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Posted by Spanky
- Nov 01, 2026, 06:34 PMQuote from: Mike on Nov 01, 2026, 11:23 AMQuote from: SpankyTrain them correctly, pair them with an experienced officer (who makes the calls) while they get accustomed to working with the public.
I think they do that. It's called "field training". They ride shotgun with an experienced officer for the first month or two. But if that's not working, they need to rethink it.
Yea. Apparently it's not working.
Posted by Jimothy
- Nov 01, 2026, 11:35 AMI don't understand why the cop let them go if they were obviously intoxicated. Was it the end of his shift and he just wanted to go home?
Posted by Mike
- Nov 01, 2026, 11:23 AMQuote from: SpankyTrain them correctly, pair them with an experienced officer (who makes the calls) while they get accustomed to working with the public.
I think they do that. It's called "field training". They ride shotgun with an experienced officer for the first month or two. But if that's not working, they need to rethink it.
Posted by Spanky
- Oct 31, 2026, 10:06 AMQuote from: Mike on Oct 30, 2026, 10:46 PMWith that being said, "that officer was new to the agency and had been out of field training for about 30 days" is absolutely no excuse. A police officer should be 100% capable of doing his job the moment he steps out in public and starts taking other peoples lives in his hands.
I agree. I'm sick of hearing "it was a new officer" as an excuse. Train them correctly, pair them with an experienced officer (who makes the calls) while they get accustomed to working with the public. Never send them out on their own.
Posted by Mike
- Oct 30, 2026, 10:46 PMOcala police announce DUI charges for man whom officer released minutes before double-fatal crash
There's not enough info in the article, but how would the officer know Mr. Zelaya was drunk unless he performed a field sobriety test. I couldn't tell in the video. The chief said they were obviously intoxicated. I guess not obviously to the officer at the scene.
With that being said, "that officer was new to the agency and had been out of field training for about 30 days" is absolutely no excuse. A police officer should be 100% capable of doing his job the moment he steps out in public and starts taking other peoples lives in his hands.
QuoteA man arrested Friday by Ocala police is accused of DUI manslaughter in a Sept. 29 double-fatal crash that occurred after an officer let him go.
There's not enough info in the article, but how would the officer know Mr. Zelaya was drunk unless he performed a field sobriety test. I couldn't tell in the video. The chief said they were obviously intoxicated. I guess not obviously to the officer at the scene.
With that being said, "that officer was new to the agency and had been out of field training for about 30 days" is absolutely no excuse. A police officer should be 100% capable of doing his job the moment he steps out in public and starts taking other peoples lives in his hands.