2006-12-12 07:27:50 · 15 answers · asked by Jorge's Wife 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Love for the United States or they country they live in. There are a few unfortunately who do it to whore out the uniform.
When the Lord was creating peace officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And the Lord said, "Have you read the spec on this order? A peace officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle his uniform.
"He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.
"He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands... no way."
"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."
"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, "May I see what's in there, sir?" (When he already knows and wishes he'd taken that accounting job.) "Another pair here in the side of his head for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be all right ma'am, when he knows it isn't so."
"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."
"I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."
The angel circled the model of the peace officer very slowly, "Can it think?" she asked.
"You bet," said the Lord. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in its sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop... and still it keeps its sense of humor.
This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the peace officer. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."
"That's not a leak," said the lord, "it's a tear."
"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.
"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."
"You're a genius," said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," he said.
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2006-12-12 07:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by silentevil92684 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
With firefighters and police officers I think they see a higher calling in doing what they do because they believe that self-sacrifice on behalf of your fellow man is the noblest endeavor a person can take. I surmise that the same sentiment is also held in the military. Of course, in the military, many kids get suckered into joining, for other incentives like getting their college education paid for or getting skills training. So not all of those enlisted in the military are there due to noble intent.
2006-12-12 07:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do what they do, so others can stay safe...
They have those qualities that others don't posses. It's a feeling of making a difference in the world. Most don't do it to be Heroes. They do it for compassionate reasons. It's a profession they have chosen to take...finding the satisfaction in all the chaos.
This is a good question, but I'm not a firefighter, in the military nor a police officer...thus, I can't answer with such confidence.
I'm just a teenager, whose Hero is a Paramedic and whose local Police Department has been the world to. They have taught me integrity and trust. They are those people, who stay awake 24 hours working to protect the community...ready to sacrifice their life for others. Ready to stand and fight for you.
Please don't forget Paramedics and EMTs...they to, do as much as others you've mentioned. In fact they give the same treatment to their patient that a doctor does but with a nurse, and they do it alone, under a dim light with dozens of bystanders.
My sincere thanks! - Stay safe.
2006-12-12 08:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by piercing integrity 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can't top silentevil's answer, but I would like to add that anybody who goes into public safety or the military solely for the money is pretty desperate in my book. It is NOT the place to get rich if, to you, being rich is having lots of money.
It IS, however, very rewarding in other ways, if you have a strong desire to serve your country, your community, and your fellow man.
Duty, Honor, Country. Service before Self. That others may live. Cliche's to some; A way of life to others.
2006-12-12 08:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Military men
2016-05-23 15:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a job that satisfies. I'm going to be a paramedic and I do it because I want to help. Simple as that. Police officers I feel just do it for a job. some truly want to protect but whatever. firefighters and paramedics are the best. soldiers, marines, and sailors are the bravest of them all.
2006-12-12 07:31:00 · answer #6 · answered by Joe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my husband does it because he loves the job, he believes in doing the right thing and keeping our family and community safe.
He also loves catching the bad guy and raiding drug houses to get the drugs off the streets.
He is such a roll model for our children, I completely and totally respect him for what he does, not many people can take a job were you never know if you are going to make it home or not. He is my hero.
2006-12-12 07:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by NolaDawn 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question...
Like any profession where there is socially attached honor... You have people that do it to make themselves feel better and you have people that are genuinely honorable. For most people in these professions, I would think that it's a mix of these two things. Sort of a balance of ego and compassion/community service.
2006-12-12 07:32:27 · answer #8 · answered by Jape Coyote 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they feel they have a "calling" for that profession. Its just something that can't be easily explained. They just seem to have a passion for the job.
2006-12-12 07:36:47 · answer #9 · answered by pinduck85 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they believe in the nation, and in its people. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
2006-12-12 07:33:55 · answer #10 · answered by acid0philus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋