The official nightshift thread....

lilaclovebird wrote: »

@sufferlandrian I'll keep hoping with great fortitude that ya'll get some heavy duty rains out that way.

Texas flooded and the Pacific Northwest goes up in flames....that's a bit backwards..

I hadn't thought about it, but you're correct. That is backwards. :laugh:

@lilaclovebird did you say the L word???

Hehe. Only two or three really annoying special snowflakes here. The others I guess I'm used to. Or I'm a special snowflake.

You're an officer? I kind of wanted to be a detective for a while, but figured I wouldn't pass the physical requirements. And at five feet tall I'd probably get laughed out.

Ah. The glory of night shift. They can only afford one staff on.

So, who wants to read this chapter on Pavlovian conditioning for me? And just download what I need to know for the test directly into my brain?

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

@lilaclovebird did you say the L word???

I DID! I said the 'L' word... GOD WHY?!

SongDragon wrote: »

Ah. The glory of night shift. They can only afford one staff on.

We only need one person per shift...and I wouldn't change it for the world!

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

SongDragon wrote: »

Ah. The glory of night shift. They can only afford one staff on.

We only need one person per shift...and I wouldn't change it for the world!

At my work place, we always have 2 people minimum during the night shift, even on weekends like tonight when it's awfully slow. In reality though, only 1 person is truly needed to cover all the work load, but if that actually came to pass, no one would be able to take time off, which would suck.

SongDragon wrote: »

Hehe. Only two or three really annoying special snowflakes here. The others I guess I'm used to. Or I'm a special snowflake.

You're an officer? I kind of wanted to be a detective for a while, but figured I wouldn't pass the physical requirements. And at five feet tall I'd probably get laughed out.

I'm not a commissioned police officer. I work with them though. I am a Public Safety Officer(That's PC for 'Security Guard') for The University of Texas Police Department-Houston for MD Anderson Cancer Center.

I work primarily at The Michael Keeling Research Center for Comparative Medicine in Bastrop, TX and The Virginia Harris Cockrell Cancer Research Center at Science Park in Smithville, TX.

I've debated heavily about becoming a commissioned officer and our Lt. seems to think I would be great at it. I would be terrified. I feel like the media nowadays is training the population to hate police officers. I don't think it is their intention, but that is what is happening.


HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a uniformed sheriff's deputy who was gunned down from behind while filling his patrol car with gas in what officials described as a "senseless and cowardly act."

The arrest of Shannon J. Miles — who has a criminal history that includes convictions for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct with a firearm — came less than 24 hours after authorities said he ambushed Darren Goforth, a 10-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, at a suburban Houston Chevron station.

"I am proud of the men and women that have worked swiftly to apprehend the responsible person who posed a significant threat to both law enforcement and the community at large," Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said at a news conference. "Our deputies return to the streets tonight to hold a delicate peace that was shattered last evening."

Court and jail records did not list an attorney for Miles.

Hickman said the motive for the killing had not been determined but investigators would look at whether Miles, who is black, was motivated by anger over recent killings elsewhere of black men by police that have spawned the "Black Lives Matter" protest movement. Goforth was white.

"I think that's something that we have to keep an eye on," Hickman said. "The general climate of that kind of rhetoric can be influential on people to do things like this. We're still searching to find out if that's actually a motive."

Hickman said investigators are working on the assumption "that he was a target because he wore a uniform."

Goforth, 47, was pumping gas Friday night when the gunman approached him from behind and fired multiple shots, continuing to fire after the deputy had fallen to the ground.

The deputy had gone to the Chevron gas station in Cypress, a middle-class to upper middle-class suburban area of Harris County that is unincorporated and located northwest of Houston, after responding to a routine car accident earlier Friday.

Earlier on Saturday, Hickman had called the killing a "cold-blooded assassination."

"Cops' lives matter, too," Hickman said then. "So why don't we drop the qualifier and say lives matter."

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson echoed Hickman's sentiments.

"There are a few bad apples in every profession. That does not mean there should be open warfare declared on law enforcement," she said.

Deray McKesson, a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement, responded to Hickman's criticisms, telling the Houston Chronicle: "It is unfortunate that Sheriff Hickman has chosen to politicize this tragedy and to attribute the officer's death to a movement that seeks to end violence."

In a statement Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott said "heinous and deliberate crimes against law enforcement will not be tolerated" and that the state "reveres the men and women in law enforcement who put their lives on the line every day to protect and serve their communities."

Hickman said Miles had been in the custody of authorities "all night." Authorities earlier Saturday said they had been speaking with a person of interest but had not identified that individual.

Court records of Miles' previous arrests show he lived at a home that deputies searched earlier Saturday and where a red truck, similar to one that authorities said left the scene of the shooting, was found. Hickman credited the work of investigators and "routine research" that found the truck that led to "the suspect responsible for this senseless and cowardly act."

An impromptu memorial sprouted at the pump Goforth had used Friday night, with a pile of balloons, flowers, candles and notes, including one that said, "Gone but never forgotten R.I.P. Deputy Goforth." The gas station was open Saturday, but that pump was closed. People gathered later on Saturday for a vigil at the gas station to remember Goforth.

Brian McCullar knew Goforth because the deputy had patrolled his neighborhood, which is about two miles from the gas station, and the two spoke often.

"He was passionate about what he did," the 49-year-old said, adding, "We're still in shock. ... It's a huge loss for his family. It's a huge loss for this area." Goforth had a wife and two children.

"You're talking about a guy that made a difference," McCullar said.

http://news.yahoo.com/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-houston-while-pumping-gas-043751950.html

lilaclovebird wrote: »

SongDragon wrote: »

Hehe. Only two or three really annoying special snowflakes here. The others I guess I'm used to. Or I'm a special snowflake.

You're an officer? I kind of wanted to be a detective for a while, but figured I wouldn't pass the physical requirements. And at five feet tall I'd probably get laughed out.

I'm not a commissioned police officer. I work with them though. I am a Public Safety Officer(That's PC for 'Security Guard') for The University of Texas Police Department-Houston for MD Anderson Cancer Center.

I work primarily at The Michael Keeling Research Center for Comparative Medicine in Bastrop, TX and The Virginia Harris Cockrell Cancer Research Center at Science Park in Smithville, TX.

I've debated heavily about becoming a commissioned officer and our Lt. seems to think I would be great at it. I would be terrified. I feel like the media nowadays is training the population to hate police officers. I don't think it is their intention, but that is what is happening.


HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a uniformed sheriff's deputy who was gunned down from behind while filling his patrol car with gas in what officials described as a "senseless and cowardly act."

The arrest of Shannon J. Miles — who has a criminal history that includes convictions for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct with a firearm — came less than 24 hours after authorities said he ambushed Darren Goforth, a 10-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, at a suburban Houston Chevron station.

"I am proud of the men and women that have worked swiftly to apprehend the responsible person who posed a significant threat to both law enforcement and the community at large," Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said at a news conference. "Our deputies return to the streets tonight to hold a delicate peace that was shattered last evening."

Court and jail records did not list an attorney for Miles.

Hickman said the motive for the killing had not been determined but investigators would look at whether Miles, who is black, was motivated by anger over recent killings elsewhere of black men by police that have spawned the "Black Lives Matter" protest movement. Goforth was white.

"I think that's something that we have to keep an eye on," Hickman said. "The general climate of that kind of rhetoric can be influential on people to do things like this. We're still searching to find out if that's actually a motive."

Hickman said investigators are working on the assumption "that he was a target because he wore a uniform."

Goforth, 47, was pumping gas Friday night when the gunman approached him from behind and fired multiple shots, continuing to fire after the deputy had fallen to the ground.

The deputy had gone to the Chevron gas station in Cypress, a middle-class to upper middle-class suburban area of Harris County that is unincorporated and located northwest of Houston, after responding to a routine car accident earlier Friday.

Earlier on Saturday, Hickman had called the killing a "cold-blooded assassination."

"Cops' lives matter, too," Hickman said then. "So why don't we drop the qualifier and say lives matter."

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson echoed Hickman's sentiments.

"There are a few bad apples in every profession. That does not mean there should be open warfare declared on law enforcement," she said.

Deray McKesson, a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement, responded to Hickman's criticisms, telling the Houston Chronicle: "It is unfortunate that Sheriff Hickman has chosen to politicize this tragedy and to attribute the officer's death to a movement that seeks to end violence."

In a statement Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott said "heinous and deliberate crimes against law enforcement will not be tolerated" and that the state "reveres the men and women in law enforcement who put their lives on the line every day to protect and serve their communities."

Hickman said Miles had been in the custody of authorities "all night." Authorities earlier Saturday said they had been speaking with a person of interest but had not identified that individual.

Court records of Miles' previous arrests show he lived at a home that deputies searched earlier Saturday and where a red truck, similar to one that authorities said left the scene of the shooting, was found. Hickman credited the work of investigators and "routine research" that found the truck that led to "the suspect responsible for this senseless and cowardly act."

An impromptu memorial sprouted at the pump Goforth had used Friday night, with a pile of balloons, flowers, candles and notes, including one that said, "Gone but never forgotten R.I.P. Deputy Goforth." The gas station was open Saturday, but that pump was closed. People gathered later on Saturday for a vigil at the gas station to remember Goforth.

Brian McCullar knew Goforth because the deputy had patrolled his neighborhood, which is about two miles from the gas station, and the two spoke often.

"He was passionate about what he did," the 49-year-old said, adding, "We're still in shock. ... It's a huge loss for his family. It's a huge loss for this area." Goforth had a wife and two children.

"You're talking about a guy that made a difference," McCullar said.

http://news.yahoo.com/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-houston-while-pumping-gas-043751950.html

God that's just awful. People honestly just suck sometimes. People don't understand that most cops just want to get back home to their families.

After this shooting and after hearing so many people talking about how useless the police are and how they're all just a bunch of bullies with badges I REALLY feel like the whole nation would be thoroughly educated if all police officers suffered a case of 'Blue Flu' for a week.

The worst part is I KNOW for a FACT that there are far too many officers who would not participate in an act like that because they care too much about their communities and would want to keep them safe.

@lilaclovebird My husband is a deputy sheriff. It scares me more and more each day I send him off to work. And working 911, I have a better idea of what he's being sent to. It's a sad state when he has to be ready to defend himself when he's getting gas.

My mom works as a dispatcher for the state police and her boyfriend (sounds weird, they've been together for a long time, not as long as us, but "boyfriend" for a loooong term relationship sounds weird!) was a trooper his whole career. Last year he took a head of security position at a casino and I think the increasing police discord might have had something to do with it...

Most of the cops I deal with are in the line of my job. They know us, we know them. We used to keep an eye out for the cute ones as an office full of females. I would feel terrible if anything happened to them. It's a small town. That said a lot of my clients have experienced difficulty with cops due to misunderstanding where a situation goes beyond restraining. More of it's history than current, so I'm sure training improves.

None of the people I generally deal with are criminals beyond some panhandling, so most of them are fine if the cops arrive ( missing persons, disputes), even the ones who express fear of cops. It's just that human nature is to think that someone afraid has something to hide, nevermind they're trying to hide they're the devil.

After all this talk about police officers being targets for violence, I was EXTREMELY overjoyed to see SSP pull onto the campus.

This was quickly followed by strong feelings of dread because, as @Frankie_Felinius has realized, I said the 'L' word in that text and I am afraid of how things will be now....