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The quote was mine, and I stand by it, but it was meant more toward the local LEO's than the CHP.

I've lived in California for more of my life than anywhere else; and the amount of LEO thuggery and ignorance experienced and saw first hand from the locals was unbelievable.

Your department, the CHP, had to be sued to stop racial profiling in 1999 for instance. I give them props because instead of digging their heels in, they did work to find acceptable solutions to the rest of their community. IF only everyone else followed their example, law enforcement in the state would be much less of a joke than it was when I lived there.

That right there gave the CHP more respect in my eyes than any of the local LEO's in the state

seamusTX wrote:Which statement? Diversity training? California has more immigrant groups than any other state, except possibly New York.

If the police forces there are not fulfilling their mission, well, I don't live there or go there.

- Jim

Yeah, Diversity training. You'd think that because they DO have lots of immigrant groups, they'd take it seriously. Not really so.

The LEO's in Texas and Arizona that I 've delt with in both states were FAR more professional than the ones in California.

seamusTX wrote:Most forces take diversity training seriously. These guys must have slept through the course.

The character Punjab in the comic strip Little Orphan Annie was a Sikh, from the Indian province of Punjab (duh). He could cut the legs off a fly with a sword. That is the heritage of that people.

- Jim

When I lived in AZ and now in Texas, I'd agree with this statement far more than when I lived in California. Strange, that.

And yeah, Punjab was awesome.

You must have forgotten! Turban == TERRORIST!

I lost count how many times I had to explain that Sikh != muslim. Even in Northern California (where I lived when the 9/11 attacks happened) where they are very prevalant, you'd think people would know.

It's so easy to ridicule and hate what you don't understand, be it Christians, Sikhs, Jews, Atheists, or whatever.

Laugh if you want, but Police Officer is a job I really think diversity training should be important for.