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What part don't you understand? A number of pilots have tried to explain to you, ITS NOT THE CAPTAINS JOB TO CHECK OUT QUESTIONABLE CREDENTIALS, WE ARE NOT TRAINED TO DO SO. There still lies a possibility that one of the Sept11 hijackers was a masquerading as an airline pilot, thus we go through the same security as the pax. If we can't tell a fake airline pilot from a real, theres no chance of doing so with someone who claims to be a law enforcement officer. I have had an armed law enforcement officer from the department of fish and game prior to Sept11,all he had to do was show some credentials that can probably be had on E bay and fill out some simple paperwork. Never again. The Captains job in this case is to review the paperwork, and if its not in order, deny boarding, not to pick up a phone and call the local secret service office to check for credentials and ask his boss why he can't fill out paperwork and why he has a bad attitude. The onus of responsibility lies with the LEO to provide accurate paperwork to begin with, and if questioned, not become defensive(as reports have indicated) Just what I want on board my aircraft, an angry man with a gun who happens to be torqued off at the crew.