Originally Posted by Ghostinthemachine
Originally Posted by antlers
Originally Posted by ltppowell
There is nothing that can be learned in a classroom that determines whether a person will be good cop, or not. Nothing.

Agreed. As with most professions, one gets good at their profession by actually working in their profession. The best way to learn how to do something is to 'do it'.

Yep, , the best way to learn how to do brain surgery is to just get in there and dig around.

That's right, although "get in there and dig around" is more than a little bit inaccurate. Point bein', as many have posted here, that few things take the place of experience. These guys really start learning how to be cops after they get out of the academy and actially start working as cops.


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