Your child wants to go into law enforcement?
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Anonymous
The only exception might be if they list D.C. as their first choice. |
Anonymous
Actually, my whole family serves in one way or another. We have many people in our family that are police officers. Your inability to understand that people should know what they’re walking into before they commit to a path shows that your tribal and ignorant. |
Anonymous
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LEO/military family here.
If you have anybody that wants to be a police officer, you should read the book “love a cop” before you do it. Lots of people in my family went into the police force, thinking that they were going to change the world and you do not. You show up after the crimes are committed. You rarely stop crime. Child abuse investigations might be one place where you stop future crimes but that’s after 20 kids have been molested. You can only prove it if you have physical evidence like one of them getting pregnant. You’re more likely to convict on child porn than if an eight-year-old is raped. You will see pictures of things that you will never get out of your mind. You’ll have PTSD. This is a good job for people who never are going to have kids or marry because it will affect your relationship with those people. |
Anonymous
| Two of mine considered it. I’m perfectly happy with it, unless it was ICE or similar. That’s immoral and unacceptable. |
Anonymous
I don’t necessarily disagree with the content of your post, but I feel you paint a darker picture than my anecdotal lived experience would suggest is the case. If someone goes into law enforcement thinking they can change the world they are naive. By naive I mean in a global sense, not related to law enforcement. It’s honorable if you go into the profession to try to help change the culture. The NYPD has 34,000 officers and they can’t change much of anything. I agree that most of policing is reactive rather than proactive. That doesn’t mean everyday interactions can’t disrupt future crimes. Car stops that uncover illegal guns most likely saves future people from being shot. Taking drugs off the street likely leads to less overdoses. It’s the little things that you can feel good about. Can law enforcement be hard on a family? Of course. The same can be said for doctors, lawyers, IB, PE and a lot of other careers. I have 4 good friends that have risen through the ranks over decades. They all have families. Three out of four have children following in their footsteps. All but one have been married for 25+ years. The other got divorced after 20 years because his chronically materialistic wife found a sugar daddy and wanted out. My friend was making $300k a year and she was a SAHM, but she found a guy that owned a big company and had multiple homes. Personally, I think it was the best thing that ever happened to him. The things people in law enforcement see can be horrific. There is a statistic that gets thrown around that suggests people in the general public experience 2 traumatic critical incidents in their life, while law enforcement officers will experience 800 in their career. That takes a toll, but it’s likely less than an ER nurse or doctor sees. Thankfully there’s a greater understanding of the toll it can take now, and a much more robust mental health response within the law enforcement community. It’s a tough job physically, mentally and emotionally. I’m thankful there are men and women that are wired in a way that makes them successful at it. |
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I work in LE ( not a cop) for a great department. Really like my supervisor and all my coworkers. My teen has mentioned wanting to be an officer on occasion and sometimes a teacher. She wants to do something physical/athletic. I would support her choices either way.
It can be a great career. You make friends for life. |
Anonymous
A lot of recent college grads end up moving for their career? I fail to see how this is a major issue. |
Anonymous
They don't drive for a living. |
Anonymous
I want my kids to move away. It's what I did myself. |
Anonymous
I'm planning to move myself, so this is no big deal. I was only here for my job, and I've never considered this place to be my hometown. Would be great if my kid starts his job far away from here. |
Anonymous
It’s the leading cause of death for teens. |
Anonymous
Fire yes, but EMT/AEMT/Paramedic positions are frequently underpaid. Now Firefighter/Paramedic is a combination that will get you a job in any department with a nice salary. Law enforcement doesn’t “get” people in trouble, they catch the people that are trouble. |
Anonymous
If someone who is unlawfully present in the United States commits child molestation or murder what do you think the federal government should do to address it? If your answer is “nothing” or “federal prosecution followed by release after the sentence is served” then opposing the existence of ICE makes sense. Otherwise you’re probably for reforming ICE rather than abolishing it. |
Anonymous
My personal experience says otherwise thank you very much. |
Anonymous
Wth? No one tells their kid to join ICE OP trump stole $4 million from NY 9/11 first responders he called our military losers and suckers Project 2025 removes overtime pay from all law enforcement and removes protections from being injured on the job He pardons sex. Traffickers and criminals over and over again A national Guard member just died because of his stupidity You want to have a conversation with your kid? How about you explain the Constitution and what it is to be an American and actually support our men in blue ! You are a stupid troll |