Saving the Blind

I will admit, I am a bit of a softy. I would not go as far as the term "Liberal", or "Tree Hugger", but I do have some common sense of reality and know that not everyone is a piece of proverbial shit. But, like someone once said, "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness." I work in a profession that seems to be laden with so called "Conservatives"/Republicans”. I, myself, don't really label myself anything mostly because I don't care and also because I don't know enough about politics to fill a thimble.

I do not mind that I have to talk to people who are homeless, or close to it, and have young kids who are victims of violence. This goes for the mentally challenged (PC for retarded) people that are preyed on as well. These people need protection as well as the rest of the population who take their safety for granted. I don't give a crap what political direction you like to go; I have not seen either camp take crime seriously in this country -- that is unless it happens to them. Then it is a frickin major issue.

You could have probably guessed that I work in law enforcement. I have been doing it for over ten years. My colleagues have not had a raise in over six years. I love my job, but as you can see we are not so important to the tax payers. Know why? A lot of this bad shit has not happened to them. Yet...

Most of the people I work with do this job because they love it. I totally get becoming jaded after being exposed to what we have to deal with on a daily basis, especially when you feel like the community has forgotten you. I don't get people who have no clue as to what is going on in their own country. Especially when they are supposed to be educated and well read.

My message to those of you who think that there are not people out there suffering violence every day or who are homeless and starving, who think that they might not be the next target of some asshole waiting to take advantage of them.

WAKE UP!!!!