Posted by NCWayne on January 26, 2016 at 22:07:59 from (173.188.169.54):
In Reply to: Preferential Treatment posted by John in La on January 26, 2016 at 18:38:48:
I guess as I get older, and see how our tax money is both wasted and used against us at every opportunity, my feelings and views on things have changed some over the years. Years ago, I might have said, yes, or why not. Now, as much as I respect what LE does, and as much as I don't envy them their job, I'm going to go against the grain and say NO.
Not trying to sound crass or uncaring, but public servants are no different than anyone else. He does a job, provides a service to the community and draws a paycheck. He knows the risks involved, and no one twists his arm to go to work each day and face those risks. Each and every one of us do the same with whatever profession we choose, especially those of us working around moving equipment, livestock, etc, all of which can kill or maim you in a split second. Now, yes, I imagine the chances of a member of LE getting shot is greater than it is for one of us, that's a given. However, I seriously doubt the chances of him being seriously injured, be it shot, or in another form, is any more or less than any one of us in our jobs.
As such, what makes him so different from any of us that he gets "special treatment" on our tax dollar, that we don't get ourselves....and we're the ones footing the bill, so it's our money???
That being said, nearly any serious accident draws at least one police vehicle, if it's a vehicular accident there are usually more than one. That being the case, why is the ambulance, with you or me, left to it's own devices to get to the hospital? Why doesn't one of the officers run interference for the ambulance. Seriously, you can pay them to do it for a funeral, after your dead, and if you've seen some of those guys they all but kill people themselves trying to leap frog each other to stay out in front.
Seriously, we feel a need to run interference for a dead body, and will pay extra for it, but we don't get that same treatment by LE, who are already being paid, to look out for us when we are still living and trying to stay that way.
To me there's just something wrong with this equation. Do I feel for the guy and his family, your dang right I do. Would I feel the same for any of ya'll and your families if you were in a life threatening accident, your dang right I would.
Thing is, as I said in the beginning, besides the fact the guy was shot -vs- getting gored by a bull, sucked into an implement and having an arm, or leg amputated, nearly crushed by a falling beam, or over turned piece of equipment (you get my point) what exactly makes this guy so different that he deserves not just an escort, but a rolling road block to get him to the hospital?
I'll probably catch heck for this, but I am curious as to what the replies will be, given there obviously is no real difference between him doing his job, and getting injured, as opposed to one of us being in a similar situation.....other than he's LE and we're not....
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