"A great response! I've worked for 1 large department and 2 small departments, and I like the feel of the smaller departments - you can get to know everyone, inside and outside the department, and I think that made me a better officer."
"Absolutely agreed. If you are in an open carry state, it's OK to display your weapon, just like any other citizen, but displaying your badge just makes you a target, and the first one to get popped when a bad guy walks in, intent on doing harm."
"I agree - call for backup, then secure the stop in front of you. But the instinct is to go after the guy who takes off. That's why 2-man cars are better :)"
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"Another officer and I were running stationary radar one evening when this guy comes over a hill doing about 12 over, so I light him up. He pulls over, we walk up to the car and you could just smell the beer from 3 or 4 feet away. Colt…"