My Leo is a hero

May 25, 2003 | Arpege92

[Arpege92]

I know alot of people have no room in their heart for Police Officer's and in a strange way, I understand that sometimes but before anyone makes a final judgement on all police officer's, please allow me to tell you my side of this debate.

I have been married to a police officer for twelve years....some good and some bad. He has seen some of the most tragic and de-humanizing sides of people and he has seen the best as well. He is the kind of police officer to stop at the house of a lonely elderly man who just lost his wife. He is the kind of police officer who will take the time to fix the mailbox for a family who can't afford to get it fixed for themselves....of course, he does this on his own time and with his own money.

He is the kind of police officer who cried at the drowning of a two year old little girl. This happened while I was pregnant with our son and to this day, he refuses to get a swimming pool. He is the kind of police officer who will drive a man to a hospital where his wife is fighting for her life and it doesn't matter how long it takes or how long he has to wait.

He is an excellent father to his son, he is an excellent husband to me and there isn't anything he wouldn't do for his entire family. His father is disabled and whenever he needs my hero, he is there.

My husband has been called just about every bad word you could think of......his patience has been put to the test.....and yet, he has this quality about him of never letting his anger get the best of him. His ability to stay in control in some of the worst circumstances is mind blowing and the respect he has of his junior officers is well known.

Am I biased? You damn right I am....police officer's don't get good quality press time. In fact, the only time cops get press time is when something has gone wrong. The press isn't interested in the truth about police officers....it's better stories for them! Al Sharpton and his cronies are the first to appear in front of a camera when a black person is killed at the hands of police officers and they aren't interested in the whole truth. It doesn't matter to them! Look at Tawana Brawley, this happened in my own back yard and the lives he ruined are just casualties in his quest for top black leader!

So, when you accuse all cops of being looters, murderers and whatever else you can come up with, please have the common courtesy of knowing all of the facts before you make final judgements. That is my hero you are talking about!!!

[donmeaker]

My brother is a cop, and aside from being older, taller, wealthier, stronger, and has brown eyes instead of blue, and a better shot than I, we are nearly identical.

Well, almost. Anyways, he picked a tough job, and has done a good job for the last 20 years. Tells the funniest stories!

[Arpege92]

Amen....I'll tell ya, I am getting kicked around on another thread about cops and it is a relief to hear from someone who understands.

[spectre]

There are people on this forum that get their jollies smashmouthing police. Most of them are War On Drug warriors (they are against) and want to take it out on on cops on the internet because it is so easy and anonymous.

Don't sweat them.

A cop's proud dad.

[lodwick]

Good cop bttt - props to your guy.

[Arpege92]

Oh....bless you! Most times I just don't say a word but I guess I just had enough.

[Arpege92]

Thanks....I will pass it on to him.....when he gets home from work.

[mystery-ak]

My son is at ISU....studying criminalogy...his goal...a policeman or something in law enforcement.....keep your chin up..there are a lot of cops on FR.

[arjay]

I believe most police officers are honest and hardworking people who are trying to protect an unappreciative public. I appreciate the work they do.

[sinkspur]

Kudos to you!

I've got two sons who are Dallas police officers.

They're young still, but they love the work and I see them growing in the job every week.

Their lives are on the line every time they step out the door in a uniform.

God loves 'em all!

[Arpege92]

Wow....you must be proud! Tell them thanks for doing such a good job!

[Arpege92]

Thank you!

[Arpege92]

Tell your son thank you for wanting to be a police officer. They can always use good men and women.

[Gritty]

Most cops are "good". They deserve our respect. They shouldn't have the bad ones lumped in with them, but they sometimes do.

My hat is off to your husband and all others like him!

[Roscoe]

The cop haters have never been anything more than a wretched minority.

[Arpege92]

Some people just will never truly understand this line of work. That's really sad too.

[AdamSelene235]

While I have met more good police officers than bad ones I think the term LEO highlights the problem many Americans have with the police.

Prior the War on Drugs, the War on Poverty, the War on Terror, etc. police officers were often referred to as Peace Officers: their job was to protect the peace.

You see there are really 2 types of crimes: In mala see (crimes that are evil in themselves because they hurt other people) and in mala prohibita (things that are crimes because some power tripping bureaucrat says so).

LEO's enfore laws, no matter how unjust or ill-conceived, protecting the peace is no longer seems to be a high priority.

For instance, in your state of New York, the mere ability to defend oneself against a rapist is punished as harshly as rape itself.

Frankly, the last time I travelled to New York I no longer felt I was in America, I no longer felt free.

The best way to make the laws (and therefore LEOs) respected is to only pass respectable laws.

[copwife]

Thank you so much. For years I have read attacks on Police officers by people who would never do their job,but who are the first to complain about everything Police officers do. You tend to make different decisions when you have a few seconds to save someone else's life or your own. It's too bad that there are bad apples in law enforcement,but all cops are not corrupt, and if they are like my hero or yours,our safety is in good hands. I pray every night that God protects all the brave men and women who work so hard to keep us safe.

[knuthom]

So, when you accuse all cops of being looters, murderers and whatever else you can come up with....

I am surprised to see that statement on this forum. I would think that few people on Free Republic feel this way. At least I hope so.

[cardinal4]

Good post.