Police Officers

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I received this several months ago. Even though, my deputies sometimes have

" mental lapses " , and act like total horses' butts, I still consider them

part of my " family " . And I know that sometimes that they, just like us,

don't get the respect that they deserve. Even though they drive me

absolutely crazy, I still love 'em.

Happy Dispatching,

susan

Letter from a police officer to the public...

Well, Mr. Citizen, it seems you've figured me out. I seem to fit neatly

into the category where you've placed me.

I'm stereotyped, standardized,characterized, classified, grouped, and always

typical.

Unfortunately, the reverse is true, I can never figure you out.

From birth you teach your children that I'm the bogeyman, then you're

shocked when they identify with my traditional enemy.... the criminal!

You accuse me of coddling criminals......until I catch your kids doing

wrong.

You may take an hour for lunch and several coffee breaks each day, but point

me out as a loafer for having one cup.

You pride yourself on your manners, but think nothing of disrupting my meals

with your troubles.

You raise hell with the guy who cuts you off in traffic, but let me catch

you doing the same thing and I'm picking on you.

You know all the traffic laws...but you've never gotten a single ticket you

deserve.

You shout " foul " if you observe me driving fast to a call, but raise the

roof if I take more than ten seconds to respond to your complaint.

You call it part of my job if someone strikes me,but call it police

brutality if I strike back.

You wouldn't think of telling your dentist how to pull a tooth or your

doctor how to take out an appendix, yet you are always willing to give me

pointers on the law.

You talk to me in a manner that would get you abloody nose from anyone else,

but expect me to take it without batting an eye.

You yell something's got to be done to fight crime, but you can't be

bothered to get involved.

You have no use for me at all, but of course it's OK if I change a flat for

your life, deliver your child in the back of the patrol car, or perhaps save

your son's life with mouth to mouth breathing,or work many hours overtime

looking for your lost daughter.

So, Mr. Citizen, you can stand there on your soapbox and rant and rave about

the way I do my work, calling me every name in the book, but never stop to

think that your property, family, or maybe even your life depends on me or

one of my buddies.Yes, Mr. Citizen, it's me...the lousy cop!

The author of this article was Trooper Brown of the Virginia State

Police. He was killed in the line of duty two months after writing the

article.

As a salute to the millions of men and women police

officers who put their lives on the line for us everyday,

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