We hire people to be police officers then pay them a fraction of the money the job should call for. Then we give those officers complex procedures to follow to go up against bloodthirsty criminals and international psychopaths who have no rules. I understand that we are a rule of law society and must have rules and legal procedures but some of them increase the danger to the officer exponentially. Then when there is an incident we hire other people, people who do not have the capabilities required to be officers themselves and were not standing in that officers shoes at the moment the incident occurred, to micro analyze the officers actions. We are at war and those officers and first responders are our first line of defense. We thank military personnel for their service as we should. We should also show support to the police.
I recently became a volunteer with my local police department and working with them and hearing their discussions among themselves I know that they are rock solid. I agree that, as in any occupation, some are going to be better than others. I could not do their job so I do what I can to help. Thanks for the comment.
By: paywindow7 on September 2, 2015
at 8:25 am
Your niece is in my thoughts and prayers for her safety.
By: paywindow7 on September 2, 2015
at 11:14 am
Thank you. Same goes for you. I saw in the above comment you’re doing some volunteer work for them. That’s wonderful.
By: Carrie Rubin on September 2, 2015
at 11:15 am
Yes the volunteer organization is called VIPS, Volunteers In Police Service. It’s national and it’s intent is to make citizens more aware of the scope of police operations. What they do and why. It’s been very interesting, enlightening, and frightening.
By: paywindow7 on September 2, 2015
at 10:20 pm
Thank you, your comment is welcome and appreciated.
By: paywindow7 on February 3, 2016
at 9:17 pm