02-21-2007, 12:35 AM
I guess this is a thread to confront the slamming that the NROs and the PIO appear to be getting from the "real cops". I have been in patrol for 16 years now (with a couple of stints in DB here and there), and one thing I have never understood, is the crap talking that patrolmen do about people that decide to focus on other facets of law enforcement. I think law enforcement is a multi-pronged attack on crime, which includes patrol, traffic, investigations, support, and citizen education. If the NROs have a gift or interest in educating citizens how to better protect themselves or notice criminal activity, then so be it! I personally have ZERO interest in doing that job and they can have it!! But I feel the same way about motors...we all gravitate to what we like to do best.
Now, yes I do agree that patrol is the backbone of the department and there is NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT, but that does not mean that I fault those not in patrol. As far as patrol having all the "real cops"...ummm...have you looked around in roll call lately? How many people in your roll call go out and do the "real police work" that you are touting? If you pick out the few that do, I can almost guarantee that they are not the ones talking smack in this forum about the "non-real cops".
What I think is wrong, is that it appears that unless it affects patrol or a majority of people, we don't act on it or stand together. Guess what? Someday it might be you that wants to be in that position to expand your career. Some people want to have for than "Cop for 26 years" in their resume. Do you guys remember Don F?! One of the best damn cops that I have ever worked with, then when it was his time to move on to something else like he was PROMISED, magically that position had disappeared. What did we do about it?! Not a damn thing...End result we lost a damn great cop!
I guess all I am getting to is, we are all cops and the more we sit here and fight against each other, the weaker we get. Every position in the department is important, just like in the Marines...While all Marines are rifleman, not all of us are Force Recon....there might be a cook or two in the bunch....otherwise we would have to cook our own slop.
Now, yes I do agree that patrol is the backbone of the department and there is NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT, but that does not mean that I fault those not in patrol. As far as patrol having all the "real cops"...ummm...have you looked around in roll call lately? How many people in your roll call go out and do the "real police work" that you are touting? If you pick out the few that do, I can almost guarantee that they are not the ones talking smack in this forum about the "non-real cops".
What I think is wrong, is that it appears that unless it affects patrol or a majority of people, we don't act on it or stand together. Guess what? Someday it might be you that wants to be in that position to expand your career. Some people want to have for than "Cop for 26 years" in their resume. Do you guys remember Don F?! One of the best damn cops that I have ever worked with, then when it was his time to move on to something else like he was PROMISED, magically that position had disappeared. What did we do about it?! Not a damn thing...End result we lost a damn great cop!
I guess all I am getting to is, we are all cops and the more we sit here and fight against each other, the weaker we get. Every position in the department is important, just like in the Marines...While all Marines are rifleman, not all of us are Force Recon....there might be a cook or two in the bunch....otherwise we would have to cook our own slop.