Reply #271: Great thread SouthernDem [View All]

[samtob]

Thank you for it.

I have several good Friends that are cops. Knowing what they go through on a daily basis gave me a different perspective.

One thing I think some people fail to realize is that cops are just people doing their job. Regardless of the reason they joined the force, they are still just regular people. People occasionally make mistakes bad decisions, but it seems when that person is a cop, they are held to a higher standard that us "regular" folks.

Certainly there are power trip individuals on the force that somehow slipped by the evaluations before being hired, but that is not very common these days.

Alright, enough of my rambling, here is my question.

Do you believe your outlook on people / society has been tainted by your experiences as a cop? Or have you harbored your reactions thus altering your personality.


Let me explain why I ask. One of my cop friends has only been on the force for 7 years, I knew him long before this. After his first year on the job, his personality had changed. When I questioned him on this, his response was that the job had changed him. Some of the things he had seen "changed" him. He is still a great guy, just not the joker he used to be.