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| Posted by: dever on Saturday, December 06, 2008 - 05:34 PM |
After a couple of weeks of watching the new A&E television show, I have to stop and ask myself, "Is there anyone with half a brain going in to law enforcement?" In one episode this week, one of the rookies ran out of gas on scene and had to call for another unit with a gas can. Seriously? Ran out of gas? I never once pulled an ambulance out of the garage without checking the gas gauge and if I didn't have ¾ of a tank at least, I filled it up. Likewise, at the end of a shift I always filled the tank up if it was under ¾ of a tank. I also checked all the emergency and non-emergency lights, and any warning instrumentation on the dashboard. Look, you're talking about a job where you're going to spend most of your shift getting in and out of a vehicle and that vehicle may be your only means to get you or your partner out of an unsafe situation – along with your radio, it's your lifeline. Wouldn't common sense dictate that you check your lifeline?
Maybe it is just the editors going out of their way to make the rookies look like they're having a tough time with it, but I'm still left wondering what bone-headed move these rookies are going to make next. At least, I wonder it during those few times I'm not yelling at the television, "What are you doing?" "Take control of the scene!" "Quit questioning this guy with your gun hip facing him, take a defensive posture!"
I had a lot of hope for this show, but after a month I'm finding it to be almost unwatchable.
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