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Ranger+P+ wrote:What is your proffession KBCraig??

I'm a babysitter, so to speak.

I'm a CO in a federal prison.

Kevin

txinvestigator wrote:Kevin, you and I have our differences in thinking pretty often, so in case I have never made this clear; I have an enormous respect for what you do. There is high potential danger all of the time. I cannot imagine working in that environment.

Stay safe in there.

I appreciate it, brother.

Kevin

I work in an environment that is technically --if somewhat euphemistically-- "weapons free". And of course, anything and everything can be a weapon in the hands of an assailant, so we're taught to use anything and everything as a weapon in self defense.

Staplers. Phones. Keyboards. Fire extinguishers. Mop wringers. Broom handles. Key rings. (A ring full of Folger-Adams keys can weight two or three pounds. On the end of a 24" choke collar, they make a darned effective flail.)

The official Bureau position is: "Anything you can lay hands on is a legitimate defensive tool in an immediate-use-of-force scenario."

Anyone who's ever been in an all-out fight knows that 30 seconds is a looooong fight, and will leave you utterly exhausted just in time to face the next wave of attackers. Don't dilly-dally. Bring the heavy guns out first (so to speak), and end the fight now!

Kevin