Good Stuff!

I see thread after thread of people venting and whining about their careers, or the surroundings. Let this threat be about the GOOD things we do and the positive impact on callers' and officers' lives. Please feel free to share the love!

Police Dispatcher's Prayer

Dear Lord, help me keep safe those who depend on me.
Give me healthy ears, for they are my link with those who need me.
Keep my mind sharp and alert, my fingers quick and nimble.
Grant that I never forget how to do ten things at once,
and do them all equally well.
Bless me with patience Lord.
Patience to deal with the public, with the officers, with the boss,
and with everyone else who makes me want to grip my teeth and yell.
Give me nerves of steel, that I may listen to a mother screaming
for her child to live, the man with a gun, or an officer yelling
for backup, and not give way to panic.
Grant me empathy, that I may help the battered wife, the rape victum,
the abused child, and not cause them more pain then they already have.
God, give me the ability to learn what I need, to remember it quickly,
and give me the wisdom to use the knowledge properly.
Bless my family Lord, for they will have to make sacrifices to shift work,
overtime, canceled plans and times when I just can't take on one more thing.
Help them understand the missed ball games, school programs and dinners for two.
Lord, give me courage. Courage to persevere when I feel
undervalued, unappreciated, overworked and unrecognized.
Courage to keep trying when I feel in my heart it's hopless.
Last of all Lord, help me to never forget, why I chose this job in the first place,
to never lose sight of what is important in the midst of the stress.
Help me to remember that I make a difference,
however small it may seem some days, and that I matter.

I am a dispatcher, Lord, grant me peace.
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In God we trust.... all other we run through NCIC.

THE CHIEF of police leaps tall building in a single
bound, is more powerful than a locomotive, is faster
than a speeding bullet, walks on water and gives
policy to God.

THE ASSISTANT CHIEF leaps shorter buildings in a
single bound, is more powerful than a Switch Engine,
and is just as fast as a speeding bullet, walks on
water if it is calm, and talks to God.

THE CAPTAIN leaps short building with a running start,
and favorable wind conditions. He is almost as
powerful as a switch engine and faster than a speeding
bullet, walks on water of an indoor pool, and talks to
God if special request is approved.

THE LIEUTENANT barely clears quonset huts, loses tug
of war with Locomotives, can fire a speeding bullet,
swims well and is occasional addressed by God.

THE SERGEANT makes high marks when trying to leap
buildings, is ran over by Locomotives and sometimes
handles a gun without inflicting self injury, can dog
paddle, and talks to himself.

THE DETECTIVE runs into buildings, recognizes
Locomotives two out of three times, is issued
ammunition, can stay afloat if properly instructed,
and talks to water.

THE PATROLMAN falls over door sills when entering
buildings, says "look at the choo choo", wets himself
with a water pistol, and can never never ever talk to
God.

THE DISPATCHER lifts up buildings and walks under
them, kicks Locomotives off of the tracks, catches
speeding bullets in her teeth and chews them, and
freezes water with a single glance.