The Duck Theory
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1495427307 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 566 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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B. Stein said A cops cop.. Good read, lots of experiences.. Karl said want to command the Author on one of the best police books I have ever read. I want to command the Author on one of the best police books I have ever read. I am a retired cop and this was a great book. The Author started his story in Compton Ca. and continued until he retired from the LACOSO after thirty years. We both worked the same areas, East Compton, Firestone Park and all it's areas. He did a lot more than I did with my career but as with all good cops it cost t him a lot in his private life. Back when he came on the job it had to be a calling, not just a job. Being a cop back then was your whole life. You could help folks and get the bad guys. Lawrence Rupp did a re. This Is A Winner! diana kennedy I highly recommend The Duck Theory. This comment is coming from someone not totally aware of what these men actually did. Now, I understand much more and respect anyone who chooses this as a career. There is plenty of information in this book for all of us to learn.The Duck Theory is insightful into Larry's careers, first as a Compton Policeman, L.A. County Sheriff then on the Swat Tean and eventually as an instructor at the L.A. Sheriff's Academy. Larry was definitely committed to his career, he shows compassion, discipline, humor, honesty and loyalty. The book reads well with each chapter being
Lawrence J. In his mostly hilarious, sometimes sad, and always honest debut book, The Duck Theory, Rupp shares a cross-section of some of his most hair-raising experiences on the police force. Rupp candidly details having to confront and analyze offenders’ daily behavior in order to categorize them as a threat or simply as people enjoying themselves on the wrong side of the law.Full of stories that could each be its own action movie, The Duck Theory will surprise you again and again with its honesty, humor, and insight into the baffling world of Los Angeles crime.. He’s the officer with all the good stories. He describes patrolling the streets on the hunt for crooks; in the world of law enforcement, sometimes the old adage, “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck,” is true—but sometimes it’s not. Rupp is the kind of cop who walks into a group of drug dealers in South Los Angeles and pulls up a milk crate for a chat. Even on his honeymoon in Mexico, on a
About the AuthorLawrence J. He then transferred to the Special Enforcement Bureau as special weapons team member, positioned as backup and scout for eight and a half years, and then went onward as an advanced officer training instructor. He then was hired as a bodyguard for a well-known movie actor and his family for four years, and enjoyed the "red carpet" experience with the celebrity and his entourage at the Academy Awards.Currently, Larry works as a security specialist on a large organic agricultural/cattle ranch in North San Diego County with his brothers Vince & Hank, and a good friend and former big city motor cop from the L.A.P.D.. He then went to the College of the Redwoods, in northern California, where he taug
Lawrence J. Rupp, a Catholic-schooled kid from Long Beach, California, began his police career serving the city of Compton—which had the highest crime rate per capita in the United States.Larry went on to serve with LA county’s Sheriff's Department at multiple stations, including the infamous F