Daily writing prompt

What profession do you admire most and why?

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This was a tough question. I was torn between law enforcement or medical. Both fields require working with the public and different personalities. I would say though that I do admire law enforcement mainly police officers the most.

With law enforcement though, there is a require for restraint and de-escalating a situation. There’s no way I could be a police officer. I would get in trouble really fast.

I’m a fan of the show On Patrol Live which documents police officers on duty. They deal with a variety of things and often deal with difficult people. It’s a great show and really gives you perspective on what officers go through.

If I were in their shoes, you might as well throw me in jail because some of these people need to get smacked around and have some common sense beat into them. I wouldn’t have the patience these officers do. I guess that’s why they go through their training.

While I do support police officers, I don’t support all of the things they do. They are supposed to keep the peace and protect the public. Like other professions, there are bad apples and their are some bad officers who should be held to the same level of justice as the public. That’s not often the case though. As police unions and sometimes judges let the office easy.

Still, I do admire their dedication and service. It’s not an easy job and frankly we need more police officers enforcing the law.