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Wow! That was a whole bunch of reading. I like how my story changes from post to post.
I have been honestly deeply moved by the responses to this thread. I feel I should clarify a few little things just so that future posters are more informed.
To begin I personally never laid a hand on the kid. I ran the camera, and I will admit that I tried to miss the part when the Lt. gave him a black eye and told him to knock off the bullshit. Where I was in the wrong was not reporting this to anyone.
I have personally been involved in Aprox 30 planned use of force inncidents in the past three years. I will admit that I have thrown a punch or two but only to control the situation and never after restraints had been applied.
I started my job as a CO when I got out of High School for the fact that I could make 30k a year with a HS education. And I have been rewarded greatly by my job. I work weekends hollidays and sometimes 80+ hours per week. I have been pissed on spit at had food thrown at me cleaned up hundreds of pounds of human feces and been assaulted verbally on a daily basis. I have been involved in a riot situation where I tackled an inmate who had a softball bat while one of the guys he was fighting with got shot two feet away from me.
As far as my childhood, it was great I was popular and got laid a couple times! I have always been friends with anyone who was willing to let me be their friend. I have been in my share of fights. I have gotten my ass kicked and I have kicked some ass. I would not say that I aam on a power trip.
Anyone who has been on either side of a prison life knows that shit happens. Prisons are not fun, and even though they seem like summer camps at times they are not.
As for what state I am in I probably should not say. I will say that it is not california, though I wish it was for the simple fact that the largest union in the country is the California Dept of Corrections union.
I guess I have said my part, I will clarify further if need be but I am sure that this will not be read anyway.
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