Why is this a question on my background packet😭

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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 history😭

Comments

  1. Poodle-Soup Avatar

    The “are you crazy?” questions are pretty obvious when you’re not crazy.

  2. businessbub Avatar

    there’s gotta be some odd ball who’s said yes

  3. Beneficial_End4365 Avatar

    Who would admit to that

  4. crow0311 Avatar

    I think it would surprise you how many people get turned away for sexual disclosures… that’s the main thing at my department that ends people’s journey to come work here.

  5. 349Zues173 Avatar

    They want to know if you’re a pyro physco before they give you a gun.

  6. Glittering-Fun-436 Avatar

    If you answer yes then your application is forwarded to the local fire department

  7. Itsnotbabyyoda389 Avatar

    Why do they even ask when everyone is. Right?

  8. StevenMcStevensen Avatar

    Stupid sexy fire!

  9. JbrownFL Avatar

    I mean who hasn’t?

  10. Airforceafroo Avatar

    It’s to determine if you are likely to commit/have committed arson.

  11. Asooma_ Avatar

    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…

  12. Cyber_Blue2 Avatar

    If by “fire” you mean “Scarlett Johansson”, then yes.

    This got me curious. Apparently it’s called pyrophilia

  13. mykehawksaverage Avatar

    Is the fire over 18?

  14. xdxdoem Avatar

    Being an arsonist is not a good thing for someone who may potentially investigate arsons

  15. TheLastMan0300 Avatar

    Question is asked for one reason, it weeds out the I’m just gonna check yes or no for every box individual because that person would probably be a terrible choice for law enforcement.

  16. Select-Law3759 Avatar

    Probably had pyromaniacs in past

  17. izzycopper Avatar

    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.

  18. Not_Studying93 Avatar

    Interested officers of Miami Metro are still looking for Lila West.

  19. Sailor0606 Avatar

    If you say yes it’s +10

  20. Wide_Damage614 Avatar

    nah but would it be weird if i was

  21. TacSpaghettio Avatar

    A large portion of arsonists are found jerking off in close proximity to fires… so I guess theyre covering all their bases

  22. Puzzleheadedtroll Avatar

    “only if I get to go interior”

  23. Geralt-of-Labia Avatar

    Looks like the trash can man wouldn’t make the force

  24. TheSupremeTH5 Avatar

    LOL if you think that’s crazy, wait until you take your psych test 🤣

  25. LigerSixOne Avatar

    At some point an applicant has thought ā€œI know everyone feels this way, this clearly an attempt to trick someone.ā€ Then marked YES because they aren’t the kinda weirdo that isn’t aroused by fire.

  26. Competitive-Air5262 Avatar

    I’m curious to what the story is, that made this part of the questionnaire.

  27. 729R729 Avatar

    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.

  28. lovelynutz Avatar

    They are trying to determine if you are better suited for the Fire Dept.

  29. _afflatus Avatar

    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.

  30. FLDJF713 Avatar

    There was a famous serial killer who WAS aroused by fire. Can’t recall his name but it’s easily online.

  31. No-Challenge9659 Avatar

    The last thing they want is someone whackin it outside a structure fire I’m sure. Lol

  32. Material-Drawer-7419 Avatar

    If you answered yes to any question in 1-30, provide explanation here:

    1. Just the mere thought of fire gave me a boner.

    šŸ˜‚

  33. PassStunning416 Avatar

    Mark it in the middle.

  34. ContextOk7096 Avatar

    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 yes….i was told ā€œsurprisingly quite a few people have answered yes. If it’s a question we ask, it’s because it’s a real thing. People are more fucked up than you thinkā€. I was mind blown.

  35. TheJumper2021 Avatar

    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.

  36. ChronicBlueCat Avatar

    How big a fire?

  37. One_more_username Avatar

    Yes, of course. I studied fires for a living.

  38. Cefiro8701 Avatar

    If they meant firepower, then yes.

  39. blizzardss Avatar

    By the fire, yes. Not because of it.

  40. postscarcity Avatar

    so not just a pyromaniac but a pryophiliac? that’s a deep cut for a job application lol

  41. pewpew_lotsa_boolits Avatar

    This is the time to ignore the intrusive thoughts.

    Really.

  42. No_Entertainer9101 Avatar

    This would be a great question for Ronald Bartel.

    Donald Sutherland’s character in Backdraft

  43. LetsKeepThisBriefOk Avatar

    The website simply times how long you take to answer.

  44. ottis1guy Avatar

    Well…have you?

  45. Elloitsmeurbrother Avatar

    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

  46. weirdnpierced Avatar

    Every questions exists because someone, somewhere, made it necessary

  47. Very_bleh Avatar

    They get weirder

  48. Diligent_Garden_1860 Avatar

    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

  49. Junior_Lavishness_96 Avatar

    There’s a job I kinda want but I kinda don’t want to do the polygraph for a civilian position