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OH IF THAT WAS ONLY THE CASE
This makes me think back to a time when I was driving through a residential neighborhood while on patrol. February in the middle of winter and the coldest month of the year. -40 F. It was 3:00 am. There had just been a fresh snowfall. Everything was crisp and clean. The police radio was dead quiet. I remember it because I had a fever, was shaking like a leaf, and felt sick as heck. What went through my mind as I drove through this beautiful area? How nice and warm peoples houses are as I watched the smoke come out all the chimneys. How they must all be snuggled up all nice and warm under their blankets and comforters or duvets. How at peace every one must be, getting their beauty rest and having dreams, completely oblivious to the outside world and what is going on. Families safe, kids safe, pets safe, everybody tucked it.
That's when I notice a car running in an alley, and when I pull up to get a closer look there is a garage door up. Two guys come running out to the alley leave their stolen car behind because I blocked it in, and the foot chase is on. I figure I jumped about ten fences through all those yards, cut through some parks and school yards and businesses before with the assistance of a K-9 we got these guys. Not one person in one of those yards had a clue what had just happened, neither did the half a dozen people who had their garages broken into and their property stolen.
We can't be everywhere we are needed, but sometimes we get lucky. We took and oath to protect like and property, so we are under an obligation to do just that. Bottom line is we are an essential service, much like garbage collection and sanitation.
Its a novel idea to think we can protect our families 24 7. I wish you could. Had that been the case I would have listened to my dad and been a family law lawyer working half as hard and making three times as much money...lol. My mom wanted me to be a fireman, because everybody loves them.
This makes me think back to a time when I was driving through a residential neighborhood while on patrol. February in the middle of winter and the coldest month of the year. -40 F. It was 3:00 am. There had just been a fresh snowfall. Everything was crisp and clean. The police radio was dead quiet. I remember it because I had a fever, was shaking like a leaf, and felt sick as heck. What went through my mind as I drove through this beautiful area? How nice and warm peoples houses are as I watched the smoke come out all the chimneys. How they must all be snuggled up all nice and warm under their blankets and comforters or duvets. How at peace every one must be, getting their beauty rest and having dreams, completely oblivious to the outside world and what is going on. Families safe, kids safe, pets safe, everybody tucked it.
That's when I notice a car running in an alley, and when I pull up to get a closer look there is a garage door up. Two guys come running out to the alley leave their stolen car behind because I blocked it in, and the foot chase is on. I figure I jumped about ten fences through all those yards, cut through some parks and school yards and businesses before with the assistance of a K-9 we got these guys. Not one person in one of those yards had a clue what had just happened, neither did the half a dozen people who had their garages broken into and their property stolen.
We can't be everywhere we are needed, but sometimes we get lucky. We took and oath to protect like and property, so we are under an obligation to do just that. Bottom line is we are an essential service, much like garbage collection and sanitation.
Its a novel idea to think we can protect our families 24 7. I wish you could. Had that been the case I would have listened to my dad and been a family law lawyer working half as hard and making three times as much money...lol. My mom wanted me to be a fireman, because everybody loves them.
