The lighter side of police work

Jstpssng · Oct 22, 2018

Some people collect art, some like cars, and others appreciate the precision required in a good firearm. Historically they have held their value as well as real estate. I have 3 that I actually use for hunting; the rest I might take out of the cabinet once a year. None are highly valuable but my single shot 20guage was my grandfather's, and he carried it the first time that I ever went hunting. My .22 and one of my 16 gauge singles belonged to my father; my 12 gauge pump belonged to my brother. None of those family members are here anymore, but when I shoot their guns or run an oily rag along the barrel it brings back some good memories of hunting camps years ago.

vvanders · Oct 22, 2018

atsah said:
Developed is the key word here because there are many so called undeveloped country’s much smaller with many less people with higher gun related violence than the US..

The second amendment is one of a few important things to me in my life. When I vote, my vote goes to people that stand behind the second amendment.

I don’t expect many from the commy states, Cali, NY, MA etc, to vote for the right to bear arms but I do expect them to try and tell others how to live. Nothing unusual..

There's a place called friendly politics where you're happy to discuss gun ownership if you're going to throw around the commy language. Otherwise it looks to me that Wagtail has been more than patient with some of the folks in this thread.

If you want to gripe about political parties telling people how to live there's plenty of that on both sides. States rights only matter these days until it becomes inconvenient to the party in question.

atsah · Oct 22, 2018

vvanders said:
There's a place called friendly politics where you're happy to discuss gun ownership if you're going to throw around the commy language. Otherwise it looks to me that Wagtail has been more than patient with some of the folks in this thread.

If you want to gripe about political parties telling people how to live there's plenty of that on both sides. States rights only matter these days until it becomes inconvenient to the party in question.

Yup, no problem, carry on..

Tractor Seabee · Oct 23, 2018

I as hoping this tread would be entertaining wit stories of funny/strange things that happen in the police world. Back on track or let's move on.

Ron

dragoneggs · Oct 23, 2018

Tractor Seabee said:
I as hoping this tread would be entertaining wit stories of funny/strange things that happen in the police world. Back on track or let's move on.

Ron

thanks Ron!

bunyip · Oct 23, 2018

Garandman said:
Yes, amazing coincidence this real-world party happened to follow the exact narrative of the Glock ad....

It happened in 1982, maybe the narrative is plagiarised.....

sixdogs · Oct 23, 2018

A classic has to be the perp that tried to break a convenience store glass (unbreakable glass) door at night with a rock but it kept bouncing off. In frustration, he finally picked up a cinder block and gave it the old heave-ho as hard as he could into the door. It bounced back, cold cocked him and he was still unconscious when the cops showed up. All on video so tell it to the judge.

Garandman · Oct 23, 2018

It is fair to note this thread started with the second-hand recounting of something that likely happened only in a Glock advertisement. Reminds me the difference between a fairy tale and a war story. A fairy tale begins, “Once upon a time.” A war story begins, “No ****, there I was....”

ning said:
And an anstounding (sic) amount of gun-related violence - the highest in the developed world.

That’s propaganda by anti-gun groups.

More than half of all gun homicides in the US are suicides. Large cities (all with strict gun laws) contribute more than their fair share.

We have one of the largest populations of any country. Based on events and population, we rank 94th.

Is the United States third in murders and are outlier cities to blame? No. | PolitiFact

cqaigy2 · Oct 23, 2018

Garandman said:
It is fair to note this thread started with the second-hand recounting of something that likely happened only in a Glock advertisement. Reminds me the difference between a fairy tale and a war story. A fairy tale begins, “Once upon a time.” A war story begins, “No ****, there I was....”

That’s propaganda by anti-gun groups.

More than half of all gun homicides in the US are suicides. Large cities (all with strict gun laws) contribute more than their fair share.

We have one of the largest populations of any country. Based on events and population, we rank 94th.

Is the United States third in murders and are outlier cities to blame? No. | PolitiFact

I just have to have the last word.

Jstpssng · Oct 23, 2018

From the book: A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine Woods: Roger Guay, Kate Clark Flora: 978151748: Amazon.com: Books
Roger Guay was a highly respected game warden and K-9 handler until he retired about 15 years ago. In the book he tells about getting called out when he was just starting out with dogs, to look for a lost child.
The pup kept going over to the family snowsled, and Roger would pull him away and tell the dog to get to work.
A couple of hours past and the search was starting to build with more volunteers showing up; when the toddler walked around the garage to see what the commotion was about.

"I fell asleep on Daddy's snowmobile."

Roger said that's how he learned to listen to his dog.