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Officers are going to laugh and joke in those serious situations to cope with stress of it all. I'm not saying that they are laughing at the situation at hand, but what I am saying they are going to make jokes about something that happened the night before or an inside joke to help with the stresses of seeing something extreme.

In a response to both of you I can see both sides, but @Kallus Rourke I personally have seen many natural death, and suicide scenes. I have seen people jump from high rises, I have seen people hung from trees, I have seen people in dead in water for extended amount of time, I have seen people with decapitated faces due to close range shotgun rounds, I have seen people stuffed in abandon buildings for 3 months in 98 degree weather, and I have seen people shot up to extent of 15 rounds. I don't care what anybody says that is just not normal for a human being to see. Sociologist have proven you have to have someway to cope with it or you can be mentally/physically in trouble. it may cause you to want to harm yourself or extreme depression. A lot of officers cope with it by joking that is a very common coping mechanism. For example I can see a death scene like that, and go to eat 20 minutes later. Most of the world can't do that. I can go on those scenes and not stare the whole time at the body most people can't do that either. Every officer has a different way of coping with situations. You personally cannot say that its right or wrong without physically being put into that situation. Because it happens daily all the time.

Just speaking from experience I love the new Taurus, but they are cramped. I find myself getting uncomfortable during the shift.

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Looks pretty cool. except the fact the vehicle he was driving has a dodge charger front end with a mustang rear end

Because we hear it so much. I get called a lot of stuff daily you just have to be the bigger person and let it fly over your head.

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New Video: Citizens fight with Virginia State Police Mobile Field Force https://www.badgecameras.com/white-nationalists-face-off-riot-police-prove-internet-wrong/

NEW VIDEO Pasco County Sheriff K9 Unit Deputy Nick Carmack and his K9 Shep chased a suspect who ran from a traffic stop! K9 Shep takes the suspect down! https://www.badgecameras.com/pasco-county-k9-shep-gets-bad-guy/

When I first received my BWC I was a little hesitant, but after using it for a few months I love it. My agency requires that my body camera be on the whole shift which mean that the system is simply on. Now it is recording but only in 60 second loops (no sound) so its constantly overwriting until I start an event. The reason that this is beneficial is if something were to happen, and I started an event (recording) its programmed to add 60 seconds prior to me hitting the record button. Now my agency requires me to hit the record button when I am on a traffic stop, responding to a call (which I don't really do now because I am on a specialized unit), dealing with a citizen in a law enforcement capacity. Now first thoughts I was thinking ok I have to use the bathroom or when I am on the phone texting I don't want my texts to be public record. The big thing is talking with your co-workers. Well most of the time when I am dealing with those said calls I'm not socializing this took me a little bit to get used to, but it worked for the better. Using my phone regardless of what people think Officers are going to be on their phones at work so that still hasn't changed for me I am still going to use my phone. I don't get a designated lunch brake at work so I get to use my phone whenever I need to throughout the day. We are all adults we can handle it the job still gets done. I saw above someone was comparing it to there job if I were to use my phone I would get in trouble. Honestly you can't compare a LEO job to something else. Being a police officer is not a job its a way of life. We have 8 hours to enforce the law etc.... So our jobs are more free ranging when it comes down to little stuff like that. Now they might frown upon phone usage in retail and the business world, but not in policing. A lot of officers don't even see or hear from their supervisors like I do. I can go a whole shift without talking or hearing from my supervisor. I have that trust that I'm going to get it done. After months of toying with the new BWC I would not take them away. I used to use my patrol vehicles dash camera in court for traffic violations (absolutely loved it) because when someone would try and fight my ticket I would just hand the video over to the judge. I have had 100% guilty rate that way. Now with the BWC if someone admits something to me on camera then when it comes time to go to court he can't tell the court I was pressured into saying that, the officer is making it up, or I was nervous and I don't remember what I said. I have seen a lot of case thrown out because of that. You cannot argue with video.

Its 2017 new age in policing comes with new technology right? This is going to be a little topic dedicated to (BWV) Body Worn Video, (BWC) Body Worn Camera. In this topic I'm going to be posting body camera video's from current events, and past events. I have been in law enforcement for about three years now, and I have only been using a body camera for a little under 3 months. I will be glad to answer any questions you might have about the (BWC). Now you might see me refer the body camera to BWC - Body Worn Camera and not BWV Body Worn Video they are the same thing I am just used to BWC due to my agency calling it that. I can answer questions to the functionality of the BWC, and on the field situational questions. But Questions like below... Why didn't the officer turn it on earlier? What particular incidents does the officer have to turn on his body camera? Those types of questions I will answer solely based on my personal beliefs and what my protocols are. I cannot answer for sure due to different agencies having different standard operating procedures (SOPs) on there BWC. Police Body Cameras Definition - Wikipedia.com The first video I will be posting is a BWC from Grand Rapids Police Department, Michigan USA. The suspect was 18 year old Malik Carey who was wanted by the Grand Rapids Police Department for violation of his probation. Shooting involved three Grand Rapids Police Officers and one violent suspect. https://www.badgecameras.com/video-shows-gun-battle-grand-rapids-police-suspect/

Yes Detroit has gotten dramatically worse with the police shootings over the past couple of years. But the Detroit police chief does have his officers back. Which is not very common these days.