S'pore Police Learning Tour Amuses West Virginia State Police Trainer

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http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200909100257

The Charleston Gazette, 10 Sep 2009

Singapore agency takes a lesson from State Police

"They could have chosen to go anywhere in the world, but they chose the West Virginia State Police Academy and that just tickles us to death," said Maj. Mark G. DeBord, the State Police Academy's director of training.

On the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Singapore security workers traveled to the West Virginia State Police Academy on Thursday to learn how they can make their country a safer place by improving their police training.

The four Singaporese represented the Home Team Academy, the Southeast Asian island nation's rough equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For one week, they're examining how various U.S. police and federal agencies train their agents.

"Law enforcement officers are expected to do a lot more than just police," he said. "And the job of the law enforcement officer is such that he has to do a lot more than other agencies, which have to work with each other as well," said Derek Pereira, chief executive of the Singapore academy.

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[Devil Within]

They were there for holidays lah. If they really want to learn about anti-terrorist policing, they should go to North Korea or XingJiang in China! They are well known to have very effective "anti-terrorist" measures.

 

[hairylee]

The heard the song by John Denver and want to see what West Virginia is like.

 

[FuckSamLeong]

The West Virginia State Police is a paramilitary organization, state law enforcement agency in the United States that provides statewide police services to the 1.83 million residents in West Virginia. It is the fourth oldest state police agency and was born in the second extraordinary session of the West Virginia Legislature on June 19, 1919 as a result of uprisings surrounding organized labor in the coal and mine industries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Police

 

[eatshitndie]

The West Virginia State Police is a paramilitary organization, state law enforcement agency in the United States that provides statewide police services to the 1.83 million residents in West Virginia. It is the fourth oldest state police agency and was born in the second extraordinary session of the West Virginia Legislature on June 19, 1919 as a result of uprisings surrounding organized labor in the coal and mine industries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_State_Police

unlike sg, which is just a tiny city, the u.s. have several layers of police organizations, and they comply strictly with their respective jurisdiction when enforcing the law.

for example, if you are involved in a moving or parking violation in a university that is within a city, the university cop can issue you a ticket, but once you get out of the campus, he can't and has to refer to the city cop to give you a ticket. but if you happen to drive into county territory near city limits, the sheriff will take over. and if you happen to hop on the freeway or interstate, the state trooper in other states or chp in california has jurisdiction. and if you park your car in a transit parking lot and jump on the transit train, you're in transit police jurisdiction. meanwhile, you step into an airport or get on board a flight, the feds are in control. f*cking territorial, convoluted, costly and totally fucked up.

federal: fbi, atf, u.s. marshal, secret service
state: state trooper (like the above in West Virginia), chp in california
county: sheriff
city: city police
university: university police
transit: transit police

 

[Char_Azn]

They were there for holidays lah. If they really want to learn about anti-terrorist policing, they should go to North Korea or XingJiang in China! They are well known to have very effective "anti-terrorist" measures.

It's a pretty dumb place to choose for a holiday. They have so many other states in the US and they had to choose the boring one

unlike sg, which is just a tiny city, the u.s. have several layers of police organizations, and they comply strictly with their respective jurisdiction when enforcing the law.

for example, if you are involved in a moving or parking violation in a university that is within a city, the university cop can issue you a ticket, but once you get out of the campus, he can't and has to refer to the city cop to give you a ticket. but if you happen to drive into county territory near city limits, the sheriff will take over. and if you happen to hop on the freeway or interstate, the state trooper in other states or chp in california has jurisdiction. and if you park your car in a transit parking lot and jump on the transit train, you're in transit police jurisdiction. meanwhile, you step into an airport or get on board a flight, the feds are in control. f*cking territorial, convoluted, costly and totally fucked up.

federal: fbi, atf, u.s. marshal, secret service
state: state trooper (like the above in West Virginia), chp in california
county: sheriff
city: city police
university: university police
transit: transit police

Yeah sounds like too much red tape involved. Reminds me of the case in MY where the couple were in serious trouble but the police car within 5-10mins of their area were not deployed coz its in another zone so they ended up waiting closer to an hour before help came which was way too late. I guess the big nations have a lot of things to think about then we do

 

[Ramseth]

They could have chosen to go anywhere in the world, but they chose the West Virginia State Police Academy and that just tickles us to death," said Maj. Mark G. DeBord, the State Police Academy's director of training.

"Almost heaven, West Virginia, blue ridge mountains, Shenandaoh River..." - John Denver (Take Me Home Country Road)

 

[halsey02]

The heard the song by John Denver and want to see what West Virginia is like.

The mat's at the POLICE ACADEMY had been singing that since it was at Thomson RD...

"Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze. Country roads, take me home to the place I belong. West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads.