Are brother officer's tired of the job?

Question

what I mean is, are my fellow officer's tired of the beauacratic BS. I have been on the job for over 5 years now and are already tired of seeing the criminals go free with a slap on the wrist and I still get scrutinized on how I made the arrest.

Answer 1

That is the way it works.
You work within the system, and sometimes it works to the advantage of the criminals. That BS is just part of the job.
Take pride in what you do, do it to the best of your ability, and leave the rest of it alone.
If you let it bug you, you will either start administering street justice, get so bitter that you can't perform your job well, or leave for something else.
I look at it this way:
My record is spotless, my arrests are above reproach, and it costs the bad guy money and time.
I still get paid either whether he goes to prison or not.
I go home safe at night, and he will eventually die in the street.

Answer 2

You'll go through phases in your career. 0-5 years- new and exciting. 5-10 You got a better idea how to run things and the system sucks. 10-15 years, getting close to thinking about retirement but are kinda on a holding pattern. 15-20 you can see daylight and start making some plans.. 20-25 years and if your old enough you know you can take off any time and you actually relax a bit more. 25-30 years and even though you want to retire, you think in the back of your mind that you're not that old, you'll miss the job or maybe even think you're worthless because you will have lost your identity within a group. BUT, when that first retirement check comes, you start tap dancing.

It will get better and I wish you all the best. Good Luck.

On my department they only issued the back panel for your vest since it was usually a politician on our department that would stab you there.

Answer 3

since the beginning of time they have been tired of the bs. it is always going to be there and you are always going to have to deal with it.the criminals are getting more and more right afforded to them. the public and the police are not getting any help.all you can do is do your job.i arrested a guy one morning for trying to break into a parking meter.he was in jail at 8:30am.i fi nished my shift and went to a part time job.who do you think i caught shoplifting. the same guy.sure it made me mad but there is nothing i can do.i know it will still bother you but it is not our concern what they do with them.do your job and kepp putting them back in jail.one little trick i heard when going thru the academy stuck with me.everyone i arrested i made a up a file card and put in my personal file.if you or anyone ever asks about a certain person then you can look.i can not count the number of times it helped me,other officers, and when in court.good luck and stay safe brother.i did 25 years before a injury retired me.
----retired texas deputy sheriff----

Answer 4

I used to.

But that was when I was working in a large Metro agency. It drove me up a wall being there. Now that I "Downsized" to a smaller(i.e. "Mayberry") agency I enjoy the job very much. On the other hand, I've seen Officers leave small agencies like mine and go to the large ones and are just as happy as I am when I switched.

Sometimes you've gotta find what works best.

Answer 5

This is the system and it's not about to change. I've been on the force 19 years and have seen alot. Don't let it get to you or it will make you miserable. You're still young enough to make a career change if you have trouble adapting to the system. This job is difficult enough and not for everyone. Good luck.

Answer 6

I have been doing it for ten years and I love doing it. What I hate is when you get a kid in a stolen car he or she is back home eating dinner before I am done with the report.

Answer 7

I think that most of our law enforcement is doing a fine job, or it could just be the uniform.

Answer 8

YEAH