodes. And then I've seen Civil Service reverse the decisions to reprimand those that got caught . . . so even the brass have their hands tied.
If it was important to them, they would find a way.
If it was important to them, they would find a way.
I'm glad that Obie is here. Though I didn't always agree with the way HC went with posting, it almost ALWAYS made me continue reading the thread.
The insights that I get from the LEO's on here is very valuable. Though NES member LEO's probably don't reflect the LE community as a whole, it's still very important that I hear what they have to say.
If it was important to them, they would find a way.
What is so interesting is that there really are a lot of LEO bashers on the forum who paint all law enforcement with the same broad brush.
If you knew how little clout individual officers have or even their local unions, you would be shocked.
I don't disagree about weeding out the bad apples, just that individual officers don't have that ability, only the brass do and from what I've experienced, they seem to just look the other way until something explodes. And then I've seen Civil Service reverse the decisions to reprimand those that got caught . . . so even the brass have their hands tied.