“I have pulled dead, mangled bodies from cars.
I have lied to people as they were dying.
I said you are going to be fine as I held their hand and watched the life fade out.
I have held dying babies. Bought lunch for people who were mentally ill and haven’t eaten in a while.
I have had people try to stab me. Fought with men trying to shoot me.
I’ve been attacked by women while I was arresting their husband who had just severely beat them.
I have held towels on bullet wounds.
Done CPR when I knew it wouldn’t help just to make family members feel better.
I have torn down doors, fought in drug houses. Chased fugitives through the woods.
I have been in high-speed car chases.
Foot chases across an interstate during rush hour traffic.
I have been in crashes.
Been squeezing the trigger about to kill a man when they came to their senses and stopped.
Waded through large angry crowds by myself.
Drove like a madman to help a fellow officer. Let little kids who don’t have much sit in my patrol car and pretend they are a cop for their birthday.
I have taken a lot of people to jail. Given many breaks. Prayed for people I don’t even know.
Yes, and at times I have been “violent” when I had to be. I have been kind when I could.
I admit I have driven to some dark place and cried by myself when I was overwhelmed.
I have missed Christmas and other holidays more than I wanted to.
Every cop I know has done all these things and more for lousy pay, exhausting hours, and a short life expectancy.
We don’t want your pity, I don’t even ask for your respect. Just let us do our jobs without killing us”
Thank You Police Officers of America
☆☆
To receive free email notification, when we post new articles like this, sign up below. Clever Journeys does & will not sell or share your information with anyone.
☆☆☆☆☆
IN GOD WE TRUST
Thanks for supporting independent true journalism with a small tip. Dodie & Jack
CLICK HERE for GREEN PASTURE BENEFITS
Use Code CLEVER10 for a 10% discount on Green Pasture products today!
☆☆☆☆☆
☆☆☆☆☆
By award-winning Texas author Cynthia Leal Massey.
See details here!
Clever Journeys 
They deserve all our respect, and reading this makes me want to tear up like the guy in the photo. A little kindness and a lot more support will go a long way. I told one NH State cop thank-you for the job you guys do. He wheeled around in his tracks, and very surprised, thanked me and said they didn’t hear it enough. I bet the Blue will like this article. They are out there every day, never knowing what they’ll see.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Very nice. When I think what they go through each day, those thanks can go a long way to raise their spirits
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for sharing this policeman’s moving dialog. When our neighbor, a senior citizen, sat in his locked car at length in zero degrees, we tried to encourage him to get out and go into his house. His house had heat. He refused, so we called the police. Two squad cars came. The officers could have passed for twelve-year-olds. They did their job and did it well. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
Interesting. I vividly recall being withy dad, a policeman, to visit an elderly man at a nursing home who was very happy to see us.
Later, my father told me how he found him wondering around downtown in freezing weather and didn’t know where his home or family were. This was the first time I heard the word dementia.
LikeLike
Thanks to all police officers everywhere 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
LikeLiked by 1 person
[…] Wants Us To Know […]
LikeLike