[Mr 5 0]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jeb_Bush_2000


It's very easy to sit in front of your computer and say "It's not that dangerous a job.". Would you say the same thing if you were handed a badge, and a gun, and told to give a $300 ticket to the gangbangers in the Accord, with the mirror tint? Think hard about that.

Think hard about this.

I've stated over and over and over again that I respect the danger inherent in the police officers job and frankly, I'm getting tired of saying it when it's constantly ignored.

For the last time 'Jeb'; the cop waited on line to get that badge and gun and the opportunity to stop that Honda full of gangbangers, didn't he? He wants to be doing what he's doing. He likes it, in most cases. He's part of the 'fraternity' of police officers. He's 'somebody'. He didn't think he'd be arranging flowers when he became a cop, did he? I doubt it. He knew what he was getting into and wanted to do it.

The danger in being a cop is real but it doesn't excuse poor police behavior and petty applications of traffic laws to harrass people. Simple as that.

It's easy to sit at a computer and defend as well as rationalize poor policing actions when you don't have to think it through.

I'm waiting for your response to Unit 5302's statistic regarding dead convenience store clerks. Rationalize that.

No one here is your enemy, Jeb, just attempting to balance the knee-jerk response you're giving when confronted with negative aspects of how some police do their job. Think about it.