What a dumb ass.If he's on the Governors protective detail that means he has time in as a trooper.http://www.njsp.org/recruit/salary.html

it pretty good. I wonder how the city police rate in comparison.

Pretty good ... except for the daily prospect of having someone shoot at you.

Good Grief!

I'm not defending the alleged theft ... But we really do have to stop criticizing other working class folks, because they are well paid.

They think they are soldiers of freedom whom should be treated with deference from the those who pays their salary...Been happening for years, but 911 amped it up to 12...

and so would my father (R.I.P.). I think the 80/20 rule applies here ... 80% of cops are "good and faithful" public servants; but the 20% that are bad seed get all of the public's attention.

(And yes, that 20% should be rooted out)

because of their arrogant attitude and the sense that they project that they feel they are beyond reproach. Add to that the unjustified rhoid rage shootings they do, the concealing of evidence, or fixing cases for prosecutors and covering each others asses when tried...there are plenty of reasons to hate 'em.
My respect is for teachers. The shit they have to put up with on a daily basis and the unknown variables. They are truly the ones who shape our nation, yet are so disrespected and paid shit!

that explains the standard issued bullet-proof vests and gun that they wear and the advanced self-defense training they receive ... because the job is relatively safe.

But I guess relative is relative. It's less dangerous than, say, soldier; but more dangerous than librarian ... unless that librarian job happens to be in a school, a mall, or a theater.

or flying a plane or roofing. Cops may get a bullet proof vest, but their seat belt is far more important because most of the fatalities happen in ordinary traffic accidents.

It is a far safer job than what I do for a living.


Groundskeeping is a more dangerous occupation.

It's in the top ten most dangerous jobs but it's a relatively safe occupation? I guess it's all relative then.

When there are millions of people in other occupations in this nation who have a greater chance of being maimed or killed on the job than any LEO and no one pulls the old, "But they can die on any given day!" line in order to justify their wages...which are usually far, far lower for an occupation far, far more dangerous than being an LEO.



No one gives them a funeral with full honors and hundreds of other peace officers all on overtime showing up for the funeral.

They just get buried.

But the people who do this are not generally authoritarians with a psychological profile quite similar to that of criminals.

Police have sought a situation in which violence is expected, and embraced.

As bad as it is in the US, it is apparently even worse in the UK:

The entire criminal justice system was infiltrated by organised crime gangs, according to a secret Scotland Yard report leaked to The Independent.

In 2003 Operation Tiberius found that men suspected of being Britain’s most notorious criminals had compromised multiple agencies, including HM Revenue & Customs, the Crown Prosecution Service, the City of London Police and the Prison Service, as well as pillars of the criminal justice system including juries and the legal profession.

The strategic intelligence scoping exercise – “ratified by the most senior management” at the Met {ed: Scotland Yard} – uncovered jurors being bought off or threatened to return not-guilty verdicts; corrupt individuals working for HMRC, both in the UK and overseas; and “get out of jail free cards” being bought for £50,000.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-corruption-of-britain-uks-key-institutions-infiltrated-by-criminals-9052617.html

But not high enough to justify $100k/year

There base pay isn't all the pay they receive.

Oh it's a real racket... Want a job? Get ready to write checks for "campaign" contributions to the gop... I've worked it, left it. What you do to get a job, you do more of to keep it.

Goes against my morals I was raised on and the same ones I raised my children with.

Unreal.

My bad.

And hooray for Tilden, Pa.

Lying motherfucker cops give each other breaks all the time.Shit as a Correction Officer I got breaks most of the time when stopped for a motor vehicle violation.

Bad cops expect that from other cops. Just mention those words to a good cop and they'll go ballistic .

that he had to steal? What's this world coming to?

I need the extra amo for your sake...

and this guy wanted a pass on theft

Throw the book at him

State police are known for better discipline than this

Hope they clean it up

and I love it that it's on Christie's watch.. I hope the blowhard implodes!

Legal insurance and his awesome medical insurance will cover treatment, lawyer, court costs.

Or did the RNC copyright that expression ?