JUSTIFYING CRIME

[HairOfTheDog]

HotD, give me a little more credit.

I'm talking about the recent instances that have drawn so much attention.

Cops have been corrupt throughout the ages, but I believe they're getting better and better.

They DO need to have the public scrutinize them, but the public also needs to appreciate the countless thousands who are doing their jobs daily and aren't bringing negative attention to themselves or their departments.

Hey, I respond to what you put out there directly in your posts and apply credit accordingly, mister.

I appreciate cops, praise ones who go above and beyond, recognize and mourn those who fall in the line of duty... I don't think I'm exceptional in that regard, based on what I see and hear from others.

I appreciate teachers and cabbies too. I appreciate soldiers who fight for our country as well. Servers, bartenders, mail carriers, fire fighters, caregivers, financial advisors -- all appreciated by me. I think most people appreciate others doing their service jobs adequately or well, while also believing that anyone in the work force who victimizes their customers/clients/co-workers should be held accountable for it.

In my eyes, people who choose to become police officers are no less responsible for their actions and job performance, and no more deserving of a ticker tape parade to celebrate them doing what they signed up for and what they're paid to do, than anyone else in the work force.