How would you react if you had to watch someone die and could do nothing about it?

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• Oh god... is that what happened to you?

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  by Indigo- in the library with the revolver on February 17th, 2007

• Yes I've seen several incidents like these. I've been a police officer 17 years

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  by Tantric on February 17th, 2007

• 3 years Traffic Division SDPD...I know a little of what you speak..some images are simply seared into your mind and heart and will never go away. YOUR experiences are MUCH more vast than mine. I hope your Blessings out weigh your horrors.

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  by Redhawk on February 17th, 2007

• Actually they do...I also learned at a young age as a rookie how to deal with the horrors of the job. Ive seen alot, Ive been shot at 4 times. and Ive attended too many fellow officers. funerals. What made you resign SDPD?

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  by Tantric on February 17th, 2007

• Sad story...I blew out my knees, and Dr wouldn't release me to go back out on the street! The sad part was not through any grand or brave action...I tripped over a parking curb in the lot, after working 18 hours (it had been a "busy day")..light had popped off there, so it was dark as chit..and we had to detour around a Sargent's squad that he parked in a NO PARKING spot! Is that a pisser or what? lol

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  by Redhawk on February 17th, 2007

• No doubt a sad story...Im sorry to hear that...Its a shame you can't get cleared to go back to the street. Do you still want to go back if you could get a release?

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  by Tantric on February 17th, 2007

• Yes and no..Traffic..probably not...I'm 48 now..lol MY Sargent wanted me to shoot for detective and/or UC, and that sort of did/does still interest me. I'm in PA now and the politics where I live are kinda different than what I was used to in CA..to put it mildly. I still have problems with my knees, try not to let it interfere with what I want to do, but it's probable that someday I'll need to get surgery...when I can't walk at all..as long as I can move and ride a horse..I'll wait and let "them" continue to improve the process!

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  by Redhawk on February 17th, 2007

• You have to take care of you...but 48 isn't too old to do the job. I hate to see a good officer out of work. If your still certified maybe consider soemthing in the detective division. I got your back...

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  by Tantric on February 17th, 2007

• I'm not it's been rather a number of years now...over 8 and I'm in a different state or should I say CommonWealth as its called here! You're very kind though...how are things down yonder? Y'all doin ok weatherwise? (originally I was a southern girl.. Southern CA anyway!) Tell you one thing,
  that job sure did teach me a whole new level of patience, and brought out the clown in me too sometimes...make em laugh and they didn't try nearly as much to run me over in the streets...imagine that! People are amazing on so many different levels..good and ahhhh challenging sometimes.

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  by Redhawk on February 17th, 2007

• Yea everything is beautiful Here in sparkling down town Talladega Alabama, it's just cold as hell. It's 22 degrees...this is NOT GOOD. I have family in Fountain valley CA. I know what you mean by the job teaching a few things, and about the clown syndrome...Man!! ..we do have a great times in the streets and humor does help. Anyay take care of yourself and don't be a stranger. I'm usually here. or on yahoo messenger; leeharristcpd310.

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  by Tantric on February 17th, 2007

• Thanks YOU be careful...you're still out playing I gather! I'll have to figure out how to download Y messenger, but I might look you up..nice to chat.

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  by Redhawk on February 17th, 2007

• Anytime..

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  by Tantric on February 17th, 2007

• I have seen this also.She had fallen asleep at the wheel and her leg was pinned ....if I had known how it would effect me for the rest of my life I probably wouldn't have gotten out to save myself.

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  by Eric_H3765 on December 18th, 2010