The number of Border patrol agents that have committed suicide this year speaks to how stressful and difficult law enforcement careers are. Most of the counties in Indiana are still somewhat calm but what the officers on IMPD are living through has to be hell on earth for those that aren't as BBIs said, saints or mystics.Because we're "professionals" and internalize it, shortening our lifespans and becoming cynical assholes with rare exception. The number of officers who work the street or major investigations for any length of time who truly didn't seem effected by it are saints and mystics as far as I can tell. **** like: https://www.indianagunowners.com/th...om-crying-cops-say.529482/page-2#post-9384601 I mean, you see people worked up just from *reading about it* now imagine seeing it. Routinely.
It's the best ****tiest job on the planet, but it takes a real toll. Especially if you don't have a solid support system behind you and the ability to know how to use it.
Former college roommate of mine was, at the time, one of the youngest dudes to have taken/passed the IMPD detective exam - much to the chagrin of MANY other people. I think his first gig was either vice/sex crimes and then to homicide. May be reversed.Because we're "professionals" and internalize it, shortening our lifespans and becoming cynical a-holes with rare exception. The number of officers who work the street or major investigations for any length of time who truly didn't seem effected by it are saints and mystics as far as I can tell. **** like: https://www.indianagunowners.com/th...om-crying-cops-say.529482/page-2#post-9384601 I mean, you see people worked up just from *reading about it* now imagine seeing it. Routinely.
It's the best ****tiest job on the planet, but it takes a real toll. Especially if you don't have a solid support system behind you and the ability to know how to use it.
Former college roommate of mine was, at the time, one of the youngest dudes to have taken/passed the IMPD detective exam - much to the chagrin of MANY other people. I think his first gig was either vice/sex crimes and then to homicide. May be reversed.
Anyhow - I think he was a detective for 5-6 years before he'd had enough. He's now some kind of shift sgt and no longer a detective.
Ah! Thanks for the education on that. I'm pretty ignert about it.And we don't actually have a "detective exam". Each unit runs it's own selection process and it can be as formal or informal as the leadership of that unit wants it to be. It could be as simple as grabbing a known good officer, an oral board, some combination of oral board and written exercise, etc. We're starting to firm up a more universal process, but detective for us is a position, not a rank, so there's no format like there is for sergeant, etc. That also means there's no set career path, once you are promoted you go anywhere. I've went Ops->Invest->Ops->Invest as Ptl, Det, Sgt, Lt respectively.
Ah! Thanks for the education on that. I'm pretty ignert about it.
I do know, though, that many of his co-workers weren't that happy about it....and many who were already detectives weren't happy with it - because he was so young.
Because we're "professionals" and internalize it, shortening our lifespans and becoming cynical a-holes with rare exception.
I get it...it's the rant so many wish they could let loose with, but control themselves because they are professionsals...I hate profanity while working. It's rarely useful. Professionals suck it up and act like professionals, regardless of personal issues or feelings.
I hate profanity while working. It's rarely useful. Professionals suck it up and act like professionals, regardless of personal issues or feelings.
He would have never been treated like that if he was Black.
He would have never been treated like that if he was Black.