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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For every egregious police act, can we also post every single good police act that occurred at that very same moment in time across our fifty states? Just for proportionality? I'm guessing if this is criminal--it's on video, will be investigated, and justice will be done. Will all the good police who were doing good work at the same time get commendations? Doubtful.[/quote]

But police are supposed to do good things and act appropriately. It shouldn't be newsworthy. [/quote]

+1 . I've never seen such a profession where people constantly feel the need to preface apologies for costly and lousy behavior with ' there are good cops out there' , 'not at all cops are bad' and blah blah . Fucking disgusting [/quote]

Well, let's see. As a teacher, I can fully sympathize. We don't need medals in our field (sometimes body armor -but that's a different story), but I would like the attacks from the public to stop.

the problem?  We've lost our need to "police" ourselves - no self-responsibility -  and expect public servants to step in.  But when a public servant makes a mistake, it's a Salem Witch Hunt.  When Johnny comes to us hungry and dirty and we can't get him to read at grade level, it's our fault.

Police see repeat offenders and deal with dangerous situations on a daily basis.  MOST of them want to help society, as do teachers.  But if you're assigned a beat that's not exactly Mayberry, that beat will harden you and shape your views - sometimes in dangerous ways.

So yes, the public wants accountability, but it goes both ways.   Let's say school is trying hard to get a 9th grader to jump to three reading levels and gives  her a special class for support, a reading specialist, and extra time spent with teachers at lunch and after school.  great, right?  But when she goes home, there's no food on the table and she faces abuse each night.  We can call CPS and involve the school psychologist, but  we CANNOT undo the damage done at home.  She cannot learn when she's emotionally and physically at risk.

Imagine how that affects the teachers emotionally and mentally.  And then, multiply that 1 by 50 - b/c in schools where most kids live in poverty, MOST will be reading below grade level.

Yes, we are in it to help, but when societal ills are crammed down our throats, we are helpless.  So we either burn out and leave (Look at the attrition rate of new teachers.) or look for "greener pastures."

Put a cop in a beat where all s/he sees are the worst case scenarios day after day, and what do you expect?

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