Blah, blah and blah. Why am I not surprised to find a donuts comment in a thread full of people that don't know anything about advancements in LE theory and practice.
Wahhhhh!
As a LEO, I am sure you think you are special, and deserve being called a hero.
From your about page: NYPD class of '02!!!!!!!!!! God bless all of our 640 fallen officers, including the 23 lost on 9-11-01.
I regret the loss of life by these officers, but they are just part of the statistics, to me. They died doing what they wanted, playing "cops and robbers", for real. In this case, they were directing traffic.
I am sure that you know "all the advancements", and will be a credit to your chosen profession. My oldest son is a cop, and I give him the same praise!
Heroes earn their titles. There are few LEO heroes, these days, just wannabes! Most, of the up and coming LEO's, just want to wear black shirts, tuck their black bdu's into their Jack boots, and speed up and down the highways, behind limo-tinted windows... your tax dollars, at work! There is little difference, to me, between the cops and the robbers! At least most of the robbers get their due...
Half of the LE budget is for court officers to protect the revenue stream... the other half is for the gas to ride!
When the police spend more time shaking down motorists than they spend suppressing real crimes, it's hardly surprising that average citizens develop contempt for them.