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[tdon39]

the fat bitch is hilarious

[JPR89]

You may want to put a little time into going to get your GED or going back to Elementary School maybe, you'll learn how to spell.

[maxgunn555]

@dtmhater if they viewed their clients as 'stupid people' then i dont think they'd be very smart for choosing it as a career. 

[maxgunn555]

@xJSLRx if you're actually drinking in order to drive better then clearly you're not a criminal as the whole punishment of Drive whislt drinking is because people aren't being carefull of others and reckless. you should go to a doctor or someone and try and convince that you drive better whislt drunk ie show them your record of crashes whilst sober/not then get like a certificate so next time you're caught you show it to officers and dont go to jail.

[maxgunn555]

@aut0turret what were you put in jail for just DUI once? if all of what you said was true which im sure it is, then it sounds like whatever person has been put forward for that controlling job over you, he is a psychopath. if he's treating you like a drug addict or an outcast prioritising some 'meetings' over your actual job, verbally demeaning (interrupting e.t.c.). over distorted punishments ie miss one meeting get locked up in jail. you're dealing with someone on the psychopathic scale.

[aut0turret]

I'm sorry for all this ranting for my DUI, but I just cannot stand it when I try and speak professional to professional to a probation officer, and get treated like, I spend all my time thinking of ways to get high, rob, and steal. I'm sick of being talked down at. Treat me with a little dignity will ya? When I'm talking, do not interrupt. Don't violate me for every tiny mishap. (Miss 1 A.A. meeting, fail 1 alcohol test) You aren't gods among men. You're human and so are your probation charges

[aut0turret]

I'm sorry for all this ranting, but I just cannot stand it when I try and speak professional to professional to a probation officer, and get treated like, I spend all my time thinking of ways to get high, rob, and steal. I'm sick of being talked down at. Treat me with a little dignity will ya? When I'm talking, do not interrupt me. Don't violate people for every tiny mishap. (Miss 1 A.A. meeting, fail 1 alcohol test) You aren't gods among men. You're human and so are your probation charges.

[aut0turret]

I will continue to try to lead my NORMAL life, I think my punishment has well ended since I left jail. I will continue to drink socially. I will not let A.A. get in the way of my career. I'm sick of the Spanish Inquisition every month. Probation officers do not ride horses at work, regardless of much they think they do. Please think about the innocent lives of those you affect when you decide to be a probation officer. Some are real criminals. BUT MOST ARE NOT, SO STOP TREATING EVERYONE THE SAME

[aut0turret]

Things I've done: Paid over $7,000 in fines, did 30 days in jail, twice monthly drug testing, monthly counseling, and monthly probation visits. It's been over a year now and they're still relentless. They've done flipped out and made a huge deal that I drank. YES I DRANK. So does everyone else. Typical response: "you're on probation." Failed response. Missed 1 A.A. meeting, threaten me with jail. The system is corrupted. I do not deserve anymore punishment. They just keep at it and keep at it.

[aut0turret]

I have no respect for the probation officer's job. I will respect you as a man, but that is all. If your lot in life is to punish without any real idea of who you're punishing, or if said punishment is deserved or goes to far, I do not, and will not ever respect your job. The typical response to this is "Well don't break the law." but some officers take punishment too far. I tell my P.O. I got promoted and can't make it to A.A. meetings. He doubles them. This puts strain on me and my career.

[georgegrasser]

@palsos123 Well I wish you the best of luckI After a while when you see how many repeat offenders there are, I don't see how you will be able to avoid an "Us against them mentality". And they will repeat. Upon the first conviction, they have a criminal record, and as such no longer have the prospect of well paying, respectable employment opportunities and they go into a survival mode and steal, rob, sell drugs etc. even more.

[palsos123]

@georgegrasser Im looking to become a probation officer in the near future and I hope to prove your stereotypes wrong.