Why is it that people assume we serve them at their every beck and call simply because their taxes in part pay for the salaries of Police Officers? it boggles my mind why some people think that.
This little irritation of mine is based off of being on a traffic stop in a small parking lot, a lady actually has the gall to back her car out of the spot and inch it up as close as she can to the police cruiser, and then come up to me during the stop while the officer is trying to speak to the driver of the stopped vehicle and say this:
IM: (ignorant motorist): "hi, excuse me...excuse me!"
me: *takes a guarded stance* "yes Ma'am?"
IM: "yes, hi, i need you to move your police car...i need to get out THIS entrance" *stands there looking indignant*
Me: *desperately trying to contain the sarcasm* " I'm sorry Ma'am but you're going to have to use the other exit, officer safety takes priority over your convenience at this moment"
IM: " Well FINE! if you're going to be rude about it!" *storms off in a huff back to her car*
I then stood there for a few seconds trying to work out the bizarre manner of this young woman before snapping back to reality and focusing on the stop.
People like this seem to be getting more common around here, which is a very disturbing trend. If these are the kind of entitled people consisting of the new generation, i'm concerned for this area...
Sidenote: when you see several officers and me standing inside a 7-11 cause we have a break in-between what has been an insane shift so far and we are trying to enjoy some warmth and a hot coffee, coming up to us and saying " don't you people have anything better to do than waste tax payer money?" is not an appreciated criticism and was naturally met with the sarcastic responses from all of us that you rightly deserved.
Ok, rant over.
I don't mean to sound rude, but you do serve us. Not any one individual specifically--but you serve 'us' (also known as 'we the people') in general.
ReplyDeleteYou had to take an oath of office to uphold and defend the constitution which states plainly: "We the People...[snip]... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
'We the people' created the government, its agents, and its power--and it is here to serve us, not the other way around. It is here specifically for the protection of individual rights. (And the Bill of Rights states what our duty is when the government stops doing that and starts serving its own ends.)
Not that any of that has anything to do with or excuses the woman from being rude.
Now don't you have anything better to do than waste taxpayer money? Quit blogging and get back to work. ;)
Stay safe.
-A
Thanks Aaron, i do agree that we are here to protect the public and some LEOs tend to forget that. That being said i handled it as professional as possible while my mind danced with things i wish i could have said. Back to patrol this week, we'll see if it's slow again.
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