Someone in Ocean City must really like this movie;

Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.

Tainted1: Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.

Isn't 'so many semesters of college' a requirement for most police departments anyway? Or the equivalent military service?

What could possibly go wrong?

Can't do much worse than the regular line up of high school footballs stars & bullies who didn't go anywhere that make up most police forces.

http://firmandcorrect.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/millions-of-fat-cops.jpg

This is cool, since they're mostly college educated, younger and more understanding of the current times and trends, more likely to be physically in shape, young enough to be able to bond with the younger crowd, to show that not all cops are filthy pigs. But then again this is a beach town.


//Stay out of my town, Lebowski.

Somehow, I don't think this will make me feel more safe in OC this year. I hope to be proven wrong.

They better not even think of coming to West Ocean City!

They get a BEATDOWN!

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Tainted1: Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.

Isn't 'so many semesters of college' a requirement for most police departments anyway? Or the equivalent military service?

I wish. It is my understanding that most police departments seem to prefer most of their officers to be not thinking too much (at least in America). I've heard of people not being accepted into police departments because they failed an intelligence test....by scoring too high. I'm too lazy to look for a link now, but maybe later when I wake up a little more I'll be a little more motivated.

It wasn't that long ago that Missouri only required 120 hours of training (3 weeks) for any police position, not just summer help... Even now it's only at 600 hours.

I'd say that for the general duties of summer police officers, 160 hours is plenty.

what could possibly go wrong?

"All right, you scrawny beanpoles: becoming a cop is not something that happens overnight. It takes one solid weekend of training to get that badge."


"Forget about the badge. When do we get the freakin' guns?"


"Hey, I told you, you don't get your gun until you tell me your name."

Do they have to grow mustaches, too?

/"Southland" has one major casting flaw....

Better than most sheriff's departments. Most states don't even require training to be deputized.

this headline would also be good for a photoshop contest

Tainted1: Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.


College? College, my lovely America, is for n00b posers.



Service Guarantees Citizenship!

On the plus side, they can be bribed more easily with beer, boobs, you know - whatever is laying around..

tallen702: Better than most sheriff's departments. Most states don't even require training to be deputized.

A more blatantly false statement has never been uttered.

Tainted1
"It is my understanding that most police departments seem to prefer most of their officers to be not thinking too much (at least in America). I've heard of people not being accepted into police departments because they failed an intelligence test....by scoring too high."

I think you're referring to a case in CT. IIRC, the town's logic was that the candidate was so smart he would be bored and move on to another job after they spent a ton of money training him.

Sudlow: I think you're referring to a case in CT. IIRC, the town's logic was that the candidate was so smart he would be bored and move on to another job after they spent a ton of money training him.

Can you imagine how boring it would be to sit in a car and write tickets all day long?

"A lot of them are going to tell us all of these stories -- 'You know how it is, man,' or 'You're cool -- you've been where we are' -- and it's going to be hard to enforce the laws," said Todd Clark, a 25-year-old Marine who has completed three tours in Iraq and is now a senior at Penn State. "But that's our job."

Yeah, this guy probably has no experience whatsoever handling a gun or keeping the peace. TFA and subby both fail.

They gotta do what they gotta do.. if you've been to OC, MD in the last few years, you would welcome some retard 21-year-old with a badge when some dorks start some stupid shiat.

OC, MD is full of retards.. the last folks I'm worrying about are the cops.

LordPistachio: tallen702: Better than most sheriff's departments. Most states don't even require training to be deputized.

A more blatantly false statement has never been uttered.

I find that hard to believe as deputies in the vast majority of state in the Union are not required to go through any formal academy for training. Now, while many departments do prefer to deputize those who have had prior training, it is not a requirement. You must remember that we're talking about an office where the head official is elected and isn't required to have any prior training or even any understanding of law enforcement to be elevated to said public office. Many sheriffs offices even retain the right to form posses. Arizona, for example, allows their sheriffs' departments to actually retain the posses which they create for purposes other than fugitive retrieval.

Molavian: Sudlow: I think you're referring to a case in CT. IIRC, the town's logic was that the candidate was so smart he would be bored and move on to another job after they spent a ton of money training him.

Can you imagine how boring it would be to sit in a car and write tickets all day long?

Yeah- some of these 'smart' cops might actually try to, I dunno, solve crimes or something.

/Can't have that.
//God Forbid.
///Solving crimes doesn't bring in $.

tallen702: deputies in the vast majority of state in the Union are not required to go through any formal academy for training.

That is simply not true. Most, if not all, states have the same training requirements for all law enforcement officers regardless of whether they are employed by a city or county or any other type of agency.

John Henry Eden: Tainted1: Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.


College? College, my lovely America, is for n00b posers.



Service Guarantees Citizenship!

Needs more power armor.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Tainted1: Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.

Isn't 'so many semesters of college' a requirement for most police departments anyway? Or the equivalent military service?

Dude, not anymore. Why do you think there are so many ignorant thugs, paranoid shooters, and psycho racists in police departments across the country?

Once testing standards were dropped for being too discriminatory, and background checks were relaxed, anyone who wasn't Jeffrey Dahmer had a chance to get in.

LordPistachio: tallen702: deputies in the vast majority of state in the Union are not required to go through any formal academy for training.

That is simply not true. Most, if not all, states have the same training requirements for all law enforcement officers regardless of whether they are employed by a city or county or any other type of agency.

Citation?

Isn't basic training only 6 weeks? (or used to be).

OC MD is a guilty pleasure of mine. Trashy and fun. Wouldn't want to live there though. Only time I ran into one of these college cops was one summer when one busted into a party because some girl he wanted was there with another guy. The "cop" started a fight and decked (then arrested) a guy I know who was trying to break it up.

Scumbags with chips on their shoulders for the most part. I never get these towns that exist due to drinking and partying but also do their best to chase out and harass anyone caught doing just that.

just spent 2 years living in OC... encountered more crime that anywhere else I've lived.. and I've lived all over teh place.. The summer is bad enough but then in the winter you have all the scumbags and homeless people who have ended up here cause its a beach/party town and when the sheep leave they start breaking into shiat to get money.. I HATE THIS TOWN! it's full of dipshiats in the summer and ignorant rednecks in the winter... it's isolated enough to stay backwards and hick but not far enough away to lose the vacationers... like dude said nice place to visit but you don't wanna live here..

It's amazing as to how little brain power is in a Fark cop-hater thread.

Most departments that pay anything over $25K/year require a four-year criminal justice degree, not the two-year 'wipe your ass with the diploma' version. Military service is customarily worth points on the eligibility list, but it does not replace college.

To those who RTFA, the author is explicit in pointing out that this city is an aberration: most police department 'summer help' is along the lines of 'community service officers'. CSOs are glorified meter maids who free up real cops by taking care of parking violations, the cat in the tree, and traffic obstructions. Ocean City is basically passing out guns to CSOs. Which will not end well.

look at the types of restaurants around town.. thats a good indicator of how white bread the place is .. if you like steak and cheese and pizza yer good .. anything remotely ethnic .. forget it

Sudlow: Tainted1
"It is my understanding that most police departments seem to prefer most of their officers to be not thinking too much (at least in America). I've heard of people not being accepted into police departments because they failed an intelligence test....by scoring too high."

I think you're referring to a case in CT. IIRC, the town's logic was that the candidate was so smart he would be bored and move on to another job after they spent a ton of money training him.

For what it's worth, I've read and heard several accounts of this happening. They're largely anecdotal, so take that for what you will.

My leo academy was in excess of 1500 hours...

TheWizard: Isn't basic training only 6 weeks? (or used to be).

Air Force Basic is 6 weeks, Navy Boot Camp is 7 weeks, Army Basic is 11 weeks, and Marine Corps Boot Camp is 13 weeks.

Tainted1: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Tainted1: Wait a minute, they have partial college educations? That sounds like about a million fold improvement over most other police departments.

Isn't 'so many semesters of college' a requirement for most police departments anyway? Or the equivalent military service?

I wish. It is my understanding that most police departments seem to prefer most of their officers to be not thinking too much (at least in America). I've heard of people not being accepted into police departments because they failed an intelligence test....by scoring too high. I'm too lazy to look for a link now, but maybe later when I wake up a little more I'll be a little more motivated.

There is no 'intelligence test'. I don't know why you pulled that out of your ass.

Why don't some of you well-educated farkers apply for these police positions? I'm sure you scholars would outscore these high school jocks and bullies in basic aptitude.

Oh that's right, you can't run 40 yards or fight your own shadow without puking your guts up.

You can go back to gorging on your Doritos now while thinking of some witty comeback toughguy.

"Most people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun."

ttc2301: It's amazing as to how little brain power is in a Fark cop-hater thread.

Most departments that pay anything over $25K/year require a four-year criminal justice degree, not the two-year 'wipe your ass with the diploma' version. Military service is customarily worth points on the eligibility list, but it does not replace college.

To those who RTFA, the author is explicit in pointing out that this city is an aberration: most police department 'summer help' is along the lines of 'community service officers'. CSOs are glorified meter maids who free up real cops by taking care of parking violations, the cat in the tree, and traffic obstructions. Ocean City is basically passing out guns to CSOs. Which will not end well.

Wrong, and I am not a cop hater, and know what I'm talking about. Only 30 percent of Police Departments require any college education. Some of those don't even require a degree, but only credits (The Highest paid Department in the Country, Suffolk County, Requires no degree, the Second Highest, Nassau County, only requires 32 Credits). The NYPD requires a 2 year degree of any type, and any active military service over 2 years can replace the requirement for that degree.

Awesome T-Shirt: Wrong, and I am not a cop hater, and know what I'm talking about. Only 30 percent of Police Departments require any college education. Some of those don't even require a degree, but only credits (The Highest paid Department in the Country, Suffolk County, Requires no degree, the Second Highest, Nassau County, only requires 32 Credits). The NYPD requires a 2 year degree of any type, and any active military service over 2 years can replace the requirement for that degree.

How many people do you think get hired by meeting the bare minimum requirements just to apply?

That's three more weeks of training than the police around here must get.

Corbo: Why don't some of you well-educated farkers apply for these police positions? I'm sure you scholars would outscore these high school jocks and bullies in basic aptitude.

Oh that's right, you can't run 40 yards or fight your own shadow without puking your guts up.

You can go back to gorging on your Doritos now while thinking of some witty comeback toughguy.

Because the pay sucks and I have no desire to bust skulls or chase down college kids drinking underage.

Also Kettle "Spicy Thai" chips > Doritos.

ObiJuan: Because the pay sucks and I have no desire to bust skulls or chase down college kids drinking underage.

Also Kettle "Spicy Thai" chips > Doritos.


You wouldn't have to do any of that and by taking the job, you could actually set the example! You could be cool and all the cool kids breaking the law would respect your coolness.

LordPistachio: Awesome T-Shirt: Wrong, and I am not a cop hater, and know what I'm talking about. Only 30 percent of Police Departments require any college education. Some of those don't even require a degree, but only credits (The Highest paid Department in the Country, Suffolk County, Requires no degree, the Second Highest, Nassau County, only requires 32 Credits). The NYPD requires a 2 year degree of any type, and any active military service over 2 years can replace the requirement for that degree.

How many people do you think get hired by meeting the bare minimum requirements just to apply?

THIS

A good friend of mine joined the local police force in June. A good majority of the recruits had degrees in psychology and criminal justice. The rest were retired military. This was in podunk western North Carolina. The idea that all cops are angry x football players and high school drop outs is disingenuous.

ttc2301: It's amazing as to how little brain power is in a Fark cop-hater thread.

Most departments that pay anything over $25K/year require a four-year criminal justice degree, not the two-year 'wipe your ass with the diploma' version. Military service is customarily worth points on the eligibility list, but it does not replace college.

BZZZZZT!!!

NYPD:
"candidate must have successfully completed:
* 60 college credits with a 2.0 G.P.A. from an accredited college or university
OR
* 2 years of full-time active military service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge and have a high school diploma or it's equivalent."

LAPD:
"{Education
Graduation from a U.S. high school, G.E.D. or equivalent from a U.S. institution, or a California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) certificate is required.

A two-year or a four-year college degree from an accredited U.S. or foreign institution may be substituted for the high school requirement. "

Boston Police Dept:
"You must have graduated (or are about to graduate) from high school or possess an equivalency certificate;"

How many more would you like?

100 college students, 4 weeks of training, a badge and a gun: Welcome to the Ocean City summer police force

good to see these students practicing their 2nd amendment rights.

WFern: For what it's worth, I've read and heard several accounts of this happening. They're largely anecdotal, so take that for what you will.

Not anecdotal. (new window)

Awesome T-Shirt: There is no 'intelligence test'. I don't know why you pulled that out of your ass.

Talk about pulling something from somewhere. (new window)

Fromthe first result:
"A US man has been rejected in his bid to become a police officer for scoring too high on an intelligence test.

Robert Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate, took an exam to join the New London police, in Connecticut, in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equivalent of an IQ of 125.

But New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing costly training."

fredklein: Awesome T-Shirt: There is no 'intelligence test'. I don't know why you pulled that out of your ass.

Talk about pulling something from somewhere. (new window)

Fromthe first result:
"A US man has been rejected in his bid to become a police officer for scoring too high on an intelligence test.

Robert Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate, took an exam to join the New London police, in Connecticut, in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equivalent of an IQ of 125.

But New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing costly training."

Baaaahaaaahaaaa!