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Jesse H · 11-18-2007, 06:30 PM

I'm the only Asian officer in my agency so I'm fairly recognizable. So far the encounters haven't been unpleasant and they've all been on duty. They usually recognize me before I them. I'm starting to understand why alot of officers don't like living where they work.

Mike TRT · 11-18-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesse H

I'm the only Asian officer in my agency so I'm fairly recognizable. So far the encounters haven't been unpleasant and they've all been on duty. They usually recognize me before I them. I'm starting to understand why alot of officers don't like living where they work.

another reason I dont understand why a lot of coppers dont carry off duty... its only a matter of time before an unpleasant (or pleasant, depends on how you feel about it) experience happens off duty.

bigun · 11-19-2007, 12:48 AM

I work for a VA Hospital as a Police officer, the hospital I work for is mostly mental and drug/alcohol dependancy treatment. Needles to say even though these guys are vets as I am, they are not the guys you find in the board rooms, many are homeless and many are out patient. In a average week I will get two or more death threats and see these guys in the community on a regular basis, I carry all the time now.

AKpredator · 11-19-2007, 05:31 AM

That's why you be nice when you hand out a ticket. They may ressent the ticket but they will also remember a pleasant, professional encounter.

The Tengu · 11-19-2007, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jesse H

I'm the only Asian officer in my agency so I'm fairly recognizable. So far the encounters haven't been unpleasant and they've all been on duty. They usually recognize me before I them. I'm starting to understand why alot of officers don't like living where they work.

Yeah I think I'm like one of five Asian officers at our department.

Very frequently I encounter someone who thinks I've arrested them before, or made a call at their house before.

So, I actually have more or less a five times greater chance than you do of running into someone who "I" have arrested before, and I have NO WAY of knowing who the perp is, why the were arrested, and how the A/O treated them.

When I'm off duty I carry no less than my pistol, spare mag, flashlight, knife, pepper spray, and my CELLPHONE.

03RangerXLT · 11-19-2007, 02:17 PM

I was responding to a wanted person who ran call not too long ago. While patrolling the area, someone put radio traffic out that he had run into the area Walmart. So a whole bunch of us roll down ther and setup up a perimeter. I posted up at one of the entrances in case he tried leaving. While standing there some guy my age (young) walks up and says, "Hey officer Battersby! DO you remember me!?!?). I said, "Oh ****," under my breath. I remembered him all right. He was a pain in the ass and most annoying inmate from my housing unit from when I worked the jail about a month prior.

I have been out with my roommate a couple times at bars and been approached by people who remember me from teh jail. We don't go to those bars anymore.

Ghostrider304 · 11-19-2007, 05:09 PM

Hell the first arrest I ever made was a 16 year old kid for MIP. My wife and I see him while we were at dinner two nights later.

Seems to happen more often than I would like.

Will-

**hacker15** · 11-19-2007, 07:14 PM

Used to happen quite often - and it's more than enough reason to carry every time you leave the house - no exceptions, no excuses. Being inside as court officer, it's not too bad - I still see people that appear in court for some pretty serious sh*t - but I'm more of a bystander now (at least that's how they see me). Every once in awhile I see some that I know have outstanding W&W's pending against them. I can now call 911 and leave the heavy lifting to the uniforms. But now I get to watch!

ichy_trigger · 11-19-2007, 07:59 PM

My hats off to all of you!

street cruiser · 11-19-2007, 08:28 PM

That is why I try to be professional during my encounters with the public. I have run into several people I have arrested while out and about including a mental patient who I convinced not to kill himself. That's why I keep a gun with me all the time, along with a sharp knife and cell phone. I also do what I can to stay in shape so that if I am noticed I'll be physically prepared. I have also talked with my wife about backing away and getting help in order to protect her and the kids.

11-18-2007, 06:30 PM	#1
Jesse H XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 157	Running into folks you've arrested or cited I'm the only Asian officer in my agency so I'm fairly recognizable. So far the encounters haven't been unpleasant and they've all been on duty. They usually recognize me before I them. I'm starting to understand why alot of officers don't like living where they work. __________________ HS2000 gen 2 XD40SC XD45 "We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses" -Toby Keith

11-19-2007, 12:48 AM	#3
bigun XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Iowa Posts: 2,521	I work for a VA Hospital as a Police officer, the hospital I work for is mostly mental and drug/alcohol dependancy treatment. Needles to say even though these guys are vets as I am, they are not the guys you find in the board rooms, many are homeless and many are out patient. In a average week I will get two or more death threats and see these guys in the community on a regular basis, I carry all the time now. __________________ Remington Rand 1911A1, Kimber Pro CDP 2, Kimber Custom Target, Ruger mark2 Govt model with Bushnell Holo site, Beretta 92D 9mm, Kahr K-40, Coming soon Kimber Warrior or Springfield Operator.

11-19-2007, 02:17 PM	#6
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,111	I was responding to a wanted person who ran call not too long ago. While patrolling the area, someone put radio traffic out that he had run into the area Walmart. So a whole bunch of us roll down ther and setup up a perimeter. I posted up at one of the entrances in case he tried leaving. While standing there some guy my age (young) walks up and says, "Hey officer Battersby! DO you remember me!?!?). I said, "Oh ****," under my breath. I remembered him all right. He was a pain in the ass and most annoying inmate from my housing unit from when I worked the jail about a month prior. I have been out with my roommate a couple times at bars and been approached by people who remember me from teh jail. We don't go to those bars anymore. __________________ -John

11-19-2007, 05:09 PM	#7
Ghostrider304 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Missouri, St. Louis Area Posts: 112	Hell the first arrest I ever made was a 16 year old kid for MIP. My wife and I see him while we were at dinner two nights later. Seems to happen more often than I would like. Will- __________________ Will- Sgt. USMC 3rd AABn. 1992-1996 YAT-YAS Semper Fi SA XD40 Sub-Compact Purchased 11/07/2007

11-19-2007, 07:14 PM	#8
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,319	Used to happen quite often - and it's more than enough reason to carry every time you leave the house - no exceptions, no excuses. Being inside as court officer, it's not too bad - I still see people that appear in court for some pretty serious sht - but I'm more of a bystander now (at least that's how they see me). Every once in awhile I see some that I know have outstanding W&W's pending against them. I can now call 911 and leave the heavy lifting to the uniforms. But now I get to watch! __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.* Mark Twain

11-19-2007, 05:31 AM	#4
AKpredator XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 398	That's why you be nice when you hand out a ticket. They may ressent the ticket but they will also remember a pleasant, professional encounter.

11-19-2007, 07:59 PM	#9
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,413	My hats off to all of you! __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

11-19-2007, 08:28 PM	#10
street cruiser XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 188	That is why I try to be professional during my encounters with the public. I have run into several people I have arrested while out and about including a mental patient who I convinced not to kill himself. That's why I keep a gun with me all the time, along with a sharp knife and cell phone. I also do what I can to stay in shape so that if I am noticed I'll be physically prepared. I have also talked with my wife about backing away and getting help in order to protect her and the kids. __________________ >>>>Perseverate in Pugna<<<< 'Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.' (From a Texas A&M student) The difference between the tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. (Mark Twain)

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