Police Officers friends or enemies

Somehow, I am not the blue-collar kind of guy. I have never thought of signing up for a uniformed service like the Police, Army, Navy or Air Force. I prefer professional white collar work in an office environment. I studied till university level and after I obtained my degree, I chose to go into the field of Information Technology, and started work as a systems analyst/programmer and worked my way to a management level. I much prefer knowledge work, where I have to use my brains and expertise to solve problems and find solutions. In my country, they pay uniformed services quite well if you are an officer. They need to because over the years, less of the better educated people choose the uniformed services as their career. But for me to go into such a service is a no-no, even if the pay is good and I have to start my career all over again. I have enjoyed doing IT work, and if I didn't go into that line, I might have become an engineer instead.

It is according to the person.Some police officers are very good people.The are always trying to do their duty well.But others are very bad.They torturing people who had no hand in politics.I think they must have to be our friends

I wanted to be a Medic. I always wanted to be a soldier but because I don't want to kill people I decide I want to be a medic so I can help the soldiers at war.

I'm with you. I had thought about this career but its a hard job to do. I respect those who choose to be a police officer. It is one of the most dangerous jobs out there. I could not put my life on the line.

I don't know about the others on this mylot post. but my husband is planning on becoming a P.O. - He was a U.S. Marine, and if you only knew what they really go through.. We need the P.O's to keep the world from going to complete hell the way its looking now! - We need more out there to protect and serve our country, INSIDE the country. Now, there are good and bad cops. but I havent met a bad one yet. I support my husband, I am scared for his life, but whos to say I wont die tomorrow, having the most safe job there is.. Just driving home from work... or being hit by a drunk driver... - the Police are there to find those people and make sure they dont harm people like you and I. Someone needs to do it. just like every other job.

if i can choose my career,i think i will very happy to be a police officer.At least, i will live in an easy life.

I wanted to be a cop when I was growing up, before I started to question authority. That lead me astray and I never made it into the force. I wish I had joined though what a great honorable profession. I don't think I would think about dying all day every day. I think that is a very low number of policemen that die in the line of duty in comparison to some occupations where you don't think it is dangerous but in each job you do there is a chance you will die.

No, I would not want to be a police officer. But if I could go back to my senior year in high school I would join the military. The thought never even occurred to me and I grew up with a military base in my backyard. I don't know why it simply never was an option in my mind...but I would do it if I could go back.

I wanted to be a police officer when I was young, My father at one time was an officer, I have two uncles who were officers. But the one thing I learned from them is that you must respect that badge, and hold yourself to higher standards than the normal citizens (Only one uncle out of all of the ones who were officers succeeded in doing that). I knew in my heart because of my temper that I would end up being like the others in my family save one. Unfortunately alot of cops have good intentions, they allow their attitudes to get in the way of doing the best job that they can. There are those who devote their lives to make the area that they patrol the safest they can. I have had both good incidents and bad with officers, I even got two fired, because I still believe that those who wear that badge, should hold themselves to a higher standard.

I would have LOVED to have been a police officer. I wanted to be a state police officer really bad but health issues prevented me from being one. Renee