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Man's
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There's a reason why older people look
at things differently from those who are
younger... it's called experience. I don't
regret a single day of my career;
although, it's not a career I'd like to
begin over knowing only what I knew
then. Beginning any job with no prior
experience is difficult, but being a new
police officer is like being in a no man's
land. You won't realize it at the time,
because... you're young and
inexperienced. Incredibly, some police
officers never make it out of no man's
land. More incredibly, some of those
police officers actually survive while
others do not. Those survivors are only
proof that wisdom does not always grow
with experience.
As a new police officer, you're going to
be entrusted with a lot of power.
However, more than ever before, that
power is under scrutiny and... attack. A
police department is the flash point of
any government, and politicians exercise
more active control over police
departments today than in the past. Two
things are happening: Police
departments are becoming younger, and
political interference is increasing.
There are two more things you must
never forget: Everybody hates
authority, and everybody knows how to
do your job better than you. In any
society, there is an inherent fear and
distrust of authority. It's always been
that way, and it will remain that way
forever.
We are fortunate to live in a republic
with democratic institutions; although, a
lot of people seem to forget that without
civilian police authority, the republic and
its institutions would cease to exist.
Setting aside those critics who are
thoughtful and balanced, there's a lot of
dangerous people out there. A lot of
them are educated, financially and
politically influential, and they're rabid
police haters. That's why no man's land
is more dangerous than ever.
at things differently from those who are
younger... it's called experience. I don't
regret a single day of my career;
although, it's not a career I'd like to
begin over knowing only what I knew
then. Beginning any job with no prior
experience is difficult, but being a new
police officer is like being in a no man's
land. You won't realize it at the time,
because... you're young and
inexperienced. Incredibly, some police
officers never make it out of no man's
land. More incredibly, some of those
police officers actually survive while
others do not. Those survivors are only
proof that wisdom does not always grow
with experience.
As a new police officer, you're going to
be entrusted with a lot of power.
However, more than ever before, that
power is under scrutiny and... attack. A
police department is the flash point of
any government, and politicians exercise
more active control over police
departments today than in the past. Two
things are happening: Police
departments are becoming younger, and
political interference is increasing.
There are two more things you must
never forget: Everybody hates
authority, and everybody knows how to
do your job better than you. In any
society, there is an inherent fear and
distrust of authority. It's always been
that way, and it will remain that way
forever.
We are fortunate to live in a republic
with democratic institutions; although, a
lot of people seem to forget that without
civilian police authority, the republic and
its institutions would cease to exist.
Setting aside those critics who are
thoughtful and balanced, there's a lot of
dangerous people out there. A lot of
them are educated, financially and
politically influential, and they're rabid
police haters. That's why no man's land
is more dangerous than ever.
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"Everybody hates authority, and
everybody knows how to do your
job better than you."
everybody knows how to do your
job better than you."
~ Barry M. Baker