xcaliber wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 5:46 pm
So sorry I missed that post AJ. Yes, Police and all Emergency responders are the heart & soul of civilization in my opinion, and the most dedicated people you could find!
Dan that's really okay. The folks that do that jobs are not in it for the money or fame. I knew as a kid in High School what I wanted to do with my life.
I feel I was BLESSED to be able to do it for so long.
I used to tell the rookies in the academy, "society has a love/hate relationship with most police officers. Most of them love to hate you".
I'm afraid that statement is even more true today in a society that has lost its moral compass. This country CANNOT print enough money to offer me that job these days.
The little town I live in since retiring and coming home, has had 2 job openings now for over 2 years. No one will even apply; can you blame them? I cannot.
Dallas is over 1,000 officers understaffed, and has been like that for several years now, the so-called "City Council" installed there says "so what?", go figure, the city is now run by democrats.
Abraham Lincoln was correct when he said “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
Here we are 153 years later....
God Bless ya Dan! I hope your health is much better these days. I am sorry I haven't kept up with you!
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