I am a big fan of the American tv cop show Blue Bloods. There is a press conference at the end of Season 5 Episode 1 given by Police Commissioner Reagan (Tom Sellecks character) after an officers actions unintentionally cause a suspects death. He says I would like to point out here that police officers make split-second decisions every day, make judgment calls as part of their job. Their intention is not to cause harm. Their intention is to avoid harm. If an officer makes the wrong call, it not only affects citizens of this city, it also affects the officers themselves in ways that only someone who has walked in their shoes can fully understand. Cops are held to a higher standard of accountability than the rest of the population, as it should be. But never forget that they are people, too: men and women subject to the same doubts and regrets that all of us are. Im not asking for anyone to cut us slack. Not at all. But a little recognition for the conditions under which our men and women operate thatd go a long way. Wouldnt it be great if real-life mirrored fiction occasionally with a senior officer actually being prepared to stand there and publicly offer their support for one of THEIR officers instead of hiding behind a bland time-delayed press release. Unfortunately their silence speaks volumes and offers yet another thunderous hammer blow to the moral of all serving officers.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 17:07:55 +0000
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