Sheriff Joe & Steven Seagal team up to train school posse (in wake of Newtown)

[Squid]

http://www.policeone.com/school-viol...s-guard-posses

Story misses that Seagal has also been a cop for decades(and that would probably be his relevant skill set in this case, not the flying drop kicks).

Guy I worked with(cop wannabe) said "I only watch Steven Seagal movies because he does all the stuff correct(gun handling)".



On another note, here is example of why you always want to just "lay-off" employees with some supposed possibility of re-hire and thus "still friends" as opposed to "terminate for cause". Win, lose or draw, this cost Steven money, and he had possibility of going through depositions and investigations and who knows WTF that would turn up. I worked for a contractor who was getting all audited by his ex wife and they found one of his employees was storing STOLEN CARS on his lot, which normally would've have been handled correctly by the police but his nasty ex-wife got the cops to assume he was the thief and it was major hassle and too this day half the people still think he had 'something to do with it'.




2010 lawsuit

On April 12, 2010, 23-year-old Kayden Nguyen filed a lawsuit against Seagal in Los Angeles Country Superior Court claiming sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females for sex, failure to prevent sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and false representation about employment,[34][35] that specified damages exceeding one million dollars.[34][35][36]

On April 13, 2010, the day after Nguyen made the claims, Seagal's attorney, Marty Singer, released this written statement to CBS news: "The lawsuit filed by Kayden Nguyen against Steven Seagal is a ridiculous and absurd claim by a disgruntled ex-employee who was fired for using illegal narcotics."[35] Seagal personally denied the claims, yet he was forced to suspend his show, Steven Seagal: Lawman, while his attorneys attempted to resolve the case privately.[34]

On July 14, 2010, three months after Nguyen made her claims against Seagal, the case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without any public explanation.[37][38]

[jtwestern]

Seagal hasn't been a cop for decades. He's been a reserve, who never really went through any full length academy. Has not filled out a report nor made an arrest, and has no credibility as a trainer.

Stop posting drivel.

[macguard]

Seagal hasn't been a cop for decades. He's been a reserve, who never really went through any full length academy. Has not filled out a report nor made an arrest, and has no credibility as a trainer.

Stop posting drivel.

Isn't his show (LawMen) just for ceremonial purposes?

[jtwestern]

It's for hollywood purposes. He's a joke.

[Condo Guard]

Another attempt to "cash in" on tragedy, which will end badly, I'm sure. I'm not opposed to well trained, well supervised citizen volunteers, but they need to be O & R only - leave security to professional security and police officers.

Very sad this country has turned into a giant unreality show.

[oathkeeper2013]

Seagal hasn't been a cop for decades. He's been a reserve, who never really went through any full length academy. Has not filled out a report nor made an arrest, and has no credibility as a trainer.

Stop posting drivel.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but reserves officers/deputies ARE law enforcment (atleast here in Cali) with full police powers (having completed all modules within the modular format or a full-time intensive academy). Here in California, per California POST, any reserve who has successfully completed module 1 of the modular academy format (prerequisites being successful completion of modules 3 and 2) is eligible to be employed as a Level 1 Reserve Officer, able to work alone, and vested with full police powers.

I know this to be true, being that a couple of the guys I was in the academy with (full-time format) failed out, went to the part-time modular format so they could work full-time civilian jobs while attending, graduated, and became employed with an agency either as Level 1 Reserves or full-time officers.

Not sure of the rules POST has in his neck of the woods but unless he is a Level 2 or Level 3 Reserve (whom only have limited police powers and must work under direct supervision of a Level 1 or full-time officer), he should have full police powers.

As for his crdibility as a trainer, I have no idea...

[SpecialAgentKC]

Not quite in New Mexico, where Seagal currently possesses reserve deputy status. As for credibility? He claims to have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of hours of training in firearms alone. Ahem. I'm no mathematician, nor do I need a scientific calculator, abacus or slide rule to figure out the gross exaggeration and inaccuracy in those claims.... --K.