So I call my sister Trish (as seen below) and ask her for the down-low on her first week as a cop. Now, bear in mind that she is stationed at a small detachment, 10 people, in a series of small towns in the Alberta mountains. She’s had traffic stops and a B&E. Hasn’t had to use her handcuffs yet, but has had occasion to shoot and kill, all in her first week. Admittedly, she had to shoot and kill a deer that had been struck by a car, but none the less, an interesting first week. Apparently having to put down injured animals happens with a reasonable frequency, and Trish did well by only needing a single shot (as opposed to a story related by another member, whose first time required SEVEN shots, and a third, who, after watching the second make her attempt, took the riot shotgun out for the task, thinking the service pistols inadequate for the job.) Ahh life, she is interesting, no?

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