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454 Questions

Last Answer on February 10, 2022

Why do people think these are chat rooms?

Asked by Donaldsoneeson about 5 years ago

Beats the crap out of me.

Why do you think so many people on this site want people to give them the answer they wanna hear instead of the truth or your (or whomever their asking) opinion? I mean they already told them selves so whats the point?

Asked by Walker asks people about 5 years ago

I strongly suspect that is part of the basic human condition. You want to believe you are right and you want validation.

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Has someone ever tried to Go hands on with you? If so what happens?

Asked by Samantha almost 5 years ago

It happened on occasion. I never got hurt. They sometimes did.

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What is the scariest situation you have ever been in?

Asked by Donald almost 5 years ago

I have been in the middle of a couple of full-fledged riots. That is very scary. Even if you are not a specific target it is completely possible to get hurt. I was't, but it was still scary.

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A man is nearing the end of his sentence & is in an open prison in wales, coronavirus has broken out there & inmates are being told they have to sign a contract stating that if they contract coronavirus and die the prison is not liable is this legal

Asked by lisa knight about 5 years ago

I have no idea about the fine details of civil law in the United Kingdom. I do know the law about liability and immunity for the government is much different than it is here.

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Is there really any "correcting" in prison for the most part? I mean how do we get people justice and also get people the help they need so they wont do it again as soon as they get out of prison or later down the road even?

Asked by Diane almost 5 years ago

For the most part NO. We can not enforce correction on unwilling participants. Most criminals are criminals deliberately, they didn't accidentally fall in with a bad crowd or other crap. They made a conscious decision to adopt a criminal lifestyle. Once they get too old, or too tired, or get tired of the madness the system may be able to provide some useful tools for them to stay out of the slammer. They have to be interested in doing so on their own or it doesn't work.

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What all did you carry on your bat belt?

Asked by Danica almost 5 years ago

Depends. When I was a C/O I carried a radio (usually) and alarm (usually), handcuffs, glove pouch, and a baton of one sort of other. Also normally a double key pouch (usually a semi-auto magazine holder) for holding keys. When I was a Sgt. and Lt. the radio became normal, the alarm less so (the alarms are area specific and supervisors usually moved around more). Often the baton went away too, depending on what assignment I was on. When I was the patrol sgt. on very rare occasions I carried a .38 revolver.

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