https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/11/17/local-law-enforcement-opens-current-climate/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2016/11/17/local-law-enforcement-opens-current-climate/#comment-6997 Ed Sat, 19 Nov 2016 05:09:02 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=21649#comment-6997 Police officers you are held to a higher standard that is why you wear the uniform and the badge and given special authority no other profession have. Comunicate, de-escalate and diffuse situations. Your gov't issued gun is the last resort. Utilize the continium of force options. Always remember your shoot don't shoot training. Do not forget you serve and protect the citizens of the patch you are wearing. You might want to learn from state correctional peace officers working the toughest beat in the state = prisons. They police/supervise convicted criminal inmates (not civilian citizens in your community) society have taken off our communities. C/Os are not armed with a gun in prisons but instead armed primarily with communication skills and a pen. Visit a prison as part of your inservice training so you can see how to engage and interact with a convicted criminal without your sidearm. Thats when you really need good communication skills. Or ride along with a state Parole Agent whose clientele are 100% convicted criminal parolees and not civilian citizens you encounter for most of your watch. Everyday and every minute they are on duty they are always fearful of their safety and security but they do their jobs anyways. All lives matter- citizens, police, inmates/parolees whoever. Be safe out there while on duty and remember our US Armed Forces serving around the world. Hooah!!! Police officers you are held to a higher standard that is why you wear the uniform and the badge and given special authority no other profession have. Comunicate, de-escalate and diffuse situations. Your gov’t issued gun is the last resort. Utilize the continium of force options. Always remember your shoot don’t shoot training. Do not forget you serve and protect the citizens of the patch you are wearing. You might want to learn from state correctional peace officers working the toughest beat in the state = prisons. They police/supervise convicted criminal inmates (not civilian citizens in your community) society have taken off our communities. C/Os are not armed with a gun in prisons but instead armed primarily with communication skills and a pen. Visit a prison as part of your inservice training so you can see how to engage and interact with a convicted criminal without your sidearm. Thats when you really need good communication skills. Or ride along with a state Parole Agent whose clientele are 100% convicted criminal parolees and not civilian citizens you encounter for most of your watch. Everyday and every minute they are on duty they are always fearful of their safety and security but they do their jobs anyways.
All lives matter- citizens, police, inmates/parolees whoever.
Be safe out there while on duty and remember our US Armed Forces serving around the world. Hooah!!!

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