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Does anyone work in LE in Colorado or know any information about it? I’m looking for a career change in a different state. State patrol or local police. Thanks
Age, experience and goals? Family??Does anyone work in LE in Colorado or know any information about it? I’m looking for a career change in a different state. State patrol or local police. Thanks
Maybe I’m not understanding, are you already LE and want to change to a different area? Or are you not in LE and want a new career and move to another state? Either way, I have a close friend from the military that went LE recently in a major city and before all this political B.S. started he enjoyed it as he felt he was actually helping the community. Unfortunately, after about a year and with all the stuff going on he literally has to stop doing his job on half the stuff he see’s or is responding to because he can lose not only his career but potentially go to prison if things go south. Now he wants to get out or move out west. Where I live out west, it’s a smaller population and LE is very well respected and appreciated, they are very down to earth people and are just trying to help the community. Police shootings are rare but are always justifiable when they happen. I’m friends with several of them as I volunteer for SAR, which falls under their jurisdiction. Anyways, I would seriously not recommend anywhere like Denver to be in LE if looking at Colorado but any of the more rural and smaller towns would probably be worth it. I had also thought about doing LE after the military, but no way in hell would I do it now when it has become a situation that becomes national news and your are guilty before you have even had a trial and your whole life can be over in a second because of politics. Anyway, just my 2 cents.Does anyone work in LE in Colorado or know any information about it? I’m looking for a career change in a different state. State patrol or local police. Thanks
Yeah, if they did, I would cross it off my list of places to do LE.Didn’t CO do away with Qualified Immunity? If so, very easy pass.
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$20/hour sounds low. SLC, UT starts at $28 for graveyards.I worked in EMS and Law Enforcement for many years, both in Colorado mountain communities. I really enjoyed my time in the emergency services fields and had opportunities to advance my career by moving to the city (Denver/Boulder). Ultimately I realized it wasn't my jobs that I loved, it was living and working in the mountains. One thing I learned about law enforcement though is to be good at it and have a long career, it has to be a person's dream to do it. Thank goodness there's a lot of people out there like that because we obviously need them. There are also a lot of officers that shouldn't be doing that job, both mentally and physically. Most agencies in Colorado start new officers and deputies at $20/hour. Is that the kind of money that makes you want to put your ass on the line everyday?
It might be more in larger metro departments on the front range, but rural Sheriff's Departments are notoriously low. Within the past few years I've seen some deputy openings in rural counties as low as $17/hr which is a joke when you can make that at Chick-Fil-A.$20/hour sounds low. SLC, UT starts at $28 for graveyards.