Dive Jungle: About this blog: I think it isn't surprising, this is my personal blog, about my personal diving and traveling experiences and with my thoughts about diving ...
Just a quick note to wish all of my friends in the USA a very happy and safe July 4th!!! If you're "on the job" today in LEO LAND be extremely safe, the sound of a firecracker can sound a lot like a gun, and if you're off work today, take time to sit back, relax, and spend time with your loved ones. To my "agricultural" friends in Montana, yes, you know who you are!!! Sit back with a few cold ones, spend time with the " little farmer's", enjoy the day!! The fields can wait until tomorrow, and there is enough grass that the cattle can graze on their own today!!! HAVE FUN EVERYONE AND HAPPY FOURTH FROM THE NORTH!!!!!
EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND YOU--the Public Safety Diver ( PSD) All agencies and PSD teams have their own SOP's and SOG's and I am in no way telling you to deter from the methods outlined in yours, what I'll attemp to do in this brief is to give you all a few hints/pointers that you may already use, or may want to fit into your operating practices. Lets face it, an big wide open body of water is an invitation for the bad guy to ditch and try to evade the finding of things that will put him away. It is OUR job to recover this evidence to the best of our abilities and our teams abilities. The criminal has the mindset of , " if it sinks to the bottom nobody will ever see it again." WRONG, this is where we come in. Even though the evidence is UW it does not negate the need to apply the same crime scene techniques as used above on dry land. Our main goals as PSD's is to collect enough evidence to procure a conviction in court against the accused. And like evidence...
Question: How do you tell the difference between a Canadian Police Officer, an Australian Police Officer, and an American Police Officer? Pose the following question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges. You are carrying a Glock 40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do? CANADIAN POLICE OFFICERS Answer: (Immediate thought processes) Is the knife a ceremonial kirpan? Does he prefer to communicate in English or French? Will this negatively impact my chances of promotion? Is this just his way of telling me that he pays my wages, and wants my job? Would this be an appropriate time to hug him and sing Koombaya? Will the media do a profile of him and how he was loved by everyone including his dog? Is the alleged "client" a...
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