State trooper: Job rewarding despite people's misconceptions

State troopers do a lot more than write speeding tickets. "A lot of people have a misconception about what we do," said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jacob Muehlstein.

[Telstar]

Nice article!

[Wounded]

They also sit on their azzes and write tickets on the dead people.
They also become dead azzes as incompetent Troop Estes.
Along with his brother the incompetent chief of police of Wake Village TX.
It takes all kinds to make a DPS officer or any officer.

JMO!

[Willie Granville]

As nice as this young man sounds he is in the wrong business of a DPS officer in Texas. If it was up to them I would have been in prison at birth. I am not a bad person, not a speeder or crackhead. But the TDPS and a few other states I could care less of.
It may not be him to do wrong to innocent people because he WEARS A BADGE, but those who do it and he says nothing about. This is something he will and have already run into I am sure. I just care less and less for the DPS of Texas.

[tanftx]

i remember applying for an operator position. it is a very thorough application process. the resume and application were well received. i passed two interviews. then this texarkana trooper calls me in on a saturday. he went over and over the idea this was a very serious job several times. he talked about how most of the troopers had military experience and were family men. he mentioned that they had a woman in mind for the position and that he would prefer that i withdrew so she would get the position. with that and the clear impression that i was not wanted by this guy and some clever trooper in the back office "i wouldnt feel comfortable around him" comment, it didnt seem to make much sense pursuing the issue. it didnt take the trooper long to draft up a voluntary withdrawal letter for me to sign, and he thanked me for my honesty of withdrawing from the position if it was too intense for my comfort.

what was i going to do in his office surrounded by troopers supportive to whatever he decides. tell him to get bent and not play favoritism in the hiring process. that wouldnt go over very well. in my opinion there was some questionable hiring practice going on there.

of course i had to report the issue to unemployment. the trooper assured me that it wouldnt be an issue, but he isnt the one signing the check. he just wants to rubber stamp it and get it out the door as soon as possible. UIC reviewed and found in my favor, but that was not the point.

this is what happens when bi-state Detective Coffee sits on his backside not dealing with a certain complaint. law enforcement is not paid to feel comfortable. they are paid to do their jobs. the clever attitude should be saved for the felony and misdemeanor criminals they stop on the road, but no they give them professional manners an courtesy. the very nature of their job would by definition deal with uncomfortable situations.

i was not impressed with Detective Coffee or Trooper Donut's job performance.

[Wounded]

Willie Granville wrote:

As nice as this young man sounds he is in the wrong business of a DPS officer in Texas. If it was up to them I would have been in prison at birth. I am not a bad person, not a speeder or crackhead. But the TDPS and a few other states I could care less of.
It may not be him to do wrong to innocent people because he WEARS A BADGE, but those who do it and he says nothing about. This is something he will and have already run into I am sure. I just care less and less for the DPS of Texas.

Amen!!!
And Bowie county doesn't even evaluate their officers.
How can any agency know if their officer are any account if they don't?

I know how the hiring process work in Bowie county.
It is who you know and who you blow!
Sick!

[Telstar]

tanftx wrote:

i was not impressed with Detective Coffee or Trooper Donut's job performance.

Apparently DPS wasn't too impressed with you either.

[navy09]

"I know how the hiring process work in Bowie county."

sure is easy for people to say they "know" everything when they dont. Most small towns have issues with knowing people to help get a job, but there is usually some type of evaluation. No evaluation is perfect. It is a shame how a whole department, or area, or even profession gets labeled from the mistakes of others.

[Wounded]

navy09 wrote:

"I know how the hiring process work in Bowie county."
sure is easy for people to say they "know" everything when they dont. Most small towns have issues with knowing people to help get a job, but there is usually some type of evaluation. No evaluation is perfect. It is a shame how a whole department, or area, or even profession gets labeled from the mistakes of others.

This is ONE good point!
It is a shame how it works. Like having a bad cold.
Some catch it, some don't.
Having officers who are evaluated is like having them build up good immunities for the job. JMO!

[tanftx]

Telstar wrote:

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Apparently DPS wasn't too impressed with you either.

Telstar, what would you have me say. Twice in Bowie county I have approached local law enforcement about someone bothering me on a job on a serious level. An alcoholic cussing me in front of other workers, and what turned out to be an alledged documented serial child molester in a state office. And both times they seemed to think the complaint was some kind of joke or something. I need to know law enforcement will protect me from a criminal. If they cant, they I would appreciate attorney references in case the issue escalates due to their negligence and/or lack of professional discression.

[tanftx]

not to mention a bank computer worker that was bothering me when i was going through a death in my family. a bank computer worker who if searched on the business directory website zoominfo.com appears to be linked to an adult toy business that shows a richmond road mailing address, less than a mile from his place of employment.