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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => BOLD Chambers => Topic started by: Capt. John Fitzgerald on April 29, 2006, 07:23:09 PM
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Mine came years ago from an old PD vet.
"When you've heard half the story, you ain't heard s**t."
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Mine came years ago from an old PD vet.
"When you've heard half the story, you ain't heard s**t."
"If it ain't broke -
don't fix it?"
I still ain't learned this but it is good advise.
Quincy1
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From my Dad
"Life ain't fair, and nobody said it would be easy."
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From my dad, he said "son, I just want you to know that if you ever get in trouble and get put in jail, jail will be the safest for you because you sure don't want to see me."
I think this may be why I got into LE.
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My dad always told me to do my best at those things that matter. "Neither God or man can hold it against you if you do your best and fail."
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Old Captain told me:
Remember boy; before you run your mouth... That badge ain't big enough to hide behind....
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Cap'n Fitz, there's folks that'd do well ta read 'n heed yer advice. Right here on this board.........
On another note. My Grandma tole me time 'n agin I'd wind up in jail. Mebbe that's why I wound up carryin' a badge.............
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Howdy Arcey!
I KNOW what you are talking about. That is what brought to mind my old friend's "half the story" advice!
CJF
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Pret much figgered it that way, Cap'n.
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"Treat every lady as you would treat your mother"
told to me by my father
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Your #1 goal is to go home at the end of your shift. So, ya got to do what ya got to do.
Snake Eyes
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Before my dad died I asked him what advice I could give a class of law enforcement students I was asked to speak to.. He thought awhile and said, "Tell em' make work play and you can play all day." My dad worked for 28 yrs on the street and he was the third generation in our family. I am the fourth and one of the students was my daughter who will be the 5th generation, (consecutive) in our family. I guess my point is, it's a great job with a great pension etc, and with over a 100 years of experience it all boils down to-------it's fun!
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"Don't put that in your mouth. You don't know where it's been."
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Sorry Pards, but I got to let you in on a little secret:
"There is no such thing as a happy woman".
Goatlips
(Some of you may think so, but that's what she wants you to think).
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1. Treat everyone as you want to be treated. 2. Try to make everyone you make contact with, thank you.
It was tough to do that many a time, but I think it saved me from a number of fights.
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I got ALOT of good advice, so narrowing it down to "the best" is hard...
I'm 3rd generation Lawdawg in my family... Grandpa once told me... "When you are working, you are getting paid, and you don't get paid to loose a fight."
Dad once told me, "When you are working and contacting people, be polite, be professional, but be prepared to have to kill anyone you contact."
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If a thing or idea seems stupid, it most likely is stupid......!
Your mind is stronger than you think, if you think your`re going to fail you most likely will fail.!
If you`re thinking I am going to sucseede you will sucseede......!
Put your mind to it and your boddy will follow..................................................
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From the Army: Keep your eyes, ears and bowels open and your mouth shut.
From the prisons:
Treat everybody fair, act honourably, when the brown stuff hits the fan, you will have to get to the gate. How you acted in the past will determine how successful you have been in the past.
Check it before you leave it.
A bit of advice I worked out and handed out and have been given feedback on the fact that it turned out to be good advice:
Don't answer questions that haven't been asked! ;D
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From Dad " THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK "
AND " IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT, DO IT YOURSELF "
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From on old Sgt. on my first SO
"The old bull said to the young bull, Instead of rushing in and running down into the heard to "get" (original expletive replaced) one cow, walk down slowly and "get" them all!
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The badge'll get ya p***y, but the p***y'll get yer badge...... :o
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DUCK!!!
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Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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Best Advice I Ever Got Was.........................If There Is Time, And If They Are Avalible Always Select Slugs.
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From an Ol' Lt.......Work every case like a homicide...That way you'll always do your best....and when you end up working a homicide it's no different than any other case. Turns out he was right. Glad I listened.
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On my first shift at the county jail fresh out of the academy my duty Sgt. said "Never trust a prisoner trustee"
NRA Life Member
BOLD 864
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From the military:
"Never stand when you can sit, nevers sit when you can lie down and never be awake when you can sleep."
From a now-retired officer early in my career:
"It's a good lif if you don't weaken."
From me to recruits when I was training:
"I'm not interested in excuses, suck it up and get it done."
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If you always tell the truth you won't need a good memory snd if you play by the rules Internal Affairs won't break your chops according to my old midnight watch commander.
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From my Grandpa B. : "Never put your fingers where you wouldn't put your face!"
From Dale S., an old-time convict who had been a high-dollar burglar in D.C. many years ago, on the subject of tattoos: "A tattoo ain't nothin' but another set of fingerprints that makes it easier for the cops to grab you up, or for your family to identify your corpse."
From "Tightshirt", a Lieutenant I worked with in corrections: "Retire as soon as you are eligible to. You should still be healthy enough and sane enough to pursue another career if you want to."
From myself as a shift Captain to new Correctional Officer trainees: "Working in corrections can be good experience for a young person, if you know when to quit!"
From Roger G., retired FBI agent and owner of the Private Investigator company where I worked for a couple of years, on the subject of long surveillances: "Never miss an opportunity to take a leak. Go when you can, not when you have to."
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Always remember that you're in charge; you just don't have to prove it every time you're out there.
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1. Try to always outnumber the perps; but always have superior firepower!
2. Remember that you must without fail go home safe at the end of your shift.
3. When in a fight: Fight as if your life depends on it, cuz it most likely does!
Funniest advice I got from a perp was... Deny, Deny, Deny and when confronted with the truth; Lie.
(He ended up in Ft. Leavenworth)
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From a long time Officer on my first day on the job. "You'll never know what's going on in that house until you go see. You'll never learn anything standing out here"...GBI Agent Paul Griffin in 1971. And he walked into the house with me.
"It's better to be tried by 12 than to be carried by 6"...
"Don't believe anything you hear that you can't prove...and don't believe half of what you see"...
"As soon as those street gals realize you ain't trying to get into their britches they'll give you the best information on the streets that you can get"...
My favorite: "You might find yourself in a gunfight. In nearly every gunfight somebody runs out of ammo...Don't let that someone be you."
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Good words to live by, especially the first one. My Dad told me that one in 1970 as a rookie deputy.
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'Always eat and go to the restroom any chance you get, you never know when you'll be stuck somewhere where you can't do either.' -Sgt Frank Walker 1977, RIP Frank
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Don't second guess and certainly don't mouth off about how an officer handled a situation when you weren't even there and aren't in a position to gather the facts your own self. If you decide to violate this rule just go ahead and insert your foot in your mouth and be done with it.
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1. Treat everyone as you want to be treated. 2. Try to make everyone you make contact with, thank you.
It was tough to do that many a time, but I think it saved me from a number of fights.
Same here. Has saved me several times as well.
It's also called "Verbal Judo". I live by the Golden Rule.
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Ask a man twice,Tell him just once,
Then do what you came to do and dont back up.
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From Sgt Nekelson teaching criminal law in the academy - "Never sell your badge"!
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My first shift Captain, Don Cross said "Always bet on stupidity." 22 years in Corrections and I still believe it.
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When I broke in on the job, my Dad, a retired cop told me to pick my spots, as what "comes around goes around" meaning you'll run into the problem child again..
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One of the most memorable came from an uncle who spent 30 some years in the US Border Patrol (back when they could and were encouraged to enforce US border laws). When I was first going into law enforcement full time he advised me "Always take a leak when you can and the opportunity is there do it, you never know what can happen in 5-10 minutes and you won't be able to!" Good advice, I remember the first time I didn't take the time and got stuck out in a daylight traffic accident with it seemed 500 people standing around watching all the happenings and I HAD NO PLACE to take a leak. Thought I was going to burst!!!! Around 5 minutes before the call I had opportunity to answer mothers natures call and put it off and paid the price. :( ;D
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Admit nothing. Deny everything. Demand proof.
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Don't second guess and certainly don't mouth off about how an officer handled a situation when you weren't even there and aren't in a position to gather the facts your own self. If you decide to violate this rule just go ahead and insert your foot in your mouth and be done with it.
I guess nobody ever told the media, and public this advice!
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"Treat everyone you contact the way you wish to be treated by an Officer when contacted." "Don't let your guard down, you can always escalate on a moments notice but it's hard to deescalate when you start off as a hard ass."
The new version of this same thought that the current crop of tactical kids respond to would be: "Have two things for everyone you meet, a kind word and a plan to kill them."