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Originally Posted by 18C4V
Maybe with your dept. My dept is the 4th largest in California and one of the oldest in CA being over 150 yrs. With over 150 years, there's tradition and culture that the newer depts don't have. We also have the third highest number of officercs killed in the line of duty in CA. What that said, alot of petty things get overlooked, it boils down to is like what Mdb23 said. What our chief wants, is what usually happens. Is it right and fair? well bucking 150 yrs of tradition, perks, and customs is a sure way of getting sent to the airport nicknamed "Sibera"
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Great post.
We were founded in 1874, and have about 1400 officers...... We have our own "culture" that can seem odd to smaller departments.
Personally, I don't care if our Chief can hit the broad side of a barn. He is basically an administrator/politician, and spends more time in a suit and tie than in uniform. His fights battles over budgets, not crack deals, and has a gaggle of people with him wherever he goes.....so it really is a non issue to me.
All I care about is whether or not the Chief backs his troops. If he stands behind his guys, and makes good common sense decisions when it comes to policies and procedures, he can carry a slingshot if he wants.
Now at smaller departments where the Chief actually rides around in uniform and makes calls, I can see the need for a strict firearm policy.