Originally Posted by Tully Mars

I speak from experience when I say it's really hard to work with people who have your back and may in fact make the difference between you getting hurt or not getting hurt if your not 100% on their side at all times.

I can't speak for any else's experience but myself I had many situations where when writing reports or being questioned after the fact I really didn't have a clear view of the incident or was engaged in conversation with another subject therefore I didn't hear what was said.

I've also had many conversations that went something like "Don't ever fucking put me in that position again, you won't like the report I write. Want to act like a cowboy? Do it before or after I'm on scene. Got it!?!"