Law Enforcement
lisahebert186
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I just want to give a shot out to all law enforcement, military and first responders. THANK YOU for your selflessness. Thank you to your families for their sacrafices and thank you for choosing to protect me and my family, whatever the cost. Lots of people in my family are in law enforcement. You are the true hero's.
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Thank you! It truly means a lot. 8
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Would like to say a huge thank you as well! My father was a police officer for 35 years. People really have no idea the life they lead, dealing with the worst parts of society all day every day for years. Constant emotionally charged, serious, stressful, and violent situations. Under funded, under staffed, under thanked, and misrepresented by the media and public who never wait for facts before judging and offering uninformed opinions. (the general state of society these days seems to be "uninformed yet opinionionated")
Thank you for everything that you do! Please keep your safety first and foremost!9 -
Agreed. Nothing like putting your life in danger for the sake of others and getting paid horribly and mocked to do so.14
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I don't understand why we thank people for a voluntary job they get paid for. It isn't like they don't know the risks. As far as the military goes, that is people volunteering for a job which inherently can involve the murder of other human beings, in the name of the "nation." It is insane.7
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I don't understand why we thank people for a voluntary job they get paid for.
Broadly applied...WTF?
Because we are trying to empathize/sympathize with something we are unwilling to do ourselves, and furthermore because we're just trying to be decent human beings?8 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
I get special treatment from the police officers. They pick me out of the crowd just because I look foreign. Unfortunately I stand out surrounded by benign looking white peoplesabrinasmith7 wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »When half my bonus is gobbled up by the government every year, I expect this service. No thank you needed.
And don't pull me over because I look like a black or Arab guy
Are you a flacid dick everywhere you post? Lol So I guess I have a right to have a difference of opinion. My first amendment right.
Besides, nobody thanks me for my overworked hours, government does not thank me for my taxes, and they send me a check because I end up owing money every year. Still no thank yous, but plenty of harassment, even when I want to go catch a broadway show peacefully. I think they enjoy harassing people who don't look like the blue eyed Jesus.
From my part, I politely ignore their harassment because it is a choice between ignoring and letting them go have their donuts later OR get arrested and worse shot dead
I would agree in the sense that some cops are dicks and pull people over just because. But there are very many that care about what they do, and are not like that. I actually just got pulled over the other day because my license plate fell off, only for him to run the registration and insurance to find my registration was up 4 months ago because i just got the vehicle and apparently commercial registration runs out yearly instead of every 2 years. So not only was i missing a plate, i was ALSO driving unregistered. He let me go with a warning. Now if this happened where i used to live, i know i wouldnt have been headed home, id be wearing pretty bracelets and have to pay to get my truck out of impound. Lol so im very grateful for cops like these. I think it all depends on the person behind the badge, but they are definitely under paid for the dangerous situations they are put in, for all he knew i could have been methed right out and armed3 -
I don't understand why we thank people for a voluntary job they get paid for. It isn't like they don't know the risks. As far as the military goes, that is people volunteering for a job which inherently can involve the murder of other human beings, in the name of the "nation." It is insane.
You're right it is a job. A job they decided to do to protect and serve. Take their place for a day and then tell me it's just a job. I don't get thank you's either but I'm also not putting my life on the line everyday. I chose to say thank you and I always will. I know what it's like to have to give up so much. My brother is never at family gatherings for the holidays, why? Because he's out on the streets protecting people. He's running into situations while everyone else is running out. I just simply wanted to say thank you.9 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
I get special treatment from the police officers. They pick me out of the crowd just because I look foreign. Unfortunately I stand out surrounded by benign looking white peoplesabrinasmith7 wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »When half my bonus is gobbled up by the government every year, I expect this service. No thank you needed.
And don't pull me over because I look like a black or Arab guy
Are you a flacid dick everywhere you post? Lol So I guess I have a right to have a difference of opinion. My first amendment right.
Besides, nobody thanks me for my overworked hours, government does not thank me for my taxes,
As a former government employee, no thanked me for my services supporting crews to make sure people had their water and sewer services, but I'm not sitting here complaining that I'm under appreciated.
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I don't understand why we thank people for a voluntary job they get paid for. It isn't like they don't know the risks. As far as the military goes, that is people volunteering for a job which inherently can involve the murder of other human beings, in the name of the "nation." It is insane.
Would you thank a doctor for saving your life or the life of someone you loved? Why? It's their job, right? Same situation here. It's recognizing the tough, dangerous, and scary job these people have to do and recognizing they get portrayed wrongly in the media.
People often sign up for the ideals and the greater meaning, sacrifice, protect those who can't protect themselves. Remember that police don't create the laws, politicians do. Police just enforce them (whether they want to or not). The military doesn’t create wars, politicians do. the military just fights them (whether they want to or not).
It’s about recognizing that they do a job I could never do. That’s why I thank them.7 -
I was in law enforcement for years and can't stand 50% of the cops I meet. The other half are cool dudes. Especially the ones that pull me over lol4
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What's amazing to me is the guys I work with don't make sh**, but they risk it all anyway. Starting salary for a police officer (recruit) where I am is a grand total of $36,000. But they're great people.7
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No thanks need but, very much appreciated!
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I suppose this logic means I should not have thanked all my doctors and nurses when I had my stroke, but I chose to. Thank you, docs and staff, for taking the time to go through all your training and caring to help me and being me back to life. Sure, you get paid. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't be grateful.7
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »When half my bonus is gobbled up by the government every year, I expect this service. No thank you needed.
And don't pull me over because I look like a black or Arab guy
Actually, neither your bonus nor your regular pay is gobbled and transferred to local police. That's your property tax. When you are detained, Mr. Thank-you really doesn't want to be reminded who he ultimately works for.2 -
"Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
Unregistered car always results in a serious ticket. He probably was very excited to see you.sabrinasmith7 wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
I get special treatment from the police officers. They pick me out of the crowd just because I look foreign. Unfortunately I stand out surrounded by benign looking white peoplesabrinasmith7 wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »When half my bonus is gobbled up by the government every year, I expect this service. No thank you needed.
And don't pull me over because I look like a black or Arab guy
Are you a flacid dick everywhere you post? Lol So I guess I have a right to have a difference of opinion. My first amendment right.
Besides, nobody thanks me for my overworked hours, government does not thank me for my taxes, and they send me a check because I end up owing money every year. Still no thank yous, but plenty of harassment, even when I want to go catch a broadway show peacefully. I think they enjoy harassing people who don't look like the blue eyed Jesus.
From my part, I politely ignore their harassment because it is a choice between ignoring and letting them go have their donuts later OR get arrested and worse shot dead
I would agree in the sense that some cops are dicks and pull people over just because. But there are very many that care about what they do, and are not like that. I actually just got pulled over the other day because my license plate fell off, only for him to run the registration and insurance to find my registration was up 4 months ago because i just got the vehicle and apparently commercial registration runs out yearly instead of every 2 years. So not only was i missing a plate, i was ALSO driving unregistered. He let me go with a warning. Now if this happened where i used to live, i know i wouldnt have been headed home, id be wearing pretty bracelets and have to pay to get my truck out of impound. Lol so im very grateful for cops like these. I think it all depends on the person behind the badge, but they are definitely under paid for the dangerous situations they are put in, for all he knew i could have been methed right out and armed
"Actually, every time I came into contact with a female officer, it was just fun and fun. I have never had trouble with the female officers.
Hm, you get seemingly more ignorant as you continue in this conversation.
The cop i dealt with was probably early 50's or just seriously grey from stress. But he was very kind yet stern about what a jerk he COULD have been . Instead he understood my situation and told me to head home. As for your situations with "female cops" i find them to usually be very kind around here too. So its not that you're just the opposite sex.6 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
I get special treatment from the police officers. They pick me out of the crowd just because I look foreign. Unfortunately I stand out surrounded by benign looking white peoplesabrinasmith7 wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »When half my bonus is gobbled up by the government every year, I expect this service. No thank you needed.
And don't pull me over because I look like a black or Arab guy
Are you a flacid dick everywhere you post? Lol So I guess I have a right to have a difference of opinion. My first amendment right.
Besides, nobody thanks me for my overworked hours, government does not thank me for my taxes, and they send me a check because I end up owing money every year. Still no thank yous, but plenty of harassment, even when I want to go catch a broadway show peacefully. I think they enjoy harassing people who don't look like the blue eyed Jesus.
From my part, I politely ignore their harassment because it is a choice between ignoring and letting them go have their donuts later OR get arrested and worse shot dead
Sounds like someone is voting for Trump....sad country you live in..3 -
hi all xx1
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I think being a police officer is a both a job and a calling...it's almost akin to being a clergyman...No one is doing it solely for the money.
That said, I also believe that NO ONE should be shot during a routine traffic violation.5 -
enterdanger wrote: »I think being a police officer is a both a job and a calling...it's almost akin to being a clergyman...No one is doing it solely for the money.
That said, I also believe that NO ONE should be shot during a routine traffic violation.
Even if they point a gun at the cop during the stop?3 -
I suppose this logic means I should not have thanked all my doctors and nurses when I had my stroke, but I chose to. Thank you, docs and staff, for taking the time to go through all your training and caring to help me and being me back to life. Sure, you get paid. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't be grateful.
I was certainly grateful for the surgeon who spent 8 hours removing a tumour from my dad last year.
My brother when he grabbed a woman about to jump off a bridge or arranged for a plane to be held to take take a boy to his dad after he had witnessed his mom killed in a car accident or standing in front of news reporters so they can't get a picture of people when they are most vulnerable or the guy he went to bat for investigating his claims of identity theft was very thankful I can tell you. Ya he's paid to do this but he goes over and above his call to make sure that people are safe and feel cared for so I think he deserves a thank you.7 -
This country is never going to recover from our history of discrimination and live up to its Constitution and Declaration of Independence until more people stand up and defend the rights and liberties of people who are different from themselves. I get that we all have our own backgrounds and sometimes it's easier to sympathize with people nearly identical to us, but is it so hard to see that a person of a different race, religion, creed, or career may have it harder? I grew up seriously disadvantaged but managed to make something for myself. I know where I've been and what I have, and I'd much rather be kind to people than shove their face in the dirt, or say "I did it why can't you?" Life can suck at times.
Police officers deal with anything from minor traffic stops, to armed gangs and drug dealers, to the poor minority kid just trying to get high to get through another *kitten* day (like most judges and lawyers trying the cases haven't?), or the person suffering from schizophrenia and threatening people in the street. How each individual cop deals with each reflects on his or her own character for sure, but it also involves a ton of job stress and concern for his or her own safety and their training or lack thereof. We have chosen as a society to pay cops what we do and expect what we do from them. If you want to see things change be smart and work for changes such as training in mental health, and more community policing.
At the same time I understand why Black Lives Matter and the history that brought us there I understand why cops are saying "My Life Matters." Maybe a little respect and empathy are in order more generally?
Apologies for the rant.7 -
lisahebert186 wrote: »I just want to give a shot out to all law enforcement, military and first responders. THANK YOU for your selflessness. Thank you to your families for their sacrafices and thank you for choosing to protect me and my family, whatever the cost. Lots of people in my family are in law enforcement. You are the true hero's.
You mean the people out there killing the black people?
Or the people killing little children in school with drone attacks?-5 -
Welp. This thread went well.5
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
I have a soft corner for the military guys, especially those who fight for the country, like in a WWII situation. However, I agree with you. It is just a job.I don't understand why we thank people for a voluntary job they get paid for. It isn't like they don't know the risks. As far as the military goes, that is people volunteering for a job which inherently can involve the murder of other human beings, in the name of the "nation." It is insane.
Actually, it has tons of benefits. My wife's cousin's husband is a cop and he and his friends tell me they pull over people if they want to make overtime money. They just pull over people at random hoping to discover something and write a report. I was like.... Oh really... But they are good chaps, nice guys, but still I don't want to be pulled over if you want to make a few more bucks, bro!! Not cool LOL.
You clearly have no clue. About anything. At all.
And either you're lying about knowing any police officers or they're lying to you to see how gullible you are.4 -
What's everyone's favorite Police Academy movie?
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I banged a cop once.
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At least that world massacre didn't claimed to "protect and serve" or "fight terrorism", all the while getting paid to mass murder.1
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