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[QUOTE]Originally posted by sharkattack: [QB] I have been a Police Officer for about 14 years now. Hardest freakin job in the world IMHO. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Flip side to everything you do in the job. It's not just about writing tickets. So much more. You have to be a social worker, doctor, mental health prof., lawyer, child care giver, parent, the list goes on. People don't like me just because I wear blue. Seriously, does anyone ever have any positive contacts with police. Usually not. If it's not for getting a citation, it's because someone broke the law or is doing something wrong. This usually leads to someone going to jail. No one wants to go to jail. We are not miracle workers but are expected to be. victims want results. Suspects want not to get caught. I like helping people, I like catching the bad guy, and even preventing crime by just remaining visible. I like to think I am fair and treat everyone the same. I can be an ass though if it helps get through to someone. I don't know how many times I have been told by a suspect that the only reason I stopped them was because of their race. Never because I saw them speeding, smoking dope, drinking in public, driving while intoxicated, blah blah blah. It has gotten tired. Whatever, I'm still professional. My cop buddies and I don't sit around and plot how many blacks, hispanics, asians, indians, somoans we are going to stop and jam up. Comming up as a kid, I had been spanked by the police. Several times for dumb kid stuff. Couple time for not doing anything wrong other than being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I have had my share of tickets, all but one deserved. The one I probably didn't deserve was after I got lippy. Talked myself right into that one. I was arrested and booked for drinking in public when I was 20. I never did dope, robbed anyone, hurt anyone, did any felony, hustled anyone. I certainly can't place my feet in anyone elses shoes who has had different experiences. With that said, I see the hate in peoples eyes when I am in uniform. However, I deal with it and it is left at work. My only goal is to go home safe every nite. Very hard to do in this line of work. Seems a lot of asshats out there want to hurt me. I don't recommend this line of work for anyone. If I could do it all over, I would be a Chiropractor. Mine has a lot of nice cars. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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