no, i was not insulting you. just wondering with your police training why your riding a sprayer . are you retired from lawinforcement? farming your own land. that sort of thing.:thumbsup: and no i didnt see that post as i had not joined uph at that time.
not retired.. im 30 years old.. Just tired of being called out 24/7 as i was an accident investigation officer so im called out anytime an accident happens even if im on vacation. i do tribal policing as well. believe me, theres NO break from tribal areas. rapes happen ever weekend, shooting calls happen weekly, pursuits end in crashes (which then i investigate), DUI is outrageous here. I need to get away from it and do something i do enjoy doing. I grew up a farm boy, ive done farming and spraying. i got into this so i get a break and still keep busy but not called out like i used to be all the time.
and besides, its getting more and more dangerous. ive had a gun pointed at me before... just to say im here and hes not.... but i didnt shoot... a sgt rolled up and saw it and took the shot. i dont think i wanna do that again and actually be shot this time.
i did this job since 2005, ive been in law enforcement for 9 years.. started at Tripp county sheriffs, moved to Minnehaha county (sioux falls) and then got into Mission PD, then moved to Rosebud Police and became a Highway Safety officer (basically like a highway Patrol but for native americans since SD Highway Patrol had no juridictions) and did accident investigations. courts are a headache on the reservations.
did you know rapes happen every weekend but only 2% of them get reported out of maybe say 10-15% of the rapes that occurs?
the state finally decided to do something about it bc when a female reports it, after we put the suspect away, the victim of rape are far often threatened of why did you put my family memeber in jail??? few years ago, a girl got raped by her friend's uncle, she reported it, then her friend threatened her and say my uncle doesnt do that stuff, unforunately, she never made it to court to testify... she was brutally murdered all bc she reported that she was raped.
sad but it does happen.