Political
Correctness
Correctness
Do I even have to give you a hint? I was going to describe the BIG PC
when something suddenly occurred to me... if you're old enough to be a
police officer, and you're breathing, you've been immersed in political
correctness your entire life. If you think it's bad now, wait until you
become a police officer. The quickest, and surest, way for you to get
into trouble, as a police officer, is with your mouth. While the PC crowd
would love to hold you accountable for what they think you're thinking,
you still have to help them out by verbalizing your politically incorrect
thoughts.
Never forget... saying the wrong thing, at the wrong time, to the wrong
person, can end your career. Even if what you say is true, but politically
incorrect, you could be toast. You ask, "What about free speech... my
1st Amendment rights?" Yea... well, if you have 50K laying around to
get you to the Federal Courthouse door, you'll probably prevail. If
you're not independently wealthy, pay attention to what I'm saying.
Years ago, it was pretty simple. There were three things a police officer
didn't engage in... "snooze, booze, and [deleted]. I think that last word is
probably not politically correct. Those activities were not spontaneous;
you had ample time to consider the stupidity of your actions. Today, a
mere word, or phrase, you utter can land you in trouble. Obviously,
politics; religion; sex, and any subject where people hold strong social
views are areas to be avoided.
Don't think for a moment... a second, or a millisecond, that you're safe
in sharing politically incorrect conversation with other police officers.
You might as well be speaking into a tape recorder. Look, you'll be
working with some fabulous people, and some who are not so fabulous.
Some of the not so fabulous... people are those who became police
officers for reasons having nothing to do with a desire to do police work.
You'll recognize them quickly. They'll be the ones regularly making
loud and obnoxious comments, but they'll be politically correct.
when something suddenly occurred to me... if you're old enough to be a
police officer, and you're breathing, you've been immersed in political
correctness your entire life. If you think it's bad now, wait until you
become a police officer. The quickest, and surest, way for you to get
into trouble, as a police officer, is with your mouth. While the PC crowd
would love to hold you accountable for what they think you're thinking,
you still have to help them out by verbalizing your politically incorrect
thoughts.
Never forget... saying the wrong thing, at the wrong time, to the wrong
person, can end your career. Even if what you say is true, but politically
incorrect, you could be toast. You ask, "What about free speech... my
1st Amendment rights?" Yea... well, if you have 50K laying around to
get you to the Federal Courthouse door, you'll probably prevail. If
you're not independently wealthy, pay attention to what I'm saying.
Years ago, it was pretty simple. There were three things a police officer
didn't engage in... "snooze, booze, and [deleted]. I think that last word is
probably not politically correct. Those activities were not spontaneous;
you had ample time to consider the stupidity of your actions. Today, a
mere word, or phrase, you utter can land you in trouble. Obviously,
politics; religion; sex, and any subject where people hold strong social
views are areas to be avoided.
Don't think for a moment... a second, or a millisecond, that you're safe
in sharing politically incorrect conversation with other police officers.
You might as well be speaking into a tape recorder. Look, you'll be
working with some fabulous people, and some who are not so fabulous.
Some of the not so fabulous... people are those who became police
officers for reasons having nothing to do with a desire to do police work.
You'll recognize them quickly. They'll be the ones regularly making
loud and obnoxious comments, but they'll be politically correct.
The BIG PC...
and I'm not referring to police chief
and I'm not referring to police chief
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