Thank you for your service

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Lon

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Saying Thank You ForYour Service is a usual greeting when talking to some one from the VA or as a greeting to many uniformed military personnel . Given the recent problems that Law Enforcement Agencies have been having I think it would be great to extend that greeting to all uniformed Law Enforcement personnel.
 

I think the recent problems that law enforcement has been having lately were brought on by themselves. Too quick to shoot, empty their clip in some unarmed victim and ask questions later, or sweep all questions under the rug.

I'll stick with respecting our troops the way I always have, and thanking them for their service. A police officer is doing his job and paid a wage for it, like firemen, construction workers, or anyone else.

Our military are many times place in areas where we have no business being, and they lose their lives or return mentally or physically crippled to their own country, only to be ignored, rejected and many times if they don't commit suicide, are left homeless to fend for themselves as thanks. Those are the fine Americans who should be shown gratitude.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I think the recent problems that law enforcement has been having lately were brought on by themselves. Too quick to shoot, empty their clip in some unarmed victim and ask questions later, or sweep all questions under the rug.

I'll stick with respecting our troops the way I always have, and thanking them for their service. A police officer is doing his job and paid a wage for it, like firemen, construction workers, or anyone else.


Our military are many times place in areas where we have no business being, and they lose their lives or return mentally or physically crippled to their own country, only to be ignored, rejected and many times if they don't commit suicide, are left homeless to fend for themselves as thanks. Those are the fine Americans who should be shown gratitude.
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Many of todays police officer also happen to be Veterans of the different wars and conflicts. Is it really hard for you to distinguish between their services because of recent events? Being a street cop can be as dangerous as driving a military truck.
 
Good Idea Lon. It's easy to take the relatively few "excessive" acts of some police officers and throw them all under the proverbial bus but that is the act of someone who forgets the acts of the majority of officers. The cops who rush to a burning car and pull a unconscious victim to safety, the cop who tries, often in vain, to breath life back into the lifeless body of the three year old laying by the pool where the officer put him after pulling him from the water. I spent almost 6 years working nights and weekends as a photo journalist in Southern California. I've seen their lives as it is. I happily salute the officers and I truly am grateful for their service. It's a thankless job that these people do and we'd be in real trouble if none served. I've seen their tears at times.
 
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Lon said:
Saying Thank You ForYour Service is a usual greeting when talking to some one from the VA or as a greeting to many uniformed military personnel . Given the recent problems that Law Enforcement Agencies have been having I think it would be great to extend that greeting to all uniformed Law Enforcement personnel.
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+1 I have worked with(and continue to work with) many police officers for almost 30 years, they are mostly plain people that just want to contribute to society. They deserve a "thank you" from time-to-time....it would mean a lot to them.
 
I have thanked law enforcement for standing between us and the monsters. This time of year is often stressful for military, active and retired. It is good to keep them in our thoughts, and offer help and appreciation where possible.
 
I served in the Marines and the State Police. Both jobs require great fortitude, especially for those that have seen combat. It never hurts to thank anyone for any service that they provide for us, even guys and gals like electric and gas workers, postal people, mechanics, doctor, nurses and so on. Anyone that does any service for us should always be thanked, unless for some reason they disappointed by not fulfilling the obligations or neglected their responsibilities of their position.
 
The overriding problem of law enforcement is two fold. First, the unqualified are hired. Those truly unqualified to carry and use a weapon. Second, while every shooting is tragic, it is the prosecutors and the courts that stand behind the shooter and often cover-up details, this is the real problem.

It has been shown that without the most recent recordings starting with the Rodney King beating, that most law enforcement incidents of neglect, criminal and otherwise, would never come to light.

As for the military, it is the young and mostly disadvantaged that are thrown into violent situations of kill or be killed, that deserve our most sincere thanks. Furthermore, a new draft would ruin the country, making it far too easy for govt. to be supplied with the manpower to conduct war.
 
AZ Jim said:
Good Idea Lon. It's easy to take the relatively few "excessive" acts of some police officers and throw them all under the proverbial bus but that is the act of someone who forgets the acts of the majority of officers. The cops who rush to a burning car and pull a unconscious victim to safety, the cop who tries, often in vain, to breath life back into the lifeless body of the three year old laying by the pool where the officer put him after pulling him from the water. I spent almost 6 years working nights and weekends as a photo journalist in Southern California. I've seen their lives as it is. I happily salute the officers and I truly am grateful for their service. It's a thankless job that these people do and we'd be in real trouble if none served. I've seen their tears at times.
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I agree, AZ Jim. My city just recently buried two police officers who were shot and killed while doing their duty.
 
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