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Originally Posted by JesusJuice
With tint laws I never understood something. Why is it legal for SUV's to have blacked out tint in the back but not cars? I would think an SUV could potentially carry more people in the back with guns pointed right at you then a car would.
here in cali you can do whatever you want to the back and rear windows, just not the pass and front windshield
except you can't make them more reflective than they were stock.. no mirror tints...
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Originally Posted by Xenogen
Soooo....If wanted to be a DT, generally...how long would that take?
if DT means cop, in california after the hiring process of interviews, physical tests, psych screening, drug screenings, lie detectors, backgrounds, etc... which can take like 3mo-1 year depending on agency, there is a 7 month academy... and after that if you go to an agency with patrol there is like a 13-16ish week Field Training which you have to pass...
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Can you say the streets are generally safe in SF or do you have a lot of your colleagues been killed? Cop sounds like an interesting job but a hell of a scary one. BTW I was listening to dave chapelle is the Tenderloin district really that bad.
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From: Albany, NY
Originally Posted by brakejobhelp
no, thats base
some study says schentady (sp??) ny cops make more but it's not true. cali cops make the most in the country on average, but our cost of living sucks ass
some departments here make like 106k/year BASE SALARY! on top step patrolman
about 2 years now, and i am bottom rank regular officer, not a sgt or anything (yet)
some study says schentady (sp??) ny cops make more but it's not true. cali cops make the most in the country on average, but our cost of living sucks ass
some departments here make like 106k/year BASE SALARY! on top step patrolman
about 2 years now, and i am bottom rank regular officer, not a sgt or anything (yet)
They don't exactly have the greatest repuation either, not that I've ever dealt with them personally. Schenectady is one F-ed up little city though.
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what a good guy, as a token of my appreciation im going out and meeting up with mr brakejob himself (and some other cars) to take some night pics. I'll do a nice little photoshot of your car 
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by brakejobhelp
i don't know what a DT is... unless you mean defensive tactics... which i have no clue about how to become an instructor...
if DT means cop, in california after the hiring process of interviews, physical tests, psych screening, drug screenings, lie detectors, backgrounds, etc... which can take like 3mo-1 year depending on agency, there is a 7 month academy... and after that if you go to an agency with patrol there is like a 13-16ish week Field Training which you have to pass...
if DT means cop, in california after the hiring process of interviews, physical tests, psych screening, drug screenings, lie detectors, backgrounds, etc... which can take like 3mo-1 year depending on agency, there is a 7 month academy... and after that if you go to an agency with patrol there is like a 13-16ish week Field Training which you have to pass...
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by KLepTo
what a good guy, as a token of my appreciation im going out and meeting up with mr brakejob himself (and some other cars) to take some night pics. I'll do a nice little photoshot of your car
this post is borderline :ghey:
sorry, someone had to point it out.
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From: SF Bay Area
Originally Posted by JesusJuice
Can you say the streets are generally safe in SF or do you have a lot of your colleagues been killed? Cop sounds like an interesting job but a hell of a scary one. BTW I was listening to dave chapelle is the Tenderloin district really that bad.
the streets are real dangerous, its not as bad as compton/detroit, but oakland/richmond and some of SF can be dangerous...
its all dangerous though, every situation can get you killed... i have pulled many guns off people in all kinds of situations, including public intoxication.. just think of what would happen if they pulled those on me...
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Originally Posted by slobeatz
schenectady, ny
They don't exactly have the greatest repuation either, not that I've ever dealt with them personally. Schenectady is one F-ed up little city though.
They don't exactly have the greatest repuation either, not that I've ever dealt with them personally. Schenectady is one F-ed up little city though.
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Originally Posted by GTKrockeTT
if you've taken drugs in the past, like in college or quite a few years past, and are truthful about it during the lie detector test, would you be pretty much assed for becoming an officer?
they expect people to be trying things these days, just dont do them ever again
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Originally Posted by GTKrockeTT
sure...i think they want you to come in uniform too. 
okay, 4pm and i am going home... i will answer all questions like a magic 8 ball, and like a magic 8 ball some questions will be ambigous because there are lots of laws i dont know about, and i am supposed to enforce them!
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From: Shreveport, Louisiana, just east of nowhere
Originally Posted by brakejobhelp
i'll bring the lube? 
Ok back to the questions: Can you abolish any offenses that might happen, in another city, say Vegas just as an example ?
In other words is your power only good in your county ?
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Originally Posted by Chopper
thats when you know you have made this place home
Ok back to the questions: Can you abolish any offenses that might happen, in another city, say Vegas just as an example ?
In other words is your power only good in your county ?
Ok back to the questions: Can you abolish any offenses that might happen, in another city, say Vegas just as an example ?
In other words is your power only good in your county ?
my police power ends at the state line technically... but regardless, we really can't make things disappear... we can sign off other fixit tickets and *maybe* ask other cops to, uh, kinda miss court that day, but we can't like go into the computer and erase things...
well, technicall we can. we would just go to federal prison for it. no thank you
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Originally Posted by AkuraCLS
how do i join the 10-99 foundation?
and its a good cause
http://www.calsheriffs.org/WebDev/index.htm
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From: Northwest/burbs, IL
I know you have probably answered questions in regards about tints, but my question is can they really fine you the "$500" they state on the ticket if you don't pay off your tint ticket? I ask this b/c I got a ticket for my tints about 3 weeks ago and I had totally forgot about it until I found it cleaning out my glove box. Which also totally sucks since it went from $20 -> $30. 
Thanks.
Thanks.
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From: Prague
Originally Posted by MrDan
that reminds me. not sure if you said you don't have laser in cali. if not, ignore
anyway - doesn't laser have to hit a vertical surface to get a reading? i got a speeding ticket and the cop said he hit my front plate. when i brought up to him, and in court, that i had no front plate to hit, he just said "well i hit you."
to this day, i swear that he nailed the truck that was passing me. big green pickup (local) in a small town in MD. and me in my shiny CLS (on the way to a funeral no less)
anyway - doesn't laser have to hit a vertical surface to get a reading? i got a speeding ticket and the cop said he hit my front plate. when i brought up to him, and in court, that i had no front plate to hit, he just said "well i hit you."
to this day, i swear that he nailed the truck that was passing me. big green pickup (local) in a small town in MD. and me in my shiny CLS (on the way to a funeral no less)
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From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by brakejobhelp
really? i thought it was like a nice rich community... crime or asshole police?
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Originally Posted by brakejobhelp
this is the one that gets you somewhere in cali, sometimes...
and its a good cause
http://www.calsheriffs.org/WebDev/index.htm
and its a good cause
http://www.calsheriffs.org/WebDev/index.htm
i get fund raising calls from them from time to time. i've never donated though because i had no idea if it was scam or something.
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if you gave me a speeding ticket that i didnt deserve (which you did)
would you do my brake job?
or send me a FOP card?
j/k i live in jersey, and your name, and i had one too many, i am NOT driving though
i am gonna go lay down now
would you do my brake job?
or send me a FOP card?
j/k i live in jersey, and your name, and i had one too many, i am NOT driving though
i am gonna go lay down now
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From: -south jersey-
in the most serious voice
"son, did i ever talk to you about drinking and driving?"
"boooyyyyy thats shittt is fuuuun, take it to the freeway, stomp to the pedal to like 100-120. close your eyes and let go of the wheel. that shit is tooo much fun"
"son, did i ever talk to you about drinking and driving?"
"boooyyyyy thats shittt is fuuuun, take it to the freeway, stomp to the pedal to like 100-120. close your eyes and let go of the wheel. that shit is tooo much fun"
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Originally Posted by `ill*tl
I know you have probably answered questions in regards about tints, but my question is can they really fine you the "$500" they state on the ticket if you don't pay off your tint ticket? I ask this b/c I got a ticket for my tints about 3 weeks ago and I had totally forgot about it until I found it cleaning out my glove box. Which also totally sucks since it went from $20 -> $30.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by DRM600
really? do chp respect or acknowledge those? i see more chp officers than sheriff (deputy? officer?)
i get fund raising calls from them from time to time. i've never donated though because i had no idea if it was scam or something.
i get fund raising calls from them from time to time. i've never donated though because i had no idea if it was scam or something.
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Originally Posted by jerseydriver
in the most serious voice
"son, did i ever talk to you about drinking and driving?"
"boooyyyyy thats shittt is fuuuun, take it to the freeway, stomp to the pedal to like 100-120. close your eyes and let go of the wheel. that shit is tooo much fun"
"son, did i ever talk to you about drinking and driving?"
"boooyyyyy thats shittt is fuuuun, take it to the freeway, stomp to the pedal to like 100-120. close your eyes and let go of the wheel. that shit is tooo much fun"
<meatwad> you want me to mix you something?
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From: -south jersey-
Originally Posted by brakejobhelp
<shake> you been drinking tonight?
<meatwad> you want me to mix you something?
<meatwad> you want me to mix you something?
i love the A T H F thats my favorite
im MC peepants
im a giant spider with a diaper on
im innnsane
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whats the exact deal with the 10-99...my boy wants to sell me one for 100 bucks but does it only work for CHP? like would SFPD follow taht shit?
is there a way to track it and find out that im really not registered
is there a way to track it and find out that im really not registered
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o shit you work in SF?? haha what district
i know a few cops at the 6th ave or who used to work there...
o yea another question...why are you so against selling drugs? i knew a few friends who sold herb cus they really had nothing else going for them....they were unviolent and pretty much law abiding, except that they pushed...maybe coke dealers should get arrested but why pot??
i know a few cops at the 6th ave or who used to work there...
o yea another question...why are you so against selling drugs? i knew a few friends who sold herb cus they really had nothing else going for them....they were unviolent and pretty much law abiding, except that they pushed...maybe coke dealers should get arrested but why pot??
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From: SF Bay Area
Originally Posted by Liftedoff420
whats the exact deal with the 10-99...my boy wants to sell me one for 100 bucks but does it only work for CHP? like would SFPD follow taht shit?
is there a way to track it and find out that im really not registered
is there a way to track it and find out that im really not registered
none of those are ever guarantees, i've ticketed many people with ca sheriff's assn stickers....