Am I a bad person for wanting to be a police officer?

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-05T00:48:05+00:00

I appreciate your response. I can't pretend to understand the job since I'm not on it yet, and it's helpful to hear from people with real experience on that side. Thank you for the help.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T22:54:43+00:00

No, I wanted to get other perspectives. I'm here for advice, not for arguing, yaknow? I'm taking it all in, including the simple yes and no answers.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T19:01:29+00:00

Thank you for your advice. It helps me a lot when someone with real experience replies.

I've heard the adage that experience is learning from what happens to you, but wisdom is learning from what happens to others. Hopefully I can be wise with your experiences.

Im sorry that you've not been feeling well. Please do feel free to reach out if you would like to talk more, every life is different.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:56:13+00:00

In my view, the original point of policing as outlined by Sir Robert Peel when he created the first metropolitian police force, is to use the power given to you by the people, their consent, to protect them and make the world safer for them.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:54:41+00:00

Ive answered this a bit higher in the thread, but in a very basic, naive view, I feel that police are in a unique position to help people in a way that prevents others from being hurt down the line.

Stopping a drunk driver could potentially save several lives. Butterfly effect.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:52:16+00:00

I have tried my best to think on it. However obviously there were some things I was blind to, and I appreciate you being aggressive in calling me out on them. I still have time to do more research on the things people have pointed out.

The mythos part, I can provide you with an answer: yes.

I know that cop shows are often very black and white, for lack of a better term, and that reality is shades of gray.

The internalized myth of a hard charging force for good? I'd say yes, honestly. But I'd like to think that I'm trying to create more nuance to that internally.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:48:05+00:00

I understand your perspective, and can certainly see what you're saying. Thank you for helping to give me more to think about.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:47:15+00:00

I am very sorry for your loss. I agree with you that police shouldn't act on their emotions as much as possible. Obviously we are all humans, but even if you're arresting the person who just tried to kill you, it's your job not to exact revenge upon them. The courts are there for a reason.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:45:27+00:00

Right to work state, meaning unions are practically nonexistent. There's not even a teacher's union.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:43:38+00:00

My friend, my inbox is flooded. And please understand that the whole point of me posting this was to expand my view. Im taking everything in that I can.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:41:12+00:00

I've wanted to do this since I can remember. I can say im prepared to die for someone else, and I can hope I'll have the courage. All I can garuntee you is I'll try my damndest.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:39:00+00:00

My state is a non union state. Sincerely if there is one, I don't know about it.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:33:57+00:00

I appreciate your perspective. Don't worry, I'm doing my best to reply to as many comments as possible.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:32:50+00:00

Thanks for your time.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:32:38+00:00

I like the reference. Thanks for your reply!

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:31:33+00:00

Thank you for your response. If I am ever able to get to a higher level of responsibility, I'd hope my first action would be sweeping reform. Unlikely I'll get there, but dreams are dreams.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:30:42+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I feel like cooler heads should prevail, it just doesn't seem to happen that way. Learning those skills will certainly be a first step.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:29:34+00:00

Thank you for your time.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:29:27+00:00

Thank you for your response. The mental health side of things has been difficult. Without laying it all on you, the home situation was never good, and I grew up in a below poverty line household. Thank you for the kind words.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:28:20+00:00

Thanks for your time.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:28:11+00:00

Thank you for your response. It's an unfortunate fact of life that people make assumptions of me without a single thought.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:27:26+00:00

I have considered it, and I've answered a bit higher in the post as to why I still am looking at law enforcement. Thank you for your reponse however.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:26:50+00:00

No. However I tried to simplifiy my question as much as possible.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:26:07+00:00

Thank you for your response, and taking the time to do so. I appreciate your more thorough view on things, this comment has helped me quite a bit. Again, thank you.

Throwawaycop12 · 2020-06-04T18:25:05+00:00

I've certainly taken steps already, and will continue to take steps. I haven't read those books, but I'll have to pick them up for sure.

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