((Not a LEO, currently). Just graduated college and preparing beginning to apply.)
Has anyone ever answered yes to this in all of human historyš
Why is this a question on my background packetš
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((Not a LEO, currently). Just graduated college and preparing beginning to apply.)
Has anyone ever answered yes to this in all of human historyš
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The “are you crazy?” questions are pretty obvious when you’re not crazy.
thereās gotta be some odd ball whoās said yes
Who would admit to that
I think it would surprise you how many people get turned away for sexual disclosuresā¦ thatās the main thing at my department that ends peopleās journey to come work here.
They want to know if youāre a pyro physco before they give you a gun.
If you answer yes then your application is forwarded to the local fire department
Why do they even ask when everyone is. Right?
Stupid sexy fire!
I mean who hasnāt?
It’s to determine if you are likely to commit/have committed arson.
Fun fact. There’s a local guy who openly stated (while being investigated for arson) that burning stuff is the only way he can get off…
If by “fire” you mean “Scarlett Johansson”, then yes.
This got me curious. Apparently it’s called pyrophilia
Is the fire over 18?
Being an arsonist is not a good thing for someone who may potentially investigate arsons
Question is asked for one reason, it weeds out the Iām just gonna check yes or no for every box individual because that person would probably be a terrible choice for law enforcement.
Probably had pyromaniacs in past
The best ones were the extreme stuff… the “Have you ever committed homicide?” type questions. I had to really sit and try to remember if I’ve ever killed anyone before.
Interested officers of Miami Metro are still looking for Lila West.
If you say yes itās +10
nah but would it be weird if i was
https://preview.redd.it/5fb9n3wb83te1.jpeg?width=666&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d159b2fa0c273e1fa6145c7c48e29cff4521656e
A large portion of arsonists are found jerking off in close proximity to firesā¦ so I guess theyre covering all their bases
“only if I get to go interior”
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Looks like the trash can man wouldnāt make the force
LOL if you think thatās crazy, wait until you take your psych test š¤£
At some point an applicant has thought āI know everyone feels this way, this clearly an attempt to trick someone.ā Then marked YES because they arenāt the kinda weirdo that isnāt aroused by fire.
I’m curious to what the story is, that made this part of the questionnaire.
This is a real thing. It’s called a sexual arsonist or pyrophillia. I was watching a documentary about a serial killer (I forgot who) and he had it. And would start fires because it got him started.
They are trying to determine if you are better suited for the Fire Dept.
Not a LEO, but it’s weeding out arsonists (pyrophilics and pyromaniacs). Arson is a crime. Federal marshall handles that, but it’s still under law enforcement.
There was a famous serial killer who WAS aroused by fire. Canāt recall his name but itās easily online.
The last thing they want is someone whackin it outside a structure fire I’m sure. Lol
If you answered yes to any question in 1-30, provide explanation here:
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Mark it in the middle.
When I took my polygraph I was asked this. After the exam when I was unhooked from the machine, I asked why that was a question and if anyone has actually ever answered yesā¦.i was told āsurprisingly quite a few people have answered yes. If itās a question we ask, itās because itās a real thing. People are more fucked up than you thinkā. I was mind blown.
pyro girl burns down Walmart
https://preview.redd.it/67054ji744te1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6a8edb3db77bbda3ba2b6e19bc98a51574ca2ed
She brought a lighter to Walmart and burned down 7.6 million in items and was semi let off the hook. She made a deal with the judge but has to deal with 1 million in restitution which is likely not gonna happen. She was 17 and was not mentally stable.
How big a fire?
Yes, of course. I studied fires for a living.
Dracarys
If they meant firepower, then yes.
By the fire, yes. Not because of it.
so not just a pyromaniac but a pryophiliac? that’s a deep cut for a job application lol
This is the time to ignore the intrusive thoughts.
Really.
This would be a great question for Ronald Bartel.
Donald Sutherland’s character in Backdraft
The website simply times how long you take to answer.
Who hasn’t???
Well…have you?
I mean, sure, I was by a fire, but the arousal had a lot more to do with the naked person crawling into my sleeping bag
Every questions exists because someone, somewhere, made it necessary
They get weirder
When I first enlisted for PMC I also had a long 360 question test on a computer for psychological evaluation of yes/no/don’t know answers and I had shit like “have you ever engaged in beastiality” , “have you ever been aroused by theft” and the best of them “have you ever stalked women at night”.
I sometimes wonder if someone answers yes on any of those and what happenes when you do say yes. I still gotta do psychological evaluation every few months or so and one of those days I’m gonna check “yes” on everything.l and see what happens
Thereās a job I kinda want but I kinda donāt want to do the polygraph for a civilian position