12-02-2007, 03:49 AM
There will always be a number of us who are simply looking for a reason to complain - especially in these threads, hey that’s ok, that’s kind of what I'm doing, but hopefully in a kinder and smoother approach. For lack of a harsher word, there just seems to be an awful lot of unnecessary negativity flying around lately.
I have never ever thought that any one person; fellow officer, supervisor, commanding officer, chief or even IA was out to Get Me, despite having worked for some real miserable malcontents in my career. I simply don’t agree, and never will. Part of being a LEO agency is doing the best that we can, whenever we can. That includes the huge burden of maintaining a reputation that will carry us through tough times, and the occasional lapse of judgment that we all do (I have) or will sooner or later experience.
Let’s try to focus on what we all do best, come to work with a positive (ok semi -positive) attitude and focus on what we were hired to do. Protecting our community and fellow officers 100% of the time, at least to the best of our ability – this should never come in to question. Constant insults about each other, regardless of shift, assignments, rank or any other factor that you want to try to mix up in the shake is simply counterproductive. When we as individuals, units, or ranks look forward to trash talking about the next guy, then we need a wake up call. If were having a bad day, nobody should be unnecessarily burdened with the attitude except ourselves. We should be thanking each other for being there for each other and patting each other on the back instead – ok not to much touching, but you get my drift.
Being accountable to our fellow officers and is something that we in LE should expect and demand. I'm not sure that anyone in our agency would ever say that they have always followed every rule 100% of the time, probably even those who have most frequently been the subject of ridicule in here lately. But let’s be honest with each other, there are some of our own that pretty much think they can do (or not do), what they want, when they want, and skate without any sanctions. Please, we in LE always complain that many in the general public are simply unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions; well the same thing seems to be happening in LEO Affairs lately. When you screw up, take it like the man or woman that you are, and learn from it. If you’re lucky enough to have learned a tough lesson without anyone noticing - that’s even better! But don’t dog those who job it is to correct us when we deserve it.
The brother /sisterhood of LE doesn't mean chopping each other up. We are family - and yes in my family there are a few that I care not to associate with, that’s my choice and it doesn’t mean I will cut them up and send them towards hungry sharks. Let’s get back to positive focus like locking up the bad guys, and throwing a few “great jobs” towards each other occasionally – what a great new thread that could become!
If you want to respond my commentary, negative or positive, that’s cool; all I ask is that you end it with at least a positive thanks or great job on some incident in which you feel is worthy: I’ll start it with one soon…
I have never ever thought that any one person; fellow officer, supervisor, commanding officer, chief or even IA was out to Get Me, despite having worked for some real miserable malcontents in my career. I simply don’t agree, and never will. Part of being a LEO agency is doing the best that we can, whenever we can. That includes the huge burden of maintaining a reputation that will carry us through tough times, and the occasional lapse of judgment that we all do (I have) or will sooner or later experience.
Let’s try to focus on what we all do best, come to work with a positive (ok semi -positive) attitude and focus on what we were hired to do. Protecting our community and fellow officers 100% of the time, at least to the best of our ability – this should never come in to question. Constant insults about each other, regardless of shift, assignments, rank or any other factor that you want to try to mix up in the shake is simply counterproductive. When we as individuals, units, or ranks look forward to trash talking about the next guy, then we need a wake up call. If were having a bad day, nobody should be unnecessarily burdened with the attitude except ourselves. We should be thanking each other for being there for each other and patting each other on the back instead – ok not to much touching, but you get my drift.
Being accountable to our fellow officers and is something that we in LE should expect and demand. I'm not sure that anyone in our agency would ever say that they have always followed every rule 100% of the time, probably even those who have most frequently been the subject of ridicule in here lately. But let’s be honest with each other, there are some of our own that pretty much think they can do (or not do), what they want, when they want, and skate without any sanctions. Please, we in LE always complain that many in the general public are simply unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions; well the same thing seems to be happening in LEO Affairs lately. When you screw up, take it like the man or woman that you are, and learn from it. If you’re lucky enough to have learned a tough lesson without anyone noticing - that’s even better! But don’t dog those who job it is to correct us when we deserve it.
The brother /sisterhood of LE doesn't mean chopping each other up. We are family - and yes in my family there are a few that I care not to associate with, that’s my choice and it doesn’t mean I will cut them up and send them towards hungry sharks. Let’s get back to positive focus like locking up the bad guys, and throwing a few “great jobs” towards each other occasionally – what a great new thread that could become!
If you want to respond my commentary, negative or positive, that’s cool; all I ask is that you end it with at least a positive thanks or great job on some incident in which you feel is worthy: I’ll start it with one soon…