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So Far So Good...
14 years ago
What I've learned so far:
-I have to play the role of firefighter/police officer/EMT/Mental Health Counselor at any given moment.
-The hours between 0300 and 0500 are a very bad time to be awake.
-Inmates don't like to go to bed at 2200.
-Lots are like 14 year olds: they hate being awake before 1300.
-Pepper spray sucks. Seriously. Don't do anything to get sprayed. Ever.
-Drugs are bad. A pissed of inmate detoxing is worse. A pissed off detoxing inmate having a seizure is really bad. But we're there to help. An addict is still a person.
-There is no limit to the amount of times a drunk in the tank can ask "Why am I here?"
-Sometimes working in booking is like stepping into a Jerry Springer movie times a million.
-Some inmates are hilarious.
-Most of all, respect is mutual. Treat them fairly, and they'll do what you say.
-I have to play the role of firefighter/police officer/EMT/Mental Health Counselor at any given moment.
-The hours between 0300 and 0500 are a very bad time to be awake.
-Inmates don't like to go to bed at 2200.
-Lots are like 14 year olds: they hate being awake before 1300.
-Pepper spray sucks. Seriously. Don't do anything to get sprayed. Ever.
-Drugs are bad. A pissed of inmate detoxing is worse. A pissed off detoxing inmate having a seizure is really bad. But we're there to help. An addict is still a person.
-There is no limit to the amount of times a drunk in the tank can ask "Why am I here?"
-Sometimes working in booking is like stepping into a Jerry Springer movie times a million.
-Some inmates are hilarious.
-Most of all, respect is mutual. Treat them fairly, and they'll do what you say.
