slowfiveoh
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kito109654 wrote:
The answer is "procedure".
You don't have to know joe blo's mom. You don't have to be acquanted with a victim. You don't have to feel personal justification to put personal emphasis behind a particular case.
You operate within the role as a LEO, with specific procedures. The role of a "Peace Officer" does not have to be understood from the perspective of "their shoes". It has to be understood from the perspective of law. Period.
You made the statement that they are not "robots", emphasizing the humanity of their role. Yep. They are humans. For that purpose I tip my hat and say "How you doing today?", or "Have a good day officer!". If they find it hard or difficult to function in their role after a fellow officer got shot, I would hate to see how hard it is for them to function as a service member of our military in an active combat zone.
kito109654 wrote:
antispam540 wrote:kito109654 wrote:The frequency of shootings involving non-police is much higher. This only seems high because we're not seeing any number to compare it with.This is kind of ridiculous. The frequency of these shootings blows my mind.
It's no more shocking, mortifying, or upsetting for a policeman/woman to be killed than it is for a non-police person to be killed. If our boys in blue treated every act of violence as if it were against a cop, maybe we'd actually get somewhere. Too often there's a double standard.
I don't think I feel the same about that... when police are specifically targeted like this, it's an attack against organization and it's an attempt to scare people. The frequency bothers me.
Police are not f#$%ing robots, your ideals don't apply. They are human, just like you. Do you make a big fuss when Joe Blow gets shot? Nope, because you don't know him. What if you're mom was shot?
When a cop is targeted, every other cop feels like a family member was targeted and feels what you feel if you're family were to be targeted.
Some of you guys blow my mind with your inability to put yourself in someone else's shoes. Wake up.
The answer is "procedure".
You don't have to know joe blo's mom. You don't have to be acquanted with a victim. You don't have to feel personal justification to put personal emphasis behind a particular case.
You operate within the role as a LEO, with specific procedures. The role of a "Peace Officer" does not have to be understood from the perspective of "their shoes". It has to be understood from the perspective of law. Period.
You made the statement that they are not "robots", emphasizing the humanity of their role. Yep. They are humans. For that purpose I tip my hat and say "How you doing today?", or "Have a good day officer!". If they find it hard or difficult to function in their role after a fellow officer got shot, I would hate to see how hard it is for them to function as a service member of our military in an active combat zone.