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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • Just to get this out of the way, this is why I’m not a fan of the ACAB and similar blanket statements. I get it cops in general have done fucked up things. But slapping a label on all of them is passing judgement on the good ones making a difference. And there ARE good ones and good departments. They don’t make national news and definitely don’t deserve that kind of shade.

    We have cops that have become family friends and one I am now related to. They are genuinely top notch cops. I was heading home and seen them work serious car accidents first hand. They know their use of force and laws well enough that even some local sovereign citizen types gave them some praise in a video they made.

    Being an MP going to be a regular cop isn’t as seamless as you might think. Laws on a military base and real life differ so sometimes there’s issues unlearning the stuff the military teaches as far as procedures go.

    For gun stuff you don’t need to be John Wick and the military does NOT teach you guns as well as some think unless you clear rooms for a living. Little to no shoot/no shoot scenarios either for most of the mil. But they do teach you solid gun safety and enough medical to make a difference. In most cases lower levels of the use of force contiunuum are going to be used long before a gun anyway so that’s where the training focus should be so a gun can stay holstered longer.

    Anyway yeah real life is messy and I’m glad people like your brother in law are willing to do unsexy but important work that can expose them to very traumatic things. I hope they serve the community well


  • Mostly just what’s been going on with me and people I know. What’s been on my mind or stuff I’m looking forward to. I don’t write super frequently so it works out for me

    I’m a bit of a history nerd so I like to do just a little world news and what I think about it at the time so maybe one day I can look back to see if my initial take was right. Sometimes what my current day to day looks like or explaining some stuff I do like I was explaining it to a person who had no idea.

    I think I do that because I’ve always liked the idea of someone finding my notebook years from now.