That's partly true xGessx, just with the exception that I wasn't talking about Germany in specific (Just to tell you, the Russians didn't "push" into much of Germany, they got Berlin and a radius of aprox 200km). The Red Army raped and stole what they could find in any country they passed through, you can read that up. And they were feared because they would just send hundrets of people as cannonfudder, enough people that the other army would run out of ammo on all the people that were running towards them. And well, I don't think the Red Army was feared by the Americans, after all they were allies :) If that topic interests you, you should definitely read a lot about it, like I did.

@JetlinerX: The French don't fit in here because they didn't play an important role in the WWII.

Don't worry i have that topic more than chewed... My father talks about the Russians and stuff like that sometimes, he used to be in the military of certain country that was greatly influenced by Russians and Vietnamese instructors.

And sorry if i was misunderstood, i meant with great big, not good. They even used sticks to fight when the weapons were already in use for many time... So they weren't good lol , they were peasants mainly(I think?).

Yeah , I'm gonna look for something that i'd like to find...

Edited July 22, 201114 yr by xGessx

Indeed. They weren't a professional army.

i know what was Red Army URSS Stalin Innocent People dies=36 Million:O and Hitler in 6 years 1939-1945 he kills only Jew's Gipsy's 6 Million...

Hitler killed more than 6 million people. That's just the estimated number of Jews. It doesn't count for the Gipsy's, Soviet soldiers, Soviet P.O.W.'s, Homosexuals, victims of the euthanasia program, American soldiers, British soldiers, Canadian soldiers, French soldiers, Belgian soldiers, Hollander soldiers, Italian soldiers, Spanish soldiers, African soldiers from all involved countries, victims of medical experiments, probably a few other countries soldiers I'm forgetting, civilians in the way, crew of American/Canadian/British merchant vessels sending supplies and of course their own German/Austrian/Hungarian/Czech soldiers and civilians.

But the bottom line is that it's not a pissing contest. Both of them were terrible dictators who should have been removed far before they actually were.

Edited July 22, 201114 yr by unr3al

Back on topic.

I am an Auxiliary Police Officer in New York. (No, not New York City)

I typically ask this to every police officer I meet, even casually: Do you like your job? Would you recommend it to others?

I typically ask this to every police officer I meet, even casually: Do you like your job? Would you recommend it to others?

Hehe I used to do this to try to make sure about what I was going to do... Many people told me "Oh it's a piece of beep" etc etc. After a while I just decided that I wouldn't really care anymore about what anybody said and would become what I wanted.

I did some time in the UK police. Did undercover for a year. I now provide unarmed close protection for people(Middle Eastern Families normally but some Yank VIPs) who can afford me or armed protection for Oil and Gas companies in places like Nigeria/Algeria(shit places but money is good for obvious reasons). :-)

Edited July 24, 201114 yr by Jewell

I love mine, and I can't wait to become full-sworn. You just better have a good reason for wanting to do this. And if its anything like " I wana give back/help/change/progress my community..." then you better go be a social worker.

On a different note. Do i like my job as an reserve? Well, I get a sharp uniform, a car with flashing lights and some loud woo woos, and I get to be in charge? Yeah, I couldn't ask for anything more.

I'm not a cop of any kind but I did serve as a military police during my military service (mandatory in Finland) a few years back.

I love mine, and I can't wait to become full-sworn. You just better have a good reason for wanting to do this. And if its anything like " I wana give back/help/change/progress my community..." then you better go be a social worker.

On a different note. Do i like my job as an reserve? Well, I get a sharp uniform, a car with flashing lights and some loud woo woos, and I get to be in charge? Yeah, I couldn't ask for anything more.

That's exactly what I like about Auxiliary. I don't have a gun or Peace Officer status (unless it's during a time of emergency) but most people can't tell the difference anyways.

and I get to be in charge? Yeah, I couldn't ask for anything more.

In England, you wouldn't make it as a cop for purely that statement.

With the saying of "being in charge" is your typical American attitude that the public look down on. You obviously lack the social skills to deal with situations without looking down on people.

In England, you wouldn't make it as a cop for purely that statement.

With the saying of "being in charge" is your typical American attitude that the public look down on. You obviously lack the social skills to deal with situations without looking down on people.

You can take your self-righteous crap and shove it. We're supposed to be in charge, it's called command presence. If you knew anything about policing you would understand that. The ones who don't take charge are the ones who end up dead sadly. Maybe you should learn a thing or two about policing before you prance around in your knickers and run your mouth.

In England, you wouldn't make it as a cop for purely that statement.

With the saying of "being in charge" is your typical American attitude that the public look down on. You obviously lack the social skills to deal with situations without looking down on people.

You make me laugh, very very hard.

In England, you wouldn't make it as a cop for purely that statement.

With the saying of "being in charge" is your typical American attitude that the public look down on. You obviously lack the social skills to deal with situations without looking down on people.

yumadtho?

You can take your self-righteous crap and shove it. We're supposed to be in charge, it's called command presence. If you knew anything about policing you would understand that. The ones who don't take charge are the ones who end up dead sadly. Maybe you should learn a thing or two about policing before you prance around in your knickers and run your mouth.

yumadtho?

Every country has different views on those topics, in some countries the police is considered a force above the people, in other countries a part of the people. That depends on the political direction of the country. So don't hate eachother just because you live across the other side of the pond.

Police enforce law, they don't encourage it. That's my point of view. Of course it's not good also if you're beating everyone's ass just because they did something by mistake...

Since when did taking charge of a situation imply that you are now looking down on people and consider yourself a force above them? People here and their assumptions...

In England, you wouldn't make it as a cop for purely that statement.

With the saying of "being in charge" is your typical American attitude that the public look down on. You obviously lack the social skills to deal with situations without looking down on people.

From day one in the Academy I attended you're taught that nearly everything is about "being in charge." As 1adam3 said, command presence and superiority is what keeps you alive. It's all apart of Officer safety. The ones who have no command presence are sadly the ones who end up hurt or worse.

Edited July 24, 201114 yr by LINY

Everyone seems to forget that police are people. Just like all of us. They have personalities. Some of them look at their job and think of it as just a job. Some of them think of it as a career and put a bit more into it. Some of them look at it as their calling in life, and have passion for it. That can make a difference between a cop who responds to a BDV and writes a report, one who responds to a BDV and gives the victim a card with a number to call for help, and one who checks in on that victim once in a while to see if they're doing alright. A person who follows up, so to speak. It's usually the first of those three that gives police a bad reputation as ticket givers, fear breeders and just plain a-holes. Every officer has a different personality, and you're going to see it on every call response and every traffic stop.

A lot of my peers hate police. And that saddens me, honestly. I've only had one bad experience with a traffic stop, and it hasn't detoured me. My interest in the job is genuine. I'm not sure if I should call it curiosity or not, but I think I'd feel good while on the job. Something I'd enjoy doing down at an emotional level, which would make me strive to be a good worker, and someone who gives a damn. And that's the most important thing for me if it's a career that I follow for the rest of my life. I need to enjoy it and have fun with what I'm doing.

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by unr3al

Everyone seems to forget that police are people. Just like all of us. They have personalities. Some of them look at their job and think of it as just a job. Some of them think of it as a career and put a bit more into it. Some of them look at it as their calling in life, and have passion for it. That can make a difference between a cop who responds to a BDV and writes a report, one who responds to a BDV and gives the victim a card with a number to call for help, and one who checks in on that victim once in a while to see if they're doing alright. A person who follows up, so to speak. It's usually the first of those three that gives police a bad reputation as ticket givers, fear breeders and just plain a-holes. Every officer has a different personality, and you're going to see it on ever call response and every traffic stop.

A lot of my peers hate police. And that saddens me, honestly. I've only had one bad experience with a traffic stop, and it hasn't detoured me. My interest in the job is genuine. I'm not sure if I should call it curiosity or not, but I think I'd feel good while on the job. Something I'd enjoy doing down at an emotional level, which would make me strive to be a good worker, and someone who gives a damn. And that's the most important thing for me if it's a career that I follow for the rest of my life. I need to enjoy it and have fun with what I'm doing.

Too right mate. Well said.

You can take your self-righteous crap and shove it. We're supposed to be in charge, it's called command presence. If you knew anything about policing you would understand that. The ones who don't take charge are the ones who end up dead sadly. Maybe you should learn a thing or two about policing before you prance around in your knickers and run your mouth.

Yeah please educate me on policing "Mr I'm not even a real cop yet!"

you can be in charge without shouting at people and sticking a gun in there face.

Some people you use nothing but force but rarely, 1 in a 100 over here.

It must be an American thing then, we were taught about being in control but maybe for a day out of the 80 days of training I did. You can use brains to more effect than mental muscle.

But carry on thinking you know everything, I obviously didn't being in command of 60 police officers(sarcasm, you might not understand that)

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by Jewell