TAB said:
You are very much wrong about that. You can buy any hand gun, even those off the approved list, you can buy hicap mags, you can buy an AW, you can buy AP ammo,... do I really need to go on?
cops/ fire men risking thier lives...
OSHA does not even have you guys in the top 10 most dangerous jobs... so please stop playing that card.
Wrong again, TAB. You make wild assumptions based soley on your opinion, then assume that things are the way you think.
Yes, I can buy a handgun off of the approved list (so can you!). But, I still can be suspended from work if I choose to carry it as a CCW weapon (you can't).
You can also buy high capacity magazines, haven't you been following the news? My duty rifle is sold on the shelves in many gun stores, and requires no special departmental authorization to buy (you could buy it).
I can not buy AP ammo. My department does not authorize me to do so, and would not provide letterhead for me to do if if I wanted. As I said, again, my ammo is nothing special. You could buy it at any gun store.
So, yeah, I guess you do need to go on... Because, frankly, you have no idea what you are talking about!
And, where did the ten most dangerous jobs thing come in? It is true that we lose applicants because of the danger... whether or not it is in OSHA's "top ten" list. My department has lost 60 officers in the line of duty, and I know of dozens of guys (personally) who have received SBI (serious bodily injury) in the performance of their duties. We had an officer killed my first week on the job. Do we lose as many guys as crab fishing in AK? Maybe not... But that still doesn't mean that it isn't a factor that sways otherwise qualified applicants from the job. I know the risks (and don't consider them excessive), I accept it as part of my job, but it can still be a major factor when trying recruit people (
which is what I was talking about in the previous post). So, don't take what I say, and misrepresent it to mean whatever you would like!
This job does require a certain amount of inherent aggression, and a willingness to walk into situations that most people won't. And the perks you speak of don't exist. We do risky things, whether or not they all involve shootings.
So, what is your point, sir??
Also, for those of you who have responded about also getting in trouble at your jobs, two careers that were mentioned stand out as ones that I have also done:
I managed a car rental company years ago, and drove company vehicles. Never had an issue with getting a ticket (whereas now I do)... And, the alleged "professional courtesy" thing would never even be possible with a photo radar/parking ticket anyway (and I don't drink and drive, and wouldn't expect to get away with it if I did. It is dangerous and stupid, so stop assuming that cops are just out there DUI on their own time).
I also worked for a bank for some time. Police contact would not get you in trouble or fired there... Short of a fraud type of offense, or a felony, you were free and clear as far as work was concerned. That is absolutely not the case in LE, and I could EASILY be fired over a disorderly conduct city ticket or a DUI (the banker will not be).
