Before you try to “educate” people, you might want to educate yourself and use some current info in the right context.

http://www.boston.com/bostonworks/galleries/dangerous_jobs_2007?pg=2

http://www.classesandcareers.com/education/2009/09/25/2009s-10-most-dangerous-jobs/

#10. Police Officer.

Everytime someone trys to pull the “oh, it’s not that dangerous” stuff I educate them to the truth (with numbers to back it up, unlike Bam). The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks 9000 jobs. The top 10 are 10 out of 9000. It’s a bit idiotic to say that a job is not dangerous because it’s statisticalyl less dangerous than NINE other jobs when it’s STATISTICALLY MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE OTHER 8,989 JOBS…..

As an aside…

“I spend a lot of time pointing out bad cops on this site, not because they’re indicative of the profession, but to point out the improper incentives we’ve set for police, and how poorly the criminal justice system deals with its own bad actors”-Radley Balko

I really appreciated reading that, this is why what you’re doing here is a good thing Mr. Balko. Real reform of anything (like Law Enforcement and things like ending prohibition) comes for real good faith effort, varifiable facts and discourse based on good information, not ideologically driven prejudice and ignorance as displayed by some who like to reply here.

i’ll eat a catfish poboy at markeys for ya tonite. =)

You’re right of course about the US Army being responsible. I can’t tell you how many times I pulled guard duty with no ammunition. The dont’ let soldiers carry ammunition even when they are armed guards!

Armed guards with no ammunition, only the army could find logic in that.

I think their bullshit is intentional, I just can’t figure out why they want to lie every time. At some point, only the dumbest and most gullible will believe them. Why wouldn’t you at least sometimes tell the truth about the small things so that the big lies have more of a chance to be believed? I guess they really don’t have to worry about it since most everybody does believe the big lie that it is sweet and fitting to die for the State.

You just can’t get that bread anywhere else. You can find loaves of bread that are close, but it’s just not the same. Crispy, yet not very crunchy on the outside, but gooey and creamy on the inside. And then where are you going to find a fried catfish po-boy? Not around here.

At least sometimes you might be able to find something resembling a decent muffaletta.

I know what you mean.

Unfortunately, the gun control crowd would say “But he was off duty! He shouldn’t have had a gun at that time.”

To which I would like to reply “He’s a fumble-fingered idiot and shouldn’t have a gun in his hand at any time. Yet you think he’ll be safe with a gun just because he’s punched the time clock?”

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/42766.html

I agree, I don’t care who shot him last. I’m glad she did her job. I just don’t like the narrative that was forwarded immediately after the incident without the full facts.

Fast food America demands real-time data so that conclusions can be jumped to without all of the facts. MUST … MAKE … JUDGMENT … WITHOUT … ALL … INFORMATION!!!

Cops say they put their lives on the line everyday, when that is blatantly not true. When they do, we (even some who know better) heap so much godliness upon them that it spills over to all wearing a clown suit.

I like to educate people that police officer isn’t in the top 20 of most dangerous jobs. Labor Dept. has statistics on most dangerous jobs. Being data from a government agency, I prefer a second opinion from a non-government agency, but my research has shown that the rankings are accurate. So next time you eat a tuna fish sandwich, a crab wonton, or throw a log in the fire, or fill up your garbage can, please heap hero praises on the tuna/crab fishermen, loggers, and garbage collectors, who have jobs that are in the top 10 most dangerous.

The thought of what you posted had come to mind.

The problem with it is that if the cops subpoena your ISP records it will show that you were VPNing or otherwise connected to your PC from another location at that very moment in time when your status was updated, thus casting doubt on where it came from. The “cleanest” way to do it is to have an accomplice perform the action so that there is no question that someone phisically did it from that machine.

I don’t even need an accomplice. I can remotely control my home computer from any internet connection in the world. Anything I do while in control of it will come via my home IP address.

What the hell are they talking about?

It’s ironically true. In Cuba, the richest .0001% owns more than the poorest 99.9999%. See, context is everything! *headdesk*

It has not bombed and shot hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians.

Again, ironically true. They didn’t use bombs. And the hundreds of thousands of unarmed civilians they shot were their own.

But keep in mind the ARMY is what killed those soldiers by not allowing them to protect themselves.

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My question is…. Do the officers deserve praise for going above, and beyond the call of duty, or for simply doing the job for which they are employed?

The job for which they are employed is collecting revenue and putting people in prisons. The end.

They deserve praise not as cops, but as human beings for the act of good they risked themselves to accomplish.