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bar room heroes
07-30-2008, 02:55 PM
Just curious what different agency's think about this.
I have a buddy who just got off FTO with a local agency and he is a smoker. He said he did not smoke at all while on duty but a few guys (not on FTO) did smoke. Kind of puzzled me.. Anyways, just curious.
LA DEP
07-30-2008, 02:59 PM
Department policy states that you shall not smoke while in uniform and in the public view.....doesnt always get enforced, but it is on the books.....

As a trainee, he would not be smoking while he is with me.....
pulicords
07-30-2008, 03:21 PM
The municipality I retired from prohibited hiring officers who smoked and made non-smoking a condition of employment. If you took up the habit (even if you only did it off duty) you could be fired. Officers who were hired before this policy were grandfathered in, but new hires were told up front what the policy was and could smoke only at risk of their job.
bar room heroes
07-30-2008, 04:39 PM
I have noticed more and more agency's have taken that stance as far as non-smoking.
cbuckle
07-30-2008, 04:57 PM
what about smokeless? i know quite a few officers who dip while on duty. what are general dept. policies regarding this?
LA DEP
07-30-2008, 05:07 PM
what about smokeless? i know quite a few officers who dip while on duty. what are general dept. policies regarding this?

No use of ANY tobacco product while on duty, in public view.....
cbuckle
07-30-2008, 05:09 PM
interesting..thank you sir
LA DEP
07-30-2008, 05:19 PM
interesting..thank you sir

I'm not saying that guys dont dip (or smoke) while on duty........but there is a policy against it.....so if some citizen complains, or a Sgt gets a wild hair up his butt, you could be in the grease.....
ExplorerE321
07-30-2008, 05:21 PM
What's next? "Officers shall not consume doughnuts while in view of the general public" ???
IMachU
07-30-2008, 05:24 PM
Now THAT'S a good one....thanks....I'll propose it to the Chief now :D :D
LA DEP
07-30-2008, 05:26 PM
What's next? "Officers shall not consume doughnuts while in view of the general public" ???

Its LA.....doughnuts went out in the 80s......

Now its cappuccino and croissants......:D
ExplorerE321
07-30-2008, 05:47 PM
Oh.. It's a midwest thing i guess...
exComptonCop
07-30-2008, 06:03 PM
Oh.. It's a midwest thing i guess...

Yes, but this is the California forum.
mtxpro752
07-30-2008, 06:04 PM
I smoke, smoke only while in the back of the station while on duty. I carry a can of dip, if i can't get to the station I'll throw in a pinch in the car. Easy to hide and spit out if need be. As far as smoking or dipping while on probation, forget about it, if a boot gets caught smoking behind the station there will be hell to pay!
Berlioz
07-30-2008, 09:29 PM
I smoke, smoke only while in the back of the station while on duty. I carry a can of dip, if i can't get to the station I'll throw in a pinch in the car. Easy to hide and spit out if need be. As far as smoking or dipping while on probation, forget about it, if a boot gets caught smoking behind the station there will be hell to pay!

Depends on the FTO. Ive seen TOs and even Sgts sharing a smoke with a P1 behind the station before...
mtxpro752
07-30-2008, 09:51 PM
Not my TO's. We got our a sses reamed for chewing gum!
pulicords
07-30-2008, 10:06 PM
Its LA.....doughnuts went out in the 80s......

Now its cappuccino and croissants......:D

It depends upon the agency. Before I retired, double lattes were usually required by my department. Although croissants were approved, most officers qualified as experts in scone identification and selection. We didn't want to appear gauche.
IMachU
07-30-2008, 11:16 PM
Krispy Kreme rules!!!!! :D