To be honest with you, there are a lot of differences between FL and VA law so I'm not sure about FL. Up here, unless it is something disorderly that incites violence, etc., most of the time we just shrug it off. By law, in VA, cursing is a violation and it's a minor misdemeanor. Granted, I don't like being cursed, but at the same time, I'm really thick skinned and I just ignore it. Having said that, I have found over the years that if you treat the people you deal with the same way you'd like to be treated, you get a lot further. I don't curse at anyone I'm dealing with. When you start doing that, you quickly find yourself on a sinking ship. You get a lot less information than you would have otherwise.
It stinks that this guy treated you that way and as you have found out already, this isn't the "norm". People like that tend to give us a black eye we don't collectively deserve. To your point about him making you second guess wanting to be a cop. Don't let it deter you if it's something you really want to do. After all, you've found out from this experience that this isn't the way to treat people. It should make you more willing to become a cop just to try to right some of the wrongs like this.
For what it's worth, I've chewed some butts over things like this in my time. It wasn't any of my folks but officers from different shifts whose supervisor was off, leaving it in my lap to supervise the shift.
I guess my point is, regardless of whether or not what you did was illegal in your state, he didn't need to talk to you that way. Unless you're doing something to deliberately obstruct him, you're assaulting him, or have given him some other reason to arrest you, what you said without cursing would not be grounds for arresting you here in VA...I don't know about FL though.
Good advice John. Rep you when they let me.
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Pics and Mods in Gallery. Have a Great day........
Good thing its Friday. I'm really drooling over the idea of getting to sleep in tomorrow.
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Lisa...Ill glady take a kick to the head...its just the cost of doin business!
I see. Well then, perhaps you should be a farrier?
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Moose is doing good! How are things there?
I was betting she was 16. lol
Things are good here. Its finally spring. Flowers, trees are blooming, everything is green - the birds are gettin it on.
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Oh and for the record I can still get my right foot behind my head. Not the left, but I can get it with the right.
I know it's not hot since I'm not a chick, but I just thought I'd throw that out there.
LOL Pete. The guys might be disturbed by this but, they are just jealous. Most men are as stiff as a 2x4. Really. Most of them have a hard time clipping their toenails.
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That makes two of us. Up at 5:30 and work 7 to 7.
Well then that makes three of us. Except I am usually up at 5. I have a lot of hair to take care of.
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Swingshift. Two weeks of nights and two weeks of days every month. Every other Fri-Sun off. Not too bad having a three day weekend every other week, but the constant switching back and forth between nights and days stinks.
You're going to laugh, but I have always been interested in a career in law enforcement. One of the things that has kept me from going that route is the schedule. Not that I mind working irregular hours, I just don't know if my body's clock will do it. I am not a night person, at all....My body falls asleep at midnight whether I want it to or not. When you are dealing with firearms, automobiles, and dangerous individuals, thats probably not the greatest idea. Although, I'd probably learn to deal with it.
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Congrats. I've got 7 more years on my house. I'll get there one of these days.
Ooooo...any possibility of putting a few extra hundred towards the mortgage to get it knocked off a little quicker?
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Hey Caleb, what part of Fl are you in? No emissions checks, here in Alabama, and Tristan is right about the lift laws, If it will fit under the lowest bridge in your county(CB anteneas removed of course), then its legal.
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Hey everybody Im just looking around for my bath buddy....I was hoping he was here...hmmmm
I'm right here
Good Morning Everyone!
Well today is court part II on the bogus charge that the ex brought against me. The $1,000,000 question is..............Will she show up in court due to the fact that I have the note that she wrote to J-L admitting that she lied to the police???
Clay offered to have his CC ready in case I need bail. What a guy!
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Jim a true friend wouldnt bail you out, a true friend would be right there beside ya in jail saying, man that was awesome! Good luck today bud, although you and I both know you wont need any
Morning everyone
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Jim a true friend wouldnt bail you out, a true friend would be right there beside ya in jail saying, man that was awesome! Good luck today bud, although you and I both know you wont need any
Morning everyone
I know a guy that had that saying on a sign that he had haning over his bar in the "man cave" I got a phone call this morning from the Acushnet P.D. they have an addum to the report that they have proof that she lied.
Details later..............
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What I gotta ask though, is with all the lying BS stuff, is there anything that happens to her? Isnt that slander, or something when you make up sh17 about someone like that, and take it to that extent?
Im thinking 2-5 years with a "bubba-ette" to take "special care" of your ex is in order!
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Good morning folks! Busy day today and too much work makes Johnny a dull boy.
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Good advice John. Rep you when they let me.
Thanks Mark...it's the thought that counts buddy.
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Well then that makes three of us. Except I am usually up at 5. I have a lot of hair to take care of.
You're going to laugh, but I have always been interested in a career in law enforcement. One of the things that has kept me from going that route is the schedule. Not that I mind working irregular hours, I just don't know if my body's clock will do it. I am not a night person, at all....My body falls asleep at midnight whether I want it to or not. When you are dealing with firearms, automobiles, and dangerous individuals, thats probably not the greatest idea. Although, I'd probably learn to deal with it.
Good Morning Lisa! Well, my hair's so high and tight, I can dry off with a napkin after a shower.
The shift work is crappy. On the weeks I'm on nightshift, even on my off days, I stay in the same schedule - stay up all night and sleep during the day. We work a three on, two off, two on, three off, two on, two off schedule. Confusing to say the least. If I tried to turn around and sleep at night on my off days, I'd be even more screwed up than I already am. It's a great job though and I enjoy it.
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I don't do nights either.
I'll fall asleep standing on my feet if I stay up late enough.
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I never did get why some places have goofy assed shifts like that. Some people are day people, some are night, some like working weekends, some weekdays. Why not make the shifts that way?!
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I guess the nights thing started back just after high school. My first full-time job was straight midnight shift 11-7. Between then and now, I've always worked some variation of a swingshift with the exception of '90-'92 when I worked straight dayshift. I could tell a difference in how I felt. For the past six months, I've been on straight days and have felt better than I have in years. Unfortunately, I go back to swingshift in June.
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I see. Well then, perhaps you should be a farrier?
Good mornin!
No way! I couldnt deal with getting chitted on...
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Morning Mark!
That doesnt surprise me Jim.
What I gotta ask though, is with all the lying BS stuff, is there anything that happens to her? Isnt that slander, or something when you make up sh17 about someone like that, and take it to that extent?
Im thinking 2-5 years with a "bubba-ette" to take "special care" of your ex is in order!
Not to mention she filed a false police report...
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I don't do nights either.
I'll fall asleep standing on my feet if I stay up late enough.
Not I! I usually do some of my best work in the early morning hours. I think I got used to it in college. Not to mention my work downloads at midnight each day and I have to map the routes out and print all the paperwork. I go to bed, wake up and Im ready for work around 11am!
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