Reasons Why Police Deserve Our Thanks And Respect

Written by KOVA Corp

 

Too often, the hard and dangerous work that our police officers do goes unnoticed or at least unrecognized. Most people don’t really think about what police do every day in their community until they need assistance from them. There are a lot of reasons to thank your local police department, and these are just a few of them.

They Work A Dangerous Job
This really can’t be overstated. Every day police officers leave the station in order to protect us from any dangerous elements in our community. They put themselves in dangerous situations that could end with them being hurt or even killed—all in the name of public safety. That’s not a job that many people sign up for, and it’s sad that many of us ignore the good that police do on a daily basis.

They Do The Dirty Work We Don’t Want To
Would you ever willingly go confront an intoxicated person outside your building at 2:00 a.m.? How about a drug addict? We don’t want to deal with these people, so we call the police. Police officers deal with the worst people in our society all the time. That’s not easy physically or mentally, and they do it so we don’t have to.

They Are Given A Bad Image
In addition to going out and protecting their communities every day, police officers have to do their work with the knowledge that any mistake they make will be all over the media. People who never even interact with officers end up with negative images of them from the media coverage they get.

They Aren’t Out To Get You
Police don’t want to hurt anyone. Their job is to protect, not harm their community. If you treat them with respect, they’ll treat you the same way. Officers take a lot of abuse from people who don’t know them and simply don’t like the police. Showing a little respect will go a long way when you’re talking with police. You got a ticket because you were speeding, not because the officer just felt like giving it to you.

They’re Human Too
This is something that gets overlooked all the time. Maybe it’s because of the uniform and the badge, but people often think that police are very different from them. Simply put, they aren’t. Their kids probably go to the same school as yours. They eat at the same restaurants as you do, and they get their coffee at the same corner store. Too often we forget that police officers are human—they aren’t infallible and sometimes they make mistakes. That’s not a good enough reason to treat them with contempt or try to make their job more difficult.

It’s easy to forget all the hard work and sacrifices police officers make for their communities on a daily basis—until we need their help, that is. So try saying thanks or showing some appreciation next time you see an officer. A little respect goes a long way.

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