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I've been pulled over somewhere around 8 times (without so much as a ticket), have called the police for accidents, fights in my neighborhood, etc. several times and know a few officers personally. All of them were friendly with the exception of one from a small town. He was probably upset because he had to stand around on a back road with a radar gun all day. lol

I have some footage sitting around that I may upload. My last attempt to upload (which took over an hour) ended up in some corrupted video. I'll be getting around to it.

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If you stick to northern New Hampshire or northern Maine you'll get some serious snow, even if the southern part of the states are bone dry. Berlin and North Conway NH are good areas for natural snowfall. This thread also seems like a good time to post this: And yes, that's real. So many drivers are idiots.

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You also shouldn't be searching the car with someone in it. Get them out.

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The main reason I have an SUV: New England winters. This one has been exceptionally snowless, however. Hopefully I don't jinx myself by saying that.

I swear officer, I didn't see you behind me! On my mothers life! I have no idea how you'd even be able to see while driving with all of those LED's.

Just to recap, the officer is a 12 year veteran, not a rookie, and he was not an ex-Marine. A civilian nearby was an ex-Marine. He picked up the officers gun, told the suspect to drop his, and when the suspect refused the ex-Marine shot him to death. In any case the three big conclusions I was looking for were pretty much covered. 1.) Did not call for backup, or wait for backup before making the arrest. Very crucial if you have two people in the car and you're outnumbered. 2.) Did not draw his weapon while approaching. A pursuit is a felony. Period. You always treat a felony suspect the same, approach with weapons drawn. 3.) Turned his back on the suspect and did not attempt to get him out of the vehicle. The officer had good intentions but didn't fall back on training to the book. Improvisation works sometimes but you should always operate within your bests interest. IE: You're coming home at the end of the day. Better the suspect than me.

And how would you know that, exactly?

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This is a goth(ish) band, as an example. I'd classify them as 'Industrial' Rock/Metal. They're good though, they're called 'Disown'. Any game produced by EA has an awesome soundtrack. Ever since the 1990's EA has been really, really good at picking awesome unsigned or indie label bands for their video game soundtracks.

DV7 just denotes that it's a 17" laptop, nothing more. It's probably from the 'Envy' serious, or it could be something simpler like a dv7-6145dx which had a Core i5 and some kind of a Radeon GPU with 512mb of RAM. Nothing spectacular. You're paying for the portability. I'd look into an Asus if you're going to get a gaming laptop. Personally, if you don't really need the portability, get a desktop.

Just remember to keep and open mind on different personalities and have fun with your co-workers. These men and women you'll be working with are going to be your new family, so you need to care for them as such and treat them with respect and love. Your life may depend on them one day. And on a personal note; If the city of Atlanta allows it, carry a backup gun in addition to your side arm. If your main one jams, it can be a life saver. Power over people can be obtained with fear, but your best bet is to try and gain it with respect. Just have a commanding presence when you arrive on scene. Finally take control, and be TACTICALLY INTELLIGENT Otherwise things can go horribly wrong. Skip to 6:20 on this video. This was in Franconia, New Hampshire. There was a lengthy chase of a suspect followed by the lone officer boxing him in. The officer was killed seconds after the video stops. It pains me deeply to see this video (you will watch many like it in the academy), but there is a lesson to be learned here. This is a story on exactly what happened: http://www.odmp.org/...bruce-mckay-iii It turns out unfortunately that the ex-Marine nearby did a better job at subduing the suspect than the officer did. The officer made three big mistakes during the course of that video. Can anybody tell me what they are?

Because I've been studying in my private time, and as I know the entrance and exit requirements for the Concord, New Hampshire police academy, I might be able to give you some guidance. You can probably Google search for the Atlanta Police Academy website and see what your own reqs, are, but I'll let you know what mine were (since I now moved to another state). Course length: 14 weeks, 5 days per week you must live on campus and will be able to go home on weekends, most of this time will be spent on studying however. Part timers only go 3 days per week, and only at nights. You will be limited to about 3,000 hours per year, however. This cannot be exceeded, even with overtime. Course description: You will follow paramilitary standards, these include marching, saluting, roll call, dinner time and lights out. The day begins at 5:30am, lights out at 9:30pm. You will receive training in laws, ethics, report writing, human relations, first aid, and many other topics. This renders a criminal justice course mostly unnecessary, but having a degree may make getting a job easier. How it works: You may either enter the academy with your own money (not recommended), but it is generally expected that you apply to a department, and after you are hired they pay for you to go. You do indeed receive their paycheck while you are at the academy. Once you are done, you will be re-tested on certain subjects yearly to keep you up to par with the latest physical and tactical standards. Physical requirements (for these I will only list the exit requirements, not entry): You must be within the 50th percentile upon exit to pass. Age 18-29 35th percentile: 1.5 mile run (male) 11:58 Push-ups (male) 33 Sit-ups in 1 min. (male) 40 1 repetition maximum effort bench press (male) % of body weight 106 As far as physical "punishment" goes, you are not allowed to drink milk during your time on academy grounds, you will get pepper sprayed once, but not tased. Tasing is voluntary. Under the effects of the pepper spray, you will be required to subdue a class mate and put handcuffs on him/her. The reason for this is that when pepper spray is applied to a suspect, it is often at close range, and you will get some in the face yourself. That's about the extent of it from what I understand. You must pass a physical fitness exam ever 3 years to keep your job. Stay safe, Atlanta is a really rough city, no matter what zone you're hired in.

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Is today Canada day or something? This is the 2nd out of place post about Canada in the same section on the same day.

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