People who gravitate towards these kind of jobs are bullies and thugs.
ICE, CBP, DEA, FBI the worst. Part of the reason is the training and purpose, they are trained to be bad asses, use force, to shoot and as a consequence they look for an excuse to put their training and purpose to use.
A Stanford Study in the 1960' worked up a psychological profile of cops and criminals. Their conclusion a cop could have become a criminal and vice versa, except that circumstances were that they chose a difference career path.
I've known a few LEO in my life time, and an ex son in law was a prison guard, and there job alone has stilted their opinion, they believe that everyone is a criminal but they just haven't been caught
My dad was an assistat DA and a DA. Special prosecutor. It's true that police have to be reactive and too many are overly aggressive, but bad apples can be identified and removed befolre the barrel is worthless.
My mother in law was a WAC in WWII and worked for the Baltimore police....
I know for a fact that the feds use MMPIs and other tests that may identify abnormal agression. I've perviously discussed usze of lie detectors and other tests....
FBI agents used to be lawyers and accountants. I have a cousin who was head of an FBI department until she retired. My dad's secretary was married to the former head of the international division. Virtually all are college graduates. In more recent times, they accepted many former cops....
When my wife worked for the justice department we socialized with many agents from many agencies. You take people as you find them.
My experience is that the feds -- and that includes the Federal Protective Service -- live in a fishbowl, are continually evaluated.
Not dead yet.
Nor I. Strength and honor.
People who gravitate towards these kind of jobs are bullies and thugs.
ICE, CBP, DEA, FBI the worst. Part of the reason is the training and purpose, they are trained to be bad asses, use force, to shoot and as a consequence they look for an excuse to put their training and purpose to use.
A Stanford Study in the 1960' worked up a psychological profile of cops and criminals. Their conclusion a cop could have become a criminal and vice versa, except that circumstances were that they chose a difference career path.
I've known a few LEO in my life time, and an ex son in law was a prison guard, and there job alone has stilted their opinion, they believe that everyone is a criminal but they just haven't been caught
My dad was an assistat DA and a DA. Special prosecutor. It's true that police have to be reactive and too many are overly aggressive, but bad apples can be identified and removed befolre the barrel is worthless.
My mother in law was a WAC in WWII and worked for the Baltimore police....
I know for a fact that the feds use MMPIs and other tests that may identify abnormal agression. I've perviously discussed usze of lie detectors and other tests....
FBI agents used to be lawyers and accountants. I have a cousin who was head of an FBI department until she retired. My dad's secretary was married to the former head of the international division. Virtually all are college graduates. In more recent times, they accepted many former cops....
When my wife worked for the justice department we socialized with many agents from many agencies. You take people as you find them.
My experience is that the feds -- and that includes the Federal Protective Service -- live in a fishbowl, are continually evaluated.