DD- too funny! My Hubby thinks "the mask" is his real face, and he is very proud of it! So good to hear from someone who doesn't look at me as is I were speaking Venutian when I say that !
See you at lunch!
Susan
TGIR,
Is your hubby LE as well? Yes, the "mask" is hard to take off at times, especially when having 24 hr duties...
I wrote a response to your earlier question on my lunch break and then our server went down. I just came back to see if it happened to post on a fluke, and no it didn't. So all my wonderful thoughts are gone, LOL.
To make what was a long answer more brief, how do I feel about errant LEOs? Just as you would imagine. I mean that very sincerely. Good officers don't like working with, nor defending, officers that don't carry their job responsibilities, or who bring discredit to them. There is something to be said for helping out at times, but there's also a time when "hey, bud, you're an idiot and you're on your own." Much of my current job now is to ensure consistency and reasonableness in disciplinary actions handed down. Trying to ensure the punishment fits the crime, literally and figuratively. When our agency has conducted proper, thorough and complete investigations, and all involved parties were treated with respect and given the opportunities to share their sides of the story, I can go home at the end of the day and not lose sleep over it. Usually it's pretty cut and dry. There are some times when I don't necessarily agree with the final resolution, but that's okay, I'm just one of about 7 that must make a recommendation - and they wonder why the wheels of justice move so slowly, haha. We can recommend and push for termination and legal conviction when it's warranted, and I don't feel bad, other than wondering how a good person could go off a clean path so easily. At times, I feel for the family members that get hurt through the actions of their LEO family member. Because, of course, a bad cop story makes good local press and gossip.
That's my quick answer. I said a lot more on my lunch break, y'all should probably be relieved it got lost in cyber-space :crazy:
Oh, and regarding your question about non-commissioned employees getting as involved in "cover-ups?" No, don't see that as much. It's just not the same atmosphere as working out there with someone you truly trust with your life every time you go on duty. It's an eye-opening experience. (Yet, I do get somewhat surprised at the number of jailers/correctional officers that get involved with inmates- THAT I've never figured out, and hope I never do "understand" that).
DD
In that case I hope you didn't take offense to my earlier posting. In all honesty if I had access to a TV, I'd probably watch as well. Her show is kind of like a car accident, you know you shouldn't look, but...
(just kidding, I'll stick to NGC)
