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Originally posted by DaMod
Hey now... every now and again an "Atta Boy" is in order for people of every field.. Not sure why police would be different..
Judging by the recent trend this thread will most likely be deleted btw..
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Originally posted by mileslong54
There's good and bad in every field and I think a lot of the time we focus on the bad and not the good or tend to group everything in the bad catagories so I don't mind people recognizing a job well done in whatever line of work they do.
The way I see it.. We pay these man and women with our tax dollar, To break the Very laws WE pay THEM to enforce... What kind of flawed, joke of a system is this!? Oh wait.. it's called law enforcement.. EDIT TO ADD: I just have to laugh also when they go on strike, and demand more money..
Originally posted by mrjones7885
Its what happens to the person after they are arrested that should not be praised. Catching people for doing crimes and bad actions is good but treating them like sh*t in jail making them feel like the world is against them and doesn't care if they rejoin society or continue breaking laws is bad
Originally posted by diamount
Originally posted by mileslong54
There's good and bad in every field and I think a lot of the time we focus on the bad and not the good or tend to group everything in the bad catagories so I don't mind people recognizing a job well done in whatever line of work they do.
well yes, a police officer doing a job he/she is supposed to do is excellent. it just doesn't really need to be said though when that is expected of 'em.
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
Would we tolerate this many bad doctors? This many bad teachers? This many bad anything?
Right now NYC is investigating some massive ticket-fixing scandal with their cops. Each day that passes they come out saying the problem is even larger than they thought it was the previous day.
Not just speeding tickets or stupid STOP sign rolling tickets but DUI offenses and reckless operation offenses as well.
The way the investigation is looking it would appear that it's all just par for the course for just about every cop in the city. Which means those "good" cops werent blowing any whistles if there were any "good" cops to whistle in the first place.
If we came across a school where all the teachers were fixing grades what would we do?
And remember, teachers arent walking around with a license to kill and a standing order to tackle and beat every student who talks back.
Originally posted by mileslong54
Originally posted by diamount
Originally posted by mileslong54
There's good and bad in every field and I think a lot of the time we focus on the bad and not the good or tend to group everything in the bad catagories so I don't mind people recognizing a job well done in whatever line of work they do.
well yes, a police officer doing a job he/she is supposed to do is excellent. it just doesn't really need to be said though when that is expected of 'em.
There's a difference in doing your job, showing up putting in the hours and going out of your way to do great things. There are things outside your job description that aren't your responsibility but you know that life will be better if you do it. Those actions deserve praise.edit on 25-4-2011 by mileslong54 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by schitzoandro
reply to post by diamount
how much are cops paid?
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