Ever break down and laugh on the job? Something make you smile when it really shouldn't have? Talk about a time when you just couldn't help yourself.

( Cut for sophomoric humor and a few potty word choices. )

If you weren't doing the job you're currently doing, where would you be? What would you be doing? Do you have any dreams for yourself that never came to pass? Talk about it or don't!

I think if I wasn't a cop... I actually don't know where I'd be or what I'd be doing. Since I was seventeen I've known I was going to be a cop. I think I had ( Read more... )

Ever have a bizarre, unexplainable case/client/situation on the job? Has anything ever just been too weird or uncomfortable for you? Talk about it!

Well, what would you like to hear about is the better question. Recently, my partner and I have gained a reputation for the weird and unexplainable. Probably because we're willing to hire a wizard. ( Read more... )

How do you calm down and mellow out after a rough or stressful day?On really bad days, I run. If I don’t, I’ll just spend all night tossing and turning because I can’t stop thinking about the case. If I wear myself out, I’ll sleep ( Read more... )

How do you calm down and mellow out after a rough or stressful day?

A warm shower, a cold beer and a smoking hot cop to wash my back.
Easy.

Talk about the worst injury you've ever had on the job. Whether it be a physical or emotional blow... or both!

I've gotten the odd bumps and scrapes over the years. We all do in this job. Pushed down my suspects, tacking someone down, and so on. My first major job related injury was a few months ago. A suspect pulled a gun on me, pinned me to the ( Read more... )

Give a man power, he's bound to abuse it. Have you ever had to arrest a dirty cop? How did it make you feel?

Is this the same line as absolute power corrupts absolutely? Because, honestly, all it takes is a little power in the wrong hands and anyone’s going to go corrupt on you. It’s not the power, but the person and how they use it. Anyway, I’m off ( Read more... )

Most interesting/memorable/horrible/etc experience with your partner/team/client.etc.You want me to pick just one? I often work with a wizard. I have more interesting/memorable/horrible experiences than I can count ( Read more... )

Most interesting/memorable/horrible/etc experience with your partner/team/client.etc.

Two words:

Walrus documentary.

I probably have more, but that's definitely the first that comes to mind.

How did you get where you are today professionally? Did you always want to do the job you do now? Did you just fall into it? Do you have dreams of promotion? Another profession? Talk about it!I was never going to be anything else but a cop. I never fell into this job. I never chose it either. I remember the Academy, they ask you why you became a ( Read more... )