Gemini Rising

Musings - LAPD Academy & Dodger Dogs

Went to the Los Angeles Police Academy for training. It was supposed to be 8 to 5, but the instructor powered through, gave us 5 mins breaks and only 1 hour lunch so we were out of there around 3:30. Still a long day.

Traffic in Los Angeles is bad, so I determined I had to leave around 530 am, so I did. I got there around 6:15, went to the cafe, had a bit of a b-fast, biscuits, gravy, coffee and bacon and finished around 7. I hung out chilling in my car until 7:35 and then I found my classroom.

The Academy is really classic. While the building that I did the training in was new or on the newer side, the entrance and old fashioned vibe still greats you. There's still a "Los Angeles Police Academy" sign over the roadway into the main complex. The building the cafe is in is dated, the stone bricks are worn and even. I saw academy classes being conducts with military bearing.

My class was called ABLE training - Active Bystander for Law Enforcement. It was interesting enough. The concept was if you see something that isn't right, say something, not only in police culture, but when you deal with the public as well. The idea was founded by Dr. Ervin Staub, who at 95, is a Holocaust survivor. He's dedicated his life to understanding why people do good and evil. Here's a link to a real interesting article.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54339252

Anyhoo... it was interesting being back at the Academy. One of my early times there was EBO school back in Sep/Oct 2000. That long ago. I think the last time I had training there was AICC school - Academy Instructor Certification Course. I took level one at the LA police academy back in 2013, I believe. At first I didn't think I was going to like it, but then I did and went on to take AICC levels 2 and 3.

Ah, the stories that compound could tell...

As I was leaving, there was already a line for Dodger Stadium. And I do like the dodgers but ticket prices are unreasonable. Before, my husband and I would sit on the field for anywhere bet $40-60 dollars a game. Now, those same tickets for tomorrow's game are $288.00. A regular ol' dodger dog now cost $8.00 and before it would be around $4.00. The last time we went to a Dodger game was the 4th of July 2019 and I believe we had field level seats, but unless I find deal somewhere, I'll be watching Dodger games on TV.