I'm a police officer and a swat team member, ask me anything?

Point Break

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I don't agree with that. An appointed top cop is beholden to the people that appointed them. Our elected sheriff is beholden to his  voters.
I understand that. Without devolving into a PA.....I'll just observe that the persons who be appointing the sheriff are themselves elected officials so the accountability would still be there without the politics. Which is the model in every incorporated city with a police force and it works quite well. I have worked for many many years.....did I say many many......with multiple city police agencies and a large county sheriffs agency. The politics associated with the campaign cycle etc is................a pain and often gets in the way of good decisions. 

Your experience may differ.

 
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White Lightning2

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Not sure about the permits required but a local self made millionaire, has a small armored collection. As well as a MIG. 

He is an interesting character. Built a excavation/road work company from a single dump truck. Ran it for 40 years and sold it for a bundle. He likes playing with big tonka toys.

A lot of his stuff is WWII era and comes out for the 4th of July parade every year. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.

WL

 

kent_island_sailor

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Randorm said:
Not redneck racists.
BS. If there are enough redneck racists to elect the sheriff of their choosing, there are enough to elect the local government of their choosing who will then elect the sheriff they wanted in the first place ;)

Where I live the Queen Anne's County Sheriff has been an elected position since 1706 and is independent of the county government. The current sheriff is generally popular. He has done some things that might have got an appointed sheriff fired, but then again some appointed police officials across the Bay have done a lot worse.

One odd thing related to Covid happened here - I guess we have so many bored kids that the sheriff was told a few times his election prospects would be dim if he enforced the letter of the law on what can be driven on the local roads, he ignores the kids driving various lawnmowers and golf cars around the neighborhood.

 
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kent_island_sailor

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Not sure about the permits required but a local self made millionaire, has a small armored collection. As well as a MIG. 

He is an interesting character. Built a excavation/road work company from a single dump truck. Ran it for 40 years and sold it for a bundle. He likes playing with big tonka toys.

A lot of his stuff is WWII era and comes out for the 4th of July parade every year. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.

WL
Fighter planes without guns and tanks with non-functional guns are just airplanes and heavy equipment. Nothing stopping anyone from having them.

 

Windward

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Counting down till references to ClearLake

if anyone here was even around then

Why all the Venom throughout SA lately

not talking about edgy

But Really WTF ??
Election cycle over...  PA "spirit" is oozing under the door.

 
Counting down till references to ClearLake

if anyone here was even around then

Why all the Venom throughout SA lately

not talking about edgy

But Really WTF ??


Election cycle over...  PA "spirit" is oozing under the door.
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White Lightning2

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Counting down till references to ClearLake

if anyone here was even around then

Why all the Venom throughout SA lately

not talking about edgy

But Really WTF ??
That's a borderline step into PA with Perdock not only skating but getting elected to office! One of the reasons I have a bumper sticker these days that says "Until proven otherwise, all politicians are non-essential workers"

WL

 

Mrleft8

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veagan sausaugge?
Sure. Ya just use tofu instead of pork, and some weird seaweed based casing... I'm sure it tastes fine.... Here. You try it. If it's awful let me know, and I won't try it.
BTW my Fennel crop just started sprouting, 6 weeks after planting..... Who knew anything could take that long to germinate? If Lindsey Graham had any say in it I wouldn't be able to harvest it now....
 
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