Quote Originally Posted by ggiese
It's a damn shame, because he's pretty intelligent, but too dazzled by his own brilliance...

I was once a brilliant young cop. Went to a school to be a crime scene tech. I was gonna solve crimes by my new found skill. I was put in my place by an older more experenced officer. New skills must be honed before they are any good. Experence is a good teacher.

I saw the movie Colors. Pretty crappy movie but a joke told to Shawn Penn by Robert Duval sums up the experence thing.

Pappa Bull and Baby Bull are standing on a hill looking at the cows grazing below.

Baby Bull says to Papa Bull..."Lets run down there and screw one of em."

Papa Bull says to Baby Bull..."Lets walk down and screw em all."

I make it a point to tell new officers this. sometimes it sinks in...Sometimes it don't.