"You shameless Hussy!"
20 years in law enforcement this past year. We seem to get all the blame yet we are the first ones called when someone needs help. My county implemented a Mobile Crisis Team 2 years ago. End of December 2023 13 of the 20 positions were cut by the director of the Health Department that oversaw them. His reasoning is that we (the police) were over utilizing them for calls that we had traditionally handled ourselves such as suicidal persons, persons in a mental crisis requesting help, overdoses or unattended deaths where family were on scene and distraught. Even the local health department doesn't want to spend the money to help people. Just send the police. I have had people that have legitimately made an attempt to harm or kill themselves that I have taken to the local hospital for an emergency evaluation only for them to be released within 4 hours. 7 times they have left the hospital and successfully killed themselves. Twice I have been named in wrongfully death lawsuits as a result. Never has the hospital staff that said they were not a threat to themselves been named. I am trained for both the Taser and FN303. Only our swat team has the FN303. 6 Taser deployments in the last 15 years and only 1 was truly effective. Drugs, clothing, and other factors can and do limit its effectiveness. Currently unless someone agrees to go for an evaluation, I can't even force them to go to the hospital now. Families can get a court ordered evaluation issued by a judge but if the person says, "Fuck you I am not going", our response is OK see you tomorrow. I have been shot at, stabbed twice, almost run over with a car, and exposed to HIV, AIDS, Hep C and God knows what else on multiple occasions. Just in the last 5 years I have buried 8 of my friends and coworkers and been to over 15 funerals for others killed in the line of duty just because of the uniform they wore. We are treated in many areas like returning veterans from the Vietnam area were. I was diagnosed with PTS, depression, and anxiety in 2018 following a horrific call in 2017 where an infant was killed. My wife was pregnant with our son at the time. December 2017 and again August 2018, my sons first Christmas and his first birthday I ended up with a gun in my mouth ready to pull the trigger. The only thing that stopped me was the thought of that being my legacy for my son. I am far from being ok but I am much better that I was. My wife and a few very close friends made sure I got the help I needed in time in spite of what a commander at my agency thiught and said about me. Some of you assholes on here have brought me more laughter and smiles than you will ever know. My collection of stolen memories from here has resulted in my permanent bann from facebook. I thank you for that. All that being said until you are willing to put on the uniform and do the job yourself shut the fuck up about the outcome of that video. Military, first responders fire/police/ems see the worst of the worst on a daily basis. Teachers are not far behind in today's schools unfortunately. Yet all are expected to make a split second decision while being under trained, overworked, and unsupported by the people in charge only to be scrutinized and demonized by those that have never been in that situation themselves. As I tell each new police class when I visit the academy to teach certain blocks, saying it, doing it, and living with the aftermath are all 3 very different things. Weather it is taking a life, doing your absolute best but still failing to save a life, or everything in between. I lost zero sleep in the life that was lost in my fatal crash years ago. He was drunk and high on a motorcycle and crossed the center line striking me head on. I was almost completely on the shoulder trying to get out of the way. That was my 3rd of 9 diagnosed concussions. I have however spent countless sleepless nights and still do, tonight being one of them as i sit in my sons room listening to him snore and finding peace in the sounds, fighting the demons in my head while remembering those I could not save no matter how hard I tried weather they be friends, enemies, or complete strangers.
That's God's way of saying we should keep our eyesore garbage off of the beautiful landscape he created. Southern Minnesota is riddled with them.
As if the wind farms weren't bad enough, we got a couple in my AO about five years ago. The latest addition to the green initiative in my area are a couple good size solar farms.
Pisses me off to see what was once good farmland or cattle land now just blanketed with solar panels.
That's not very motivational so here's a picture of the next generation. View attachment 8316554
When I was flying a lot for work, I often flew red eye flights late at night or butt crack of dawn early to avoid crowds. Wanting something decent for coffee, I’d order a medium cup of dark coffee with an added shot of espresso. The other crap wasn’t palatable.Have never drunk a latte, my coffee of choice is a very strong, black 8 oz mug, I have not found the secret code to ordering that when away from home so stick to ordering Bourbon....
yes you are being a armchair qb, he used what he had to stop her from injuring another person, you show up with a shotgun, it only escalates faster and more violentlyCertainly not armchair quarterbacking here..... but would a 12-gauge with beanbag rounds be another solution?
I asked the question, meaning whether a shotgun with beanbag could be an alternative. But I can see your point that a shotgun in hand might escalate faster. If all you have at your disposal is a choice between a taser and a handgun - with a crazy person running at you with two knives slashing - the handgun is the only answer. I never questioned the LEO’s decision.yes you are being a armchair qb, he used what he had to stop her from injuring another person, you show up with a shotgun, it only escalates faster and more violently
Agreed. Almost every developed nation in the world has government mental institutions. Incompetence and corruption led to all of ours being shut down, but they should have been either reformed, or restarted from scratch. The libertarian/historian in me knows that like all government power they can be abused, but they’re a necessary evil. Many of these people could be helped in an institutional setting, but even the ones who can’t shouldn’t just be running around loose. I know because my brother-in-law is a schizophrenic vagrant with drug and gambling addictions. He belongs in an institution. There are thousands of people walking around who are justCorrect. This country does a very poor job with mental illness.
However most of that is by design.
I can’t help but wonder if this mental health crisis is by design.Agreed. Almost every developed nation in the world has government mental institutions. Incompetence and corruption led to all of ours being shut down, but they should have been either reformed, or restarted from scratch. The libertarian/historian in me knows that like all government power they can be abused, but they’re a necessary evil. Many of these people could be helped in an institutional setting, but even the ones who can’t shouldn’t just be running around loose. I know because my brother-in-law is a schizophrenic vagrant with drug and gambling addictions. He belongs in an institution. There are thousands of people walking around who are just
We need to reconstitute the state mental institutions. That is one of the few expenditures of tax dollars that actually makes sense and is in the interests of the public. Plenty of shit to shut down to pay for it.
HOWEVER, once it gets to the armed, violent, threatening, and insane public behavior the cops are the only ones I’d send. Who do you suggest sending?
I can’t help but wonder if this mental health crisis is by design.
I’m wondering if the official government position might be that every Trump voter needs to be institutionalized? You KNOW that’s what they would like to see!
Who keeps their extra large butt plug on a shelf?
Like most issues it’s a combination of course.I can’t help but wonder if this mental health crisis is by design.
I’m wondering if the official government position might be that every Trump voter needs to be institutionalized? You KNOW that’s what they would like to see!
The problem is that any citizen that does the same as a cop being charged by a 2 knife crazy is in legal trouble. Why call a cop? Bam! Bam! Next time control your crazy…. Setting up a special group as the only “adults” in society is the problem.Agreed. Almost every developed nation in the world has government mental institutions. Incompetence and corruption led to all of ours being shut down, but they should have been either reformed, or restarted from scratch. The libertarian/historian in me knows that like all government power they can be abused, but they’re a necessary evil. Many of these people could be helped in an institutional setting, but even the ones who can’t shouldn’t just be running around loose. I know because my brother-in-law is a schizophrenic vagrant with drug and gambling addictions. He belongs in an institution. There are thousands of people walking around who are just
We need to reconstitute the state mental institutions. That is one of the few expenditures of tax dollars that actually makes sense and is in the interests of the public. Plenty of shit to shut down to pay for it.
HOWEVER, once it gets to the armed, violent, threatening, and insane public behavior the cops are the only ones I’d send. Who do you suggest sending?
What shelf?Who keeps their extra large butt plug on a shelf?
And 100% I agree mental institutions should be the opened. Big govt sucks at most things but something like mental institutions they excell at.
Check the PSI in the tits??
That butt plug should have a big shit eating grin on it!Who keeps their extra large butt plug on a shelf?
It’s seen things…That butt plug should have a big shit eating grin on it!
Looks like the kiddo has some big shoes to fill!As if the wind farms weren't bad enough, we got a couple in my AO about five years ago. The latest addition to the green initiative in my area are a couple good size solar farms.
Pisses me off to see what was once good farmland or cattle land now just blanketed with solar panels.
That's not very motivational so here's a picture of the next generation. View attachment 8316554
How do you know that term? Get a mammogram yearly, or just when you feel something?Check the PSI in the tits??
That butt plug should have a big shit eating grin on it!
FIFYI think I've been to that strip club.
Just off I-75 near Warner Robins GA.
I can still smell the fat burning as HE slid down the pole.
My boy.... aged 9, solo dead fall squirrel. He's 17 now.As if the wind farms weren't bad enough, we got a couple in my AO about five years ago. The latest addition to the green initiative in my area are a couple good size solar farms.
Pisses me off to see what was once good farmland or cattle land now just blanketed with solar panels.
That's not very motivational so here's a picture of the next generation. View attachment 8316554