Babygirl04 Wrote:
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> I read the boards here, and personally i'm shocked
> by how much trash you guys talk about cops. I've
> gotten tickets but thats b/c I'm dumb and have a
> lead foot, why blame them for doing their job.
> Either you don't care or you forget how much they
> really do for this community. I am proud to be a
> Fairfax County Citizen and to be protected by one
> of the top police departments on the east coast.
> Does anyone remember the Sully shooting? Does
> anyone care how many elementary school aged
> children lost a parent that day? You disrespect
> every law enforcement officer who has given their
> life in the line of duty. *sigh* I'm really
> disgusted and don't know what to say. So read
> below. This makes a good point:
>
>
>
> Me, The lousy Cop
> Well, Mr. Citizen, I guess you've got me all
> figured out. I seem to fit neatly into the
> category you placed me in. I'm stereotyped,
> standardized, classified, grouped and always
> typical ... I'm the "Lousy Cop." Unfortunately,
> the reverse isn't true because I can never figure
> you out. From birth, you teach your children that
> I'm the bogeyman who will take them to jail if
> they are bad, rather than someone to go to when
> they need help, and then you are shocked when they
> identify me with my traditional enemy, the
> criminal.
>
> You accuse me of coddling juveniles, until I catch
> your kid doing something wrong. Then, I must
> surely be mistaken because you know that your
> child would never do anything like that. Yeah,
> right, I have nothing I'd rather do than make up a
> story about your child and then have to hassle
> with hours of paperwork so a judge can let him go
> before I am through. You make take an hour for
> lunch and several coffee breaks each day, but
> point me out as a loafer if you see me having just
> one cup. You pride yourself on your polished
> manners, but think nothing of interrupting my meal
> with your troubles.
>
> You raise hell about the guy that cut you off in
> traffic, but let me catch you doing the same
> thing, and I am picking on you and should be out
> there catching the real criminals. You were only
> keeping up with traffic when I caught you doing 40
> mph in that school zone. You know all the traffic
> laws, But you never got a single ticket you
> deserved. You cry "foul" if you see me driving
> fast in route to an emergency call, but literally
> raise hell if I take more than 10 seconds
> responding to your call. You call it part of my
> job if someone strikes me, but it's police
> brutality if I strike back.
>
> You wouldn't think of telling a dentist how to
> pull a badly decayed tooth, or your doctor how to
> remove your appendix, but you are always willing
> to give me a few pointers on law enforcement, in
> which you have absolutely no training.
>
> You talk to me in a manner and use language that
> is offensive, then expect me to stand there and
> take it without batting an eye. You cry that
> something has to be done about all the crimes, but
> you can't be bothered with getting involved. So
> when you call the police, you refuse to give your
> name or address or phone number so I can gather
> information necessary to do anything about the
> problem you called about. Then you complain
> because I didn't do anything.
>
> You've got no use for me at all, but of course,
> it's okay if I stop and change a tire for your
> wife or deliver your child in the backseat of my
> patrol car on the way to the hospital. Or it's
> okay if I save your son's life with mouth to mouth
> resuscitation, or maybe work many hours overtime
> to find your lost daughter while my wife and kids
> wait for me or miss the concert we had tickets
> for.
>
> So, Mr. Citizen, you stand there on your soapbox
> and rant and rave about the way I do my job. You
> gripe because my union tries to make sure I get a
> decent salary and benefits, but you wouldn't do
> the job for twice the salary. And although you are
> retired and drawing two pensions and paying lower
> taxes than I do because of your age, I am not
> supposed to want or need a pension or retirement
> benefits.
>
> You call me every name in the book, but never stop
> for a minute to think that your property, your
> family, or maybe your life might depend on one
> person... me or one of my buddies. Who are you
> going to call when you need help ... a criminal or
> me, the lousy cop.
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