To all of your Law Enforcement and LE Families, please accept my apologies for offending you. That was not my goal.
But you have to realize that policeman are people too. Criminals are equal opportunity employees. They come in all shades, all degrees, and there are some in every industry.
I very much am grateful for police. They are very important in a civilized society. Unfortunately, like everyone else, they do things they shouldn’t — and due to their role as armed officers, someone usually gets killed when they mess up.
It is true that the hiring procedure for policemen is much more strict then McDonalds. But then, power tends to corrupt so some of that is offset.
It doesn’t take lot of searching the news to verify that this is a real problem, a problem which you must realize needs addressing.
It is easy to search the news and compile a long list of non-law enforcement people committing crimes. It’s just as easy to do so for police. That doesn’t mean that all policeman are bad, as a matter of fact, most are good. But that doesn’t mean that the problem doesn’t exist.
If you are (or are related to) a good law enforcement officer who obeys the same laws himself as he enforces on others and values the lives of others as his own, then THANK YOU. You are a vital asset to our society.
Also to all you law enforcement personnel, what is your take on the question of whether the life of a policeman is intrinsically worth more then that of a normal person? Whether such a belief is good or not, have you noticed that belief to seem common? Do you think it’s good or bad?
Good night. I must get rest.
~Jesse