how about you 1. Make sure you know what the hell you're talking about, and 2. Know the actual law that you think you are chewing me out about.

You're a detective...a patrol officer shouldn't have to tell you the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony B&E.

That's why they call 'em defectives.

Put in for OT for the call. I fought a labor case over that issue and won on a local level. Stopped the freaking calls, too.

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Originally posted by Fredward:
Put in for OT for the call. I fought a labor case over that issue and won on a local level. Stopped the freaking calls, too.

This.

I used to put in for 2 hours when I got called, even if I had gone off duty 10 minutes prior, my view is, I am now off the clock, if you want to bother me at home on my time, you are going to pay for it.

I'm not saying what they're doing is OK. But how is that different from bothering me while I'm eating my lunch? We don't get hours, we only "give" minutes. So I'm on my lunch minutes, and they want to bother me while I'm eating? Asking me to get up and do something is unforgivable. Would you leave your food out and walk away?

My view: If they interrupt, your lunch minutes should start over at the beginning. For whatever reason, they don't take well to the "Fuck Off, I'm eating" answer.

On the other hand, I'd get calls at home like:

"You the kiddy crimes dick?"
"Yeah"
"Got a call of kids playing in the street at Burbling Scum Trailer Park"
"Yeah?"
"Patrol wants you to check it out"
"Why?"
"They're kids"
"Have they been raped or murdered?"
"No"
"Have they experienced physical abuse or neglect that poses a risk to their physical or emotional well-being?"
"Well, they are playing in the street, and could get hit by cars."
"What's Patrol tied up with?"
"Lunch"
"Tell Patrol to actually use a cruiser to cruise up there and don't hit them with the cruiser CLICK*

Man, I hear ya on that one. When I first got to my new assignment, my F/Sgt would always call me at home for the most idiotic crap that could have waited until I marked on duty.

My last assignment never did that, our time was our time. If they did have to call, they always started it with "hey, sorry to bother you on your time, but...". This guy just calls like it's his friggin' right to do so. He doesn't call much, if at all anymore, I think he got the idea from the bitching that was going on around the office.

Caller ID?

People who ask why I didn't answer the phone get, "Because it is my phone and I answer it as I please."

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Originally posted by rsbolo:
Caller ID?

People who ask why I didn't answer the phone get, "Because it is my phone and I answer it as I please."

My phone was charging

(doesn't work if you still have a landline, but then you can just say "I was out of the house and my phone was charging")

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Originally posted by K9346:

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Originally posted by Fredward:
Put in for OT for the call. I fought a labor case over that issue and won on a local level. Stopped the freaking calls, too.

This.

I used to put in for 2 hours when I got called, even if I had gone off duty 10 minutes prior, my view is, I am now off the clock, if you want to bother me at home on my time, you are going to pay for it.

According to the Contract, Call time is 3 hours straight time or time and a half for all hours actually worked. Call me and see how it works.

I used to tell people,

"Investigators (Detectives) do a lot of their work out of the office because of their need for supervision, they're kinda "special" you know. Patrol on the other hand is for people who can be trusted to represent the Department properly with their own judgement. That is why Patrolmen get to wear a uniform but investigators don't"

"Got a call of kids playing in the street at Burbling Scum Trailer Park"

Are they named Tiffany, Heather, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jacob, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumor, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendall, Caitlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Qbert, Phil, Condoleezza Marie, Rubella Scabies, Gummy Sue, Birthday, Crystal Meth, Dubya, Incest, International Harvester, Jitney, Whitney, Mary Wrestlemania and Stabbed In Jail?

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Originally posted by BrianC:
"Got a call of kids playing in the street at Burbling Scum Trailer Park"

Are they named Tiffany, Heather, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jacob, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumor, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendall, Caitlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Qbert, Phil, Condoleezza Marie, Rubella Scabies, Gummy Sue, Birthday, Crystal Meth, Dubya, Incest, International Harvester, Jitney, Whitney, Mary Wrestlemania and Stabbed In Jail?

I lol'd. Good one, Cletus Spuckler.

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even if I had gone off duty 10 minutes prior

They never call that early. they wait until you are sound asleep after working the Midnight tour to call and ask something incredibly stupid.

Do they ever read the offense report? No.

This is why I have a special ringtone for work. I don't even have to get up to know I don't want to answer the phone.