Mom…it’s not easy dealing with some of the worst people life has to offer. I attribute my good upbringing, my faith, and the support of my immediate, extended, and Gnostic family. I know the Most High and I hold on to him when I deal with people. I treat them like people, I don’t threaten them, I am frank and always upfront. I don’t offer them things, or give them false hope. I don’t look for a confession when we have all the evidence a person is guilty. I stay grounded. I haven’t had to take a life yet. I know I can if I have to but I haven’t had to. I can imagine it is stressful for officers on the beat, I’m a detective so I’m not a criminals first contact. I agree with pop, it’s not okay to be comfortable taking life. It’s not okay to be comfortable being brutal or excessive. We actually have had officers suspended for domestic violence, one officer punch a woman in her face, a woman of color, and we’ve had complaints of sexual assault made by women against officers. My point is there is not telling what job anxiety is doing to some officers and it is something worth some needed attention.
