LEO carry off duty Bankers Life Fieldhouse

[rhino]

Wearing your CCW badge around your neck again while hanging in the Cee-ville?

Nah, they won't let me in any of the gas station convenience stores in Crawfordsville since the incident.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Nah, they won't let me in any of the gas station convenience stores in Crawfordsville since the incident.

"The incident"? The time you sprinted out of the Taco Bell covered in lime jello with a bag of soft taco screaming about how "the FBI knows I am not a homosexual", or the other thing?

 

[rhino]

"The incident"? The time you sprinted out of the Taco Bell covered in lime jello with a bag of soft taco screaming about how "the FBI knows I am not a homosexual", or the other thing?

I believe the exact quote was, "The FBI knows I am no longer a homosexual."

And it was you doing the screaming.

I had the camera.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

And it was you doing the screaming.

I had the camera.

I like to scream as I walk down the street. 1. It is a good stress release, 2. the sidewalk always clears up.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Where should I start rioting?

4830 W 38th St. That is my hangout now.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The Vietnamese joint that is in the former Bob Evans? Well, it is a good day for Pho.

 

[VUPDblue]

4830 is not the Vietnamese place, but it's close!

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

The Vietnamese joint that is in the former Bob Evans? Well, it is a good day for Pho.

No Pho on late shift. My hangout has coffee, fountain drinks, and roller dogs.

 

[rhino]

No Pho on late shift. My hangout has coffee, fountain drinks, and roller dogs.

What the hell time are you there, you JBT! I may have to avoid it!

 

[Kutnupe14]

We get free drinks at Speedway.

October can't get here fast enough.... pumpkin spice.

 

[bwframe]

Mmm Pho...

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

What the hell time are you there, you JBT! I may have to avoid it!

Any time between 9p-5:30a.

 

[rhino]

Any time between 9p-5:30a.

So, does working at the Speedway interfere with your IMPD job?

BWA-HAHAHA!

(see what I did there?)

 

[bwframe]

So, does working at the Speedway interfere with your IMPD job? ...

He said he got a promotion.

 

[eric001]

Yet another example of someone with panties all twisted up beyond recognition about cops "getting" to take their duty cars home--when they have to pay for the privilege of doing so.

Aside from being ignorant in the extreme about how much that practice does or doesn't "waste" taxpayer money on "perks" for the officers, has anyone noticed how little cops are typically paid?

I'm personally much crankier about so much of my tax money going to public indoctrination, er, I mean education. I would MUCH rather have more of it go to getting more and better paid cops, with more and better perks. I don't have any kids, but DO have a residence and loved ones that I'd like to see protected when I can't physically be there to do it myself.

Then, as a finishing touch, I'll bring up the old question of the 3 most under-appreciated and usually under-funded careers in America: teachers, firemen and police...
You know, just the folks responsible for the future of your children and the protection of your residence, livelihood and life. Obviously, THESE folks shouldn't have any perks!!!

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

So, does working at the Speedway interfere with your IMPD job?

BWA-HAHAHA!

(see what I did there?)

You funny guy. I have to work 2 jobs to pay for jackboots and jackboot accessories.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Originally Posted by Frank_N_Stein
We get free drinks at Speedway.

Well, rhino and I USED to get free drinks at Speedway . . . until the OTHER incident . . . with the midget, the unforeseen storage room accident, the three county police chase, the stolen handcuffs, the federal task force and the Morgan County MRAP.

 

[churchmouse]

4830 W 38th St. That is my hangout now.

That is close. I feel so safe, warm and fuzzy now....

 

[bwframe]

... I'll bring up the old question of the 3 most under-appreciated and usually under-funded careers in America: teachers, firemen and police...

That is an old question. Is it still really the case?

 

[eric001]

That is an old question. Is it still really the case?

Welp, I did a little looking, mostly on payscale.com, though I found firefighter salaries on bls.gov and police salaries on salary.com... It was by no means an exhaustive search for the most accurate numbers.

Estimated median salaries:

police officer: $52,374
firefighter: $45,600
teacher (high school): $46,505

warehouse manager: $47,791
secretary: $29,850
registered dental hygenist: $68,500
legal assistant: $40,379
insurance agent: $36,065
IT specialist: $51,828
heavy equipment operator: $48,000
electrician: $54,850
computer technician: $37,300
auto service tech/mechanic: $40,000
administrative assistant: $35,000
mechanical engineer: $64,853
FBI agent: $63,885

Again, I'm not betting my life on the absolute accuracy of any of those numbers. They look reasonable to me, so I'll go with them.
Compared to the others I snagged out of that truly huge list of career salaries, it looks to me like by the numbers the wages of teachers, police and firefighters are comparable.

On the other hand, based on the inherent responsibilities within those three fields, I would say those numbers by far do NOT tell the whole story. As a former teacher, I once figured out that if I figured my salary into an hourly scale for actual "on the clock" time, my pay only came up to ~$10-11 per hour...2010 dollars. Granted, it was a private school...so call it $15/hr equivalent in public schools. Frankly, that pay sucks whale turds for the actual responsibilities of the job. I made the same $10/hr working part time in irrigation with NO headaches or overly burdensome responsibilities.

It griped me at the time that my dental hygenist was making way more than I did as a teacher. Let's hypothetically compare getting your teeth cleaned well to getting a good education as the foundation upon which to build your future. Yeah, I can see where one is WAY more important than the other. Let's not even consider the amount of training, talent, and dedication it takes to successfully perform each set of job requirements.

I have never worked as a cop or firefighter. Don't want to, either. I'm pretty darned sure that if you figure in the responsibility factor, the inherent stresses of the job, et cetera, that their working wage is way less than it should be as well. It may be enough to live on, but I personally just don't see it as enough to be "what the job deserves" as compensation.

So, did I answer the age old question's accuracy?? I guess it depends on how you figure it.