Go ahead and hate me for the badge thats on my chest. While your at it hate me for the uniform to. And dont forget the car I drive, with all its blue lights. Go ahead and hate me for my job its ok. Look at me as an object a uniform wearing robot. Never mind the fact that I have many of the same problems you have. A house payment electric, insurance and such. Not to mention Im a father who worries how my child is doing in school or how she is feeling and adjusting to growing up. I sometimes have car troubles I have to work on my home from time to time. Not to mention I am a husband to a remarkable woman with the same job but face the same problems as other men worrying if I show her that I love her enough and careful not to forget a birthday or appointment or anniversary. Like you I pay taxes I vote and on the Sundays Im not patrolling your neighborhood I get to go to church and worship. Yes there are a lot of things that make us the same . In a lot of ways Im like you. But you still hate me for my job and what I represent. But thats ok I forgive you. Where our root difference is is in our occupations. A bad day at the office for me is telling a parent their child has died in an accident, or maybe discovering someone dead no one has checked on because no one knows him or no one cares. A bad day at work could consist of parents locked in a custody battle and watching their words and actions toward each other cut the childs emotions like a knife. Worse than that is seeing a child actually abused. Emotions run high for me and other officers we are required to make spilt second decisions that lawyers and judges get months and years to pick apart in comfort on their own time. Usually it is those decisions that make you hate me to begin with. You associate me with every other officer on earth. And you hate me for it but thats ok. I still forgive you. I will still answer your cries for help. I will still wave at your children and visit their schools. I will still investigate your cases and do everything I can to bring those who do you wrong to justice. And though I hope it never comes down to it I may even one day lay down my life to save yours. So while you hate me and my brothers and sisters in blue will continue to stand between you and evil. Even through your hatred. To us and those like us. Damn few !
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:49:14 +0000
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