Marty's Junior Police Academy Adventure
[email protected]
I've been meaning to share this with this list since it happened. Sorry it's
kind of old now. The academy was June 2-6
This is an instant message between me and Wendy (some of you know Wendy, who
used to live with us), and I decided to leave the commentary. This is the
best account I've written of this and I'm tired of writing about it now. <G>
I hope the format isn't too irritating. If it is, let me know and I'll try
another format.
SandraDodd: Are you there?
DWSO21: yup. good morning!
SandraDodd: Marty got the Top Gun award. Best marksman.
SandraDodd: electronic and paintball.
SandraDodd: All that Nintendo Duck Hunt has paid off.
DWSO21: Where was this contest held?
DWSO21: How cool for him!
SandraDodd: Next time you're here, we can show you video of Marty on the
news, and the video they made of the kids.
Junior Police Academy
DWSO21: Archery in the back yard might have helped, too.
DWSO21: Cool!
SandraDodd: Didn't I tell you he was going to do the Junior Police Academy?
Ooops if I didn't.
DWSO21: No, you didn't mention it. Did he get a uniform?
SandraDodd: They were there all day ever day five days. It's done. It was
hard. They played boot camp with them.
DWSO21: How did he hear about it?
SandraDodd: Yep. City paid for uniforms. Black BDUs, canvas belt, black
t-shirt with academy logo and kid's name on the front, and a black cap with an
embroidered patch.
DWSO21: hellicool!
SandraDodd: Last winter Marty said that when he grew up he wanted to be a
professional wrestler, a cop, or an Air Force MP.
SandraDodd: I said "You just want to wear a fancy costume and hit people."
"yeah."
SandraDodd: In late March or early April, my brother stole all my mom's
money.
DWSO21: again?
DWSO21: Marty is so cute.
SandraDodd: I made a couple of calls to try to tell them I thought I knew
where he was living.
SandraDodd: Couldn't find someone to take the info so I went to the website,
and stumbled upon this academy info from 2002.
DWSO21: So in a convoluted way, a good thing came out of your mom losing her
money.
SandraDodd: Made calls, which inspired them to update their application for
2003. Wrote a letter saying he's not an honors student and I can't provide a
GPA, but he'd like it, he'd be good at it, and that Ofc. Mark Elrick knew him
and would write him a letter of recommendation. Mark finally did. FINALLY.
Barely. But it worked.
SandraDodd: Right. And when Marty grows up and becomes a cop, THEN they can
catch my brother.
SandraDodd: Because nobody right now seems to care.
DWSO21: If your brother is still alive by the time Marty becomes a cop.
Instant karma might get him first.
SandraDodd: So no matter. <g>
They got to rapel off a tower, ride in swerving, chasing/running police cars
(on a practice track, one at a time in front with a helmet, and Holly go to do
it too!!
DWSO21: how fun!
SandraDodd: They saw demos of attack dogs, drug sniffing dogs, the little
police helicopter, the bomb squad, SWAT, horse cops...
SandraDodd: Self defense classes, obstacle course, electronic indoor target
range, paintball targets and paintball obstacle course. It was like a combo
boot-camp/fantasyland
SandraDodd: Marty was one of four squad leaders, eight kids per squadron.
DWSO21: Cool! Hey, did they teach him the proper way to say, "On the
ground, hippie!" ?
SandraDodd: They marched and marched and drilled and drilled. It was pretty
impressive, the ceremony the last night. Marty learned the Pledge of
Allegiance just for that occasion. <g>
DWSO21: hee hee!
SandraDodd: He doesn't know what you mean by "on the ground, hippie."
SandraDodd: Good. That's progress.
DWSO21: yeah. Although it still works. Anne & I were in Walgreens a couple
of months ago buying cheap sunglasses, and when we were trying to check out,
a guy who had just finished buying stuff walked out the door and the alarm
went off.
SandraDodd: Marty's saying you could get a hippie on the ground with tear
gas. Or a bean bag. "Arm/shoulder take-down. Or an inside take-down. Or the
attack dog. "
(See how much he's learned?)
DWSO21: He stopped, and I said, "on the ground, hippie!" and he kinda
jumped. I wasn't mean. He was just startled by the alarm. We (Anne, the clerk,
the guy) all laughed.
DWSO21: You must be so proud of your little Militant Marty!
SandraDodd: Oh yes. Top Gun and squad leader.
DWSO21: And shaved head.
SandraDodd: He has long hair now. Maybe a third of an inch.
DWSO21: So, HE'S the hippie now!
SandraDodd: We stopped by Active after the ceremony while he was still in
uniform. He put his cap back on, and we showed off his class photo (with
instructors, in front of the helicopter) and his certificates.
SandraDodd: AND Top Gun came with $15 gift certificate to Oshman's.
SandraDodd: So you know how many paint balls that will buy?
DWSO21: Nice!
SandraDodd: HARDLY ANY.
DWSO21: I was about to say, "probably about 3."
SandraDodd: But wait. I was going to tell you the best part and got
sidetracked with all this chit chat.
DWSO21: Tell me the best part!
SandraDodd: After the dinner they fed us (Quarters barbecue stuff, served up
by some of their meanest instructors <g>), I went to sit with the
coordinator/spokesman of the whole thing, and I thanked him and told him Marty had a
great time.
DWSO21: and then?
SandraDodd: He told me Marty was great to work with.
SandraDodd: And in the course of our both saying nice things about Marty, he
said "You can always tell when a kid comes from a home with a lot of
discipline and rules."
DWSO21: ...and then you told him Marty's never been to school in his life,
didn't you?
DWSO21: hee hee!
DWSO21: That's a riot!
SandraDodd: I told him that Monday had been Marty's first day of school of
any sort.
DWSO21: what did he say next?
SandraDodd: And that when he got home he had re-written his notes. It was
the first time he had ever taken notes.
It was four gun safety rules and the names of all the instructors.
SandraDodd: "Good. Initiative! " He said.
I told him we hardly have ANY rules at our house, we just tell them to make
good choices that don't hurt people.
DWSO21: And then he said, "on the ground, hippie!"
SandraDodd: He said the homeschoolers he's met haven't tended to be very
outgoing but Marty was (I forget what he said)
SandraDodd: That would have been the time to do it. Except he was all
a-glow from luv of Marty.
DWSO21: That's SO cool!
SandraDodd: I'll just show you the videos when you get a chance. Two short
news things and a five minute summary video (nicely put together! we get a
free copy for providing a blank tape)
DWSO21: Aren't you afraid, though, that being a cop will wreck Marty's
naturally sunny disposition?
DWSO21: I want to see it.
SandraDodd: Yeah. He might not become a cop. But it will be cop
appreciation. Like when you are learning to play an instrument and quit, but still
afterwards you know what's good and what's not when you hear people playing one.
SandraDodd: Oh! They did a crime scene for them too.
They set up a room with clues and a storyline and the kids went in and found
the right clues, in groups.
SandraDodd: He had a lot of fun with that.
DWSO21: Anne wants info on the Junior Cop thing, so she can do it next year.
SandraDodd: And they visited the forensics lab (right across the parking
lot) and the guy showed them real crime scene photos. They said "Dead body!" and
he said "if you're good."
DWSO21: and were they good?
SandraDodd: Age limit is 12-14. this was Marty's last opportunity. I am SO
glad I ran across it!! Thrilled.
DWSO21: Did they see the dead body?
SandraDodd: He showed them a body after while. Drug murder, at a party, and
let them figure out why the blood pooled as it did. How was he when he was
first shot, and then how did he move (or did someone else move him) after a
while. (photo)
SandraDodd: But one of the first ones was a kitchen. "See anything?"
"bullet hole in the linoleum."
"Anything else?"
Marty said he said "That floor does NOT go well with that wall."
Ordinarily wise cracks were not being made, because they'd make them do
pushups, but they had been left with a nice lab guy who wasn't into that. <g>
So he said
SandraDodd: "If this were a fashion class, you'd be right."
SandraDodd: And then he showed a second set of photos. They spray something
on the floor and then photographic it under black light and blood showed up
all over that floor and in the hall, and on the side of the sink.
SandraDodd: So if you're going to mop up a crime scene. REALLY rinse.
Maybe use hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and repeat FOR SURE.
DWSO21: Good to know!
SandraDodd: Lest they bring in dogs and teargas, hippie!
kind of old now. The academy was June 2-6
This is an instant message between me and Wendy (some of you know Wendy, who
used to live with us), and I decided to leave the commentary. This is the
best account I've written of this and I'm tired of writing about it now. <G>
I hope the format isn't too irritating. If it is, let me know and I'll try
another format.
SandraDodd: Are you there?
DWSO21: yup. good morning!
SandraDodd: Marty got the Top Gun award. Best marksman.
SandraDodd: electronic and paintball.
SandraDodd: All that Nintendo Duck Hunt has paid off.
DWSO21: Where was this contest held?
DWSO21: How cool for him!
SandraDodd: Next time you're here, we can show you video of Marty on the
news, and the video they made of the kids.
Junior Police Academy
DWSO21: Archery in the back yard might have helped, too.
DWSO21: Cool!
SandraDodd: Didn't I tell you he was going to do the Junior Police Academy?
Ooops if I didn't.
DWSO21: No, you didn't mention it. Did he get a uniform?
SandraDodd: They were there all day ever day five days. It's done. It was
hard. They played boot camp with them.
DWSO21: How did he hear about it?
SandraDodd: Yep. City paid for uniforms. Black BDUs, canvas belt, black
t-shirt with academy logo and kid's name on the front, and a black cap with an
embroidered patch.
DWSO21: hellicool!
SandraDodd: Last winter Marty said that when he grew up he wanted to be a
professional wrestler, a cop, or an Air Force MP.
SandraDodd: I said "You just want to wear a fancy costume and hit people."
"yeah."
SandraDodd: In late March or early April, my brother stole all my mom's
money.
DWSO21: again?
DWSO21: Marty is so cute.
SandraDodd: I made a couple of calls to try to tell them I thought I knew
where he was living.
SandraDodd: Couldn't find someone to take the info so I went to the website,
and stumbled upon this academy info from 2002.
DWSO21: So in a convoluted way, a good thing came out of your mom losing her
money.
SandraDodd: Made calls, which inspired them to update their application for
2003. Wrote a letter saying he's not an honors student and I can't provide a
GPA, but he'd like it, he'd be good at it, and that Ofc. Mark Elrick knew him
and would write him a letter of recommendation. Mark finally did. FINALLY.
Barely. But it worked.
SandraDodd: Right. And when Marty grows up and becomes a cop, THEN they can
catch my brother.
SandraDodd: Because nobody right now seems to care.
DWSO21: If your brother is still alive by the time Marty becomes a cop.
Instant karma might get him first.
SandraDodd: So no matter. <g>
They got to rapel off a tower, ride in swerving, chasing/running police cars
(on a practice track, one at a time in front with a helmet, and Holly go to do
it too!!
DWSO21: how fun!
SandraDodd: They saw demos of attack dogs, drug sniffing dogs, the little
police helicopter, the bomb squad, SWAT, horse cops...
SandraDodd: Self defense classes, obstacle course, electronic indoor target
range, paintball targets and paintball obstacle course. It was like a combo
boot-camp/fantasyland
SandraDodd: Marty was one of four squad leaders, eight kids per squadron.
DWSO21: Cool! Hey, did they teach him the proper way to say, "On the
ground, hippie!" ?
SandraDodd: They marched and marched and drilled and drilled. It was pretty
impressive, the ceremony the last night. Marty learned the Pledge of
Allegiance just for that occasion. <g>
DWSO21: hee hee!
SandraDodd: He doesn't know what you mean by "on the ground, hippie."
SandraDodd: Good. That's progress.
DWSO21: yeah. Although it still works. Anne & I were in Walgreens a couple
of months ago buying cheap sunglasses, and when we were trying to check out,
a guy who had just finished buying stuff walked out the door and the alarm
went off.
SandraDodd: Marty's saying you could get a hippie on the ground with tear
gas. Or a bean bag. "Arm/shoulder take-down. Or an inside take-down. Or the
attack dog. "
(See how much he's learned?)
DWSO21: He stopped, and I said, "on the ground, hippie!" and he kinda
jumped. I wasn't mean. He was just startled by the alarm. We (Anne, the clerk,
the guy) all laughed.
DWSO21: You must be so proud of your little Militant Marty!
SandraDodd: Oh yes. Top Gun and squad leader.
DWSO21: And shaved head.
SandraDodd: He has long hair now. Maybe a third of an inch.
DWSO21: So, HE'S the hippie now!
SandraDodd: We stopped by Active after the ceremony while he was still in
uniform. He put his cap back on, and we showed off his class photo (with
instructors, in front of the helicopter) and his certificates.
SandraDodd: AND Top Gun came with $15 gift certificate to Oshman's.
SandraDodd: So you know how many paint balls that will buy?
DWSO21: Nice!
SandraDodd: HARDLY ANY.
DWSO21: I was about to say, "probably about 3."
SandraDodd: But wait. I was going to tell you the best part and got
sidetracked with all this chit chat.
DWSO21: Tell me the best part!
SandraDodd: After the dinner they fed us (Quarters barbecue stuff, served up
by some of their meanest instructors <g>), I went to sit with the
coordinator/spokesman of the whole thing, and I thanked him and told him Marty had a
great time.
DWSO21: and then?
SandraDodd: He told me Marty was great to work with.
SandraDodd: And in the course of our both saying nice things about Marty, he
said "You can always tell when a kid comes from a home with a lot of
discipline and rules."
DWSO21: ...and then you told him Marty's never been to school in his life,
didn't you?
DWSO21: hee hee!
DWSO21: That's a riot!
SandraDodd: I told him that Monday had been Marty's first day of school of
any sort.
DWSO21: what did he say next?
SandraDodd: And that when he got home he had re-written his notes. It was
the first time he had ever taken notes.
It was four gun safety rules and the names of all the instructors.
SandraDodd: "Good. Initiative! " He said.
I told him we hardly have ANY rules at our house, we just tell them to make
good choices that don't hurt people.
DWSO21: And then he said, "on the ground, hippie!"
SandraDodd: He said the homeschoolers he's met haven't tended to be very
outgoing but Marty was (I forget what he said)
SandraDodd: That would have been the time to do it. Except he was all
a-glow from luv of Marty.
DWSO21: That's SO cool!
SandraDodd: I'll just show you the videos when you get a chance. Two short
news things and a five minute summary video (nicely put together! we get a
free copy for providing a blank tape)
DWSO21: Aren't you afraid, though, that being a cop will wreck Marty's
naturally sunny disposition?
DWSO21: I want to see it.
SandraDodd: Yeah. He might not become a cop. But it will be cop
appreciation. Like when you are learning to play an instrument and quit, but still
afterwards you know what's good and what's not when you hear people playing one.
SandraDodd: Oh! They did a crime scene for them too.
They set up a room with clues and a storyline and the kids went in and found
the right clues, in groups.
SandraDodd: He had a lot of fun with that.
DWSO21: Anne wants info on the Junior Cop thing, so she can do it next year.
SandraDodd: And they visited the forensics lab (right across the parking
lot) and the guy showed them real crime scene photos. They said "Dead body!" and
he said "if you're good."
DWSO21: and were they good?
SandraDodd: Age limit is 12-14. this was Marty's last opportunity. I am SO
glad I ran across it!! Thrilled.
DWSO21: Did they see the dead body?
SandraDodd: He showed them a body after while. Drug murder, at a party, and
let them figure out why the blood pooled as it did. How was he when he was
first shot, and then how did he move (or did someone else move him) after a
while. (photo)
SandraDodd: But one of the first ones was a kitchen. "See anything?"
"bullet hole in the linoleum."
"Anything else?"
Marty said he said "That floor does NOT go well with that wall."
Ordinarily wise cracks were not being made, because they'd make them do
pushups, but they had been left with a nice lab guy who wasn't into that. <g>
So he said
SandraDodd: "If this were a fashion class, you'd be right."
SandraDodd: And then he showed a second set of photos. They spray something
on the floor and then photographic it under black light and blood showed up
all over that floor and in the hall, and on the side of the sink.
SandraDodd: So if you're going to mop up a crime scene. REALLY rinse.
Maybe use hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and repeat FOR SURE.
DWSO21: Good to know!
SandraDodd: Lest they bring in dogs and teargas, hippie!
Pam Hartley
Very cool. I hope unschoolers don't just end up ultimately as drops in the
bucket of humanity. It seems such a waste that all our little bits of
brilliance and our shocking experiments in treating children like short
humans rather than poorly behaved dogs might never make much difference in
how people treat people in the end.
Oh, wait, I was writing a CHEERFUL note. <g> Sorry. I forwarded the story
below to Wally, as the official gun-toter in the family he'll enjoy it, and
it's always nice to give him some examples of how our charming, clever,
polite daughters are quite possibly NOT going to become Impossible in Their
Teen Years. ;)
Pam
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bucket of humanity. It seems such a waste that all our little bits of
brilliance and our shocking experiments in treating children like short
humans rather than poorly behaved dogs might never make much difference in
how people treat people in the end.
Oh, wait, I was writing a CHEERFUL note. <g> Sorry. I forwarded the story
below to Wally, as the official gun-toter in the family he'll enjoy it, and
it's always nice to give him some examples of how our charming, clever,
polite daughters are quite possibly NOT going to become Impossible in Their
Teen Years. ;)
Pam
----------
>From: SandraDodd@...the
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Marty's Junior Police Academy Adventure
>Date: Sun, Jun 29, 2003, 2:36 PM
>
> I've been meaning to share this with this list since it happened. Sorry it's
> kind of old now. The academy was June 2-6
>
> This is an instant message between me and Wendy (some of you know Wendy, who
> used to live with us), and I decided to leave the commentary. This is the
> best account I've written of this and I'm tired of writing about it now. <G>
>
> I hope the format isn't too irritating. If it is, let me know and I'll try
> another format.
>
>
>
> SandraDodd: Are you there?
> DWSO21: yup. good morning!
> SandraDodd: Marty got the Top Gun award. Best marksman.
> SandraDodd: electronic and paintball.
> SandraDodd: All that Nintendo Duck Hunt has paid off.
> DWSO21: Where was this contest held?
> DWSO21: How cool for him!
> SandraDodd: Next time you're here, we can show you video of Marty on the
> news, and the video they made of the kids.
>
> Junior Police Academy
> DWSO21: Archery in the back yard might have helped, too.
> DWSO21: Cool!
> SandraDodd: Didn't I tell you he was going to do the Junior Police Academy?
> Ooops if I didn't.
> DWSO21: No, you didn't mention it. Did he get a uniform?
> SandraDodd: They were there all day ever day five days. It's done. It was
> hard. They played boot camp with them.
> DWSO21: How did he hear about it?
> SandraDodd: Yep. City paid for uniforms. Black BDUs, canvas belt, black
> t-shirt with academy logo and kid's name on the front, and a black cap with an
> embroidered patch.
> DWSO21: hellicool!
> SandraDodd: Last winter Marty said that when he grew up he wanted to be a
> professional wrestler, a cop, or an Air Force MP.
> SandraDodd: I said "You just want to wear a fancy costume and hit people."
>
> "yeah."
> SandraDodd: In late March or early April, my brother stole all my mom's
> money.
> DWSO21: again?
> DWSO21: Marty is so cute.
> SandraDodd: I made a couple of calls to try to tell them I thought I knew
> where he was living.
> SandraDodd: Couldn't find someone to take the info so I went to the website,
> and stumbled upon this academy info from 2002.
> DWSO21: So in a convoluted way, a good thing came out of your mom losing her
> money.
> SandraDodd: Made calls, which inspired them to update their application for
> 2003. Wrote a letter saying he's not an honors student and I can't provide a
> GPA, but he'd like it, he'd be good at it, and that Ofc. Mark Elrick knew him
> and would write him a letter of recommendation. Mark finally did. FINALLY.
> Barely. But it worked.
> SandraDodd: Right. And when Marty grows up and becomes a cop, THEN they can
> catch my brother.
> SandraDodd: Because nobody right now seems to care.
> DWSO21: If your brother is still alive by the time Marty becomes a cop.
> Instant karma might get him first.
> SandraDodd: So no matter. <g>
>
> They got to rapel off a tower, ride in swerving, chasing/running police cars
> (on a practice track, one at a time in front with a helmet, and Holly go to do
> it too!!
> DWSO21: how fun!
> SandraDodd: They saw demos of attack dogs, drug sniffing dogs, the little
> police helicopter, the bomb squad, SWAT, horse cops...
> SandraDodd: Self defense classes, obstacle course, electronic indoor target
> range, paintball targets and paintball obstacle course. It was like a combo
> boot-camp/fantasyland
> SandraDodd: Marty was one of four squad leaders, eight kids per squadron.
> DWSO21: Cool! Hey, did they teach him the proper way to say, "On the
> ground, hippie!" ?
> SandraDodd: They marched and marched and drilled and drilled. It was pretty
> impressive, the ceremony the last night. Marty learned the Pledge of
> Allegiance just for that occasion. <g>
>
>
> DWSO21: hee hee!
> SandraDodd: He doesn't know what you mean by "on the ground, hippie."
> SandraDodd: Good. That's progress.
> DWSO21: yeah. Although it still works. Anne & I were in Walgreens a couple
> of months ago buying cheap sunglasses, and when we were trying to check out,
> a guy who had just finished buying stuff walked out the door and the alarm
> went off.
> SandraDodd: Marty's saying you could get a hippie on the ground with tear
> gas. Or a bean bag. "Arm/shoulder take-down. Or an inside take-down. Or
> attack dog. "clerk,
>
> (See how much he's learned?)
> DWSO21: He stopped, and I said, "on the ground, hippie!" and he kinda
> jumped. I wasn't mean. He was just startled by the alarm. We (Anne, the
> the guy) all laughed.one.
> DWSO21: You must be so proud of your little Militant Marty!
> SandraDodd: Oh yes. Top Gun and squad leader.
> DWSO21: And shaved head.
> SandraDodd: He has long hair now. Maybe a third of an inch.
> DWSO21: So, HE'S the hippie now!
> SandraDodd: We stopped by Active after the ceremony while he was still in
> uniform. He put his cap back on, and we showed off his class photo (with
> instructors, in front of the helicopter) and his certificates.
> SandraDodd: AND Top Gun came with $15 gift certificate to Oshman's.
> SandraDodd: So you know how many paint balls that will buy?
>
> DWSO21: Nice!
> SandraDodd: HARDLY ANY.
> DWSO21: I was about to say, "probably about 3."
> SandraDodd: But wait. I was going to tell you the best part and got
> sidetracked with all this chit chat.
> DWSO21: Tell me the best part!
> SandraDodd: After the dinner they fed us (Quarters barbecue stuff, served up
> by some of their meanest instructors <g>), I went to sit with the
> coordinator/spokesman of the whole thing, and I thanked him and told him
> Marty had a
> great time.
> DWSO21: and then?
> SandraDodd: He told me Marty was great to work with.
> SandraDodd: And in the course of our both saying nice things about Marty, he
> said "You can always tell when a kid comes from a home with a lot of
> discipline and rules."
> DWSO21: ...and then you told him Marty's never been to school in his life,
> didn't you?
> DWSO21: hee hee!
> DWSO21: That's a riot!
> SandraDodd: I told him that Monday had been Marty's first day of school of
> any sort.
> DWSO21: what did he say next?
> SandraDodd: And that when he got home he had re-written his notes. It was
> the first time he had ever taken notes.
>
> It was four gun safety rules and the names of all the instructors.
> SandraDodd: "Good. Initiative! " He said.
>
> I told him we hardly have ANY rules at our house, we just tell them to make
> good choices that don't hurt people.
> DWSO21: And then he said, "on the ground, hippie!"
> SandraDodd: He said the homeschoolers he's met haven't tended to be very
> outgoing but Marty was (I forget what he said)
> SandraDodd: That would have been the time to do it. Except he was all
> a-glow from luv of Marty.
> DWSO21: That's SO cool!
> SandraDodd: I'll just show you the videos when you get a chance. Two short
> news things and a five minute summary video (nicely put together! we get a
> free copy for providing a blank tape)
> DWSO21: Aren't you afraid, though, that being a cop will wreck Marty's
> naturally sunny disposition?
> DWSO21: I want to see it.
> SandraDodd: Yeah. He might not become a cop. But it will be cop
> appreciation. Like when you are learning to play an instrument and quit,
> but still
> afterwards you know what's good and what's not when you hear people playing
> SandraDodd: Oh! They did a crime scene for them too.and
>
> They set up a room with clues and a storyline and the kids went in and found
> the right clues, in groups.
> SandraDodd: He had a lot of fun with that.
> DWSO21: Anne wants info on the Junior Cop thing, so she can do it next year.
> SandraDodd: And they visited the forensics lab (right across the parking
> lot) and the guy showed them real crime scene photos. They said "Dead body!"
> he said "if you're good."
> DWSO21: and were they good?
> SandraDodd: Age limit is 12-14. this was Marty's last opportunity. I am SO
> glad I ran across it!! Thrilled.
> DWSO21: Did they see the dead body?
> SandraDodd: He showed them a body after while. Drug murder, at a party, and
> let them figure out why the blood pooled as it did. How was he when he was
> first shot, and then how did he move (or did someone else move him) after a
> while. (photo)
> SandraDodd: But one of the first ones was a kitchen. "See anything?"
> "bullet hole in the linoleum."
> "Anything else?"
>
> Marty said he said "That floor does NOT go well with that wall."
>
> Ordinarily wise cracks were not being made, because they'd make them do
> pushups, but they had been left with a nice lab guy who wasn't into that. <g>
>
> So he said
> SandraDodd: "If this were a fashion class, you'd be right."
> SandraDodd: And then he showed a second set of photos. They spray something
> on the floor and then photographic it under black light and blood showed up
> all over that floor and in the hall, and on the side of the sink.
> SandraDodd: So if you're going to mop up a crime scene. REALLY rinse.
> Maybe use hydrogen peroxide. Rinse and repeat FOR SURE.
> DWSO21: Good to know!
> SandraDodd: Lest they bring in dogs and teargas, hippie!
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In a message dated 6/29/2003 3:58:55 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
pamhartley@... writes:
Some other homeschoolers are in some kind of exploration club and have a
target-shooting session planned that they've invited Marty to.
I think it's amusing that hehas a certificate for marksmanship and has never
handled a real gun. I guess he's deadly with paintball and electronics.
The practice guns the police academy uses are as realistic as they could make
them. Same weight, you have to "load" and "cock" and release the safety and
all that stuff and there's recoil. The movie they're shooting at has close
and far and moving targets.
Sandra
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pamhartley@... writes:
> I forwarded the storyMarty might get to shoot a real gun next month.
> below to Wally, as the official gun-toter in the family he'll enjoy it
Some other homeschoolers are in some kind of exploration club and have a
target-shooting session planned that they've invited Marty to.
I think it's amusing that hehas a certificate for marksmanship and has never
handled a real gun. I guess he's deadly with paintball and electronics.
The practice guns the police academy uses are as realistic as they could make
them. Same weight, you have to "load" and "cock" and release the safety and
all that stuff and there's recoil. The movie they're shooting at has close
and far and moving targets.
Sandra
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