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Some Food for Thought (Please Don't Thank Me for My Service)
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<blockquote data-quote="Puffer Mark" data-source="post: 410144" data-attributes="member: 3593"><p>Don't know if this is relevant but I serve in the South African Police Service, an organization with more than it's fair share of problems in trying to deal with violent crime in situations not entirely unlike a war zone. I am no longer operational BTW, now strictly a desk jockey whose greatest threat is the possibility of a paper cut.</p><p></p><p>Still it's interesting when I'm in company who are unaware of my employment and the topic turns, as it so often does, to the high levels of crime how useless the police are. I listen quietly to their largely uninformed armchair critic opinions, knowing the realities and difficulties of the task we face, and similarly aware of our undeniable failures.</p><p></p><p>Of course sooner or later, the "so what do you do?" question arises. It is just amazing at the general hypocrisy of the turnaround when they hear I'm a cop. I am invariable assailed with commiserations about how difficult it must be for "someone like you (me)" (whatever that means) to be in the police and what a shame for all the "good eggs" in the police, platitudes about a few "rotten apples", and what a tough job it must be etc. etc. etc.</p><p></p><p>I just think to myself "You don't understand the complexities of what you were saying a while ago any more than what you are saying now"</p><p></p><p>I suppose they're just trying to cover their embarrassment but still, it does kinda tend to piss one off.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, on lighter note: My grandfather had his tongue shot off in WW1. Apparently, though he never spoke about it much. . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Puffer Mark, post: 410144, member: 3593"] Don't know if this is relevant but I serve in the South African Police Service, an organization with more than it's fair share of problems in trying to deal with violent crime in situations not entirely unlike a war zone. I am no longer operational BTW, now strictly a desk jockey whose greatest threat is the possibility of a paper cut. Still it's interesting when I'm in company who are unaware of my employment and the topic turns, as it so often does, to the high levels of crime how useless the police are. I listen quietly to their largely uninformed armchair critic opinions, knowing the realities and difficulties of the task we face, and similarly aware of our undeniable failures. Of course sooner or later, the "so what do you do?" question arises. It is just amazing at the general hypocrisy of the turnaround when they hear I'm a cop. I am invariable assailed with commiserations about how difficult it must be for "someone like you (me)" (whatever that means) to be in the police and what a shame for all the "good eggs" in the police, platitudes about a few "rotten apples", and what a tough job it must be etc. etc. etc. I just think to myself "You don't understand the complexities of what you were saying a while ago any more than what you are saying now" I suppose they're just trying to cover their embarrassment but still, it does kinda tend to piss one off. Anyway, on lighter note: My grandfather had his tongue shot off in WW1. Apparently, though he never spoke about it much. . . [/QUOTE]
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