o sung wu,
Bad and all as it is to have to attend accidents involving strangers it is immeasurably worse when one’s own are among the victims.About five years ago a local Constable went to a pileup where the vehicle had left the road at speed and hit a large tree; among the five dead was his son.
We can only imagine, vaguely, how he felt, but he had to carry on, report and request relief.

Hi there IS MISE...I couldn't agree more with you. Divest the average copper of the majesty of his uniform, or separate the detectives from their warrant card, and all you have left is just a collection of very ordinary men and women attempting to perform a nearly impossible task.

Often described by one intellectual giant at the Institute of Criminology, collectively as; '...too lazy to work, too frightened to steal, and most haven't got the brains to get a decent job...'. Not actually a ringing endorsement for a potential career in the police force, now is it?

Still, I don't know of any of us, who were led away against our will, to take part in the Police Training Curriculum. To undertake the arduous 20 weeks (live-in) of formidable training at the Police Academy. Training that Involved law, law, and still more law. Accompanied by our police powers, powers, and you guessed it, more police powers. And other more practical skills, too many to list herein.

With an inflexible three (3) failures, and you're arbitrarily dismissed from the course, policy. The pass mark was a minimum of 60%. And 'use of force' pass mark being a minimum of 80%, it proved no holiday. And during my time at the Academy, as an Instructor, and later as a Senior Instructor, I saw many an undergraduate, from well known Universities, flunk horribly, and thus end any hope of perusing a police career. Academically, they could've been successful, but they couldn't handle the pressure. And a copper above all things, must be able to handle; Pressure.

No, we all participated with our own free will. And I for one wouldn't have missed a moment of that training. And I must say, my time in the military was a distinct adjunct to police training. A natural fit for anyone who'd served in one of the three armed forces who're now seeking a career outside the Military.

I'm presently reading John Grisham's "The Appeal". A number of posters here should take the time to read it also !
It reads like a documentary of the Judiciary from everywhere !

Indyvidual,
Will certainly read it, l’m a great fan of Grisham.

I've read all of John GRISHAM's books. I understand he has legal antecedence himself, therefore a thorough understanding of the American style of jurisprudence.