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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Bosch rides again
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:13:59 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701  <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>On Jul 10, 2025 at 12:30:55 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
>wrote:
>
>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>> Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>> . . . 
>> 
>>>>> Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing
>>>>> up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never
>>>>> be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
>> 
>>>> I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National
>>>> Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to
>>>> maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
>> 
>>> Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose
>>> your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
>>> three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working,
>>> you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
>> 
>> Interesting. I've never heard of Chicago Police Department offering
>> anything like that. I suppose certain suburban police departments, like
>> Rosemont that expect large crowds for major events, are like that, but
>> those are strictly for patrol.
>> 
>>> I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
>>> can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I
>>> could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically
>>> can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
>>> the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
>>> job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
>>> get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
>>> go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
>>> so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
>>> to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
>> 
>> Well, that sucks. Maybe cartilage regeneration will become a thing in
>> not too many years. Good luck.
>
>My knees would also have prevented me from passing what the LAPD calls "The TJ
>Hooker Maneuver", where they drive a car straight at you at 50 MPH and you're
>required to jump on the hood and hold on while the driver zigs and zags and
>tries to throw you off.

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