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Found this on FB---very well said Officer Furseth
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See ya!
Oh wait. Damn, didn't see the last line.
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Today I stopped caring
by Lt. Daniel Furseth, DeForest Police (WI)
Today, I stopped caring about my fellow man. I stopped caring about my community, my neighbors, and those I serve. I stopped caring today because a once noble profession has become despised, hated, distrusted, and mostly unwanted.
I stopped caring today because parents refuse to teach their kids right from wrong and blame us when they are caught breaking the law. I stopped caring today because parents tell their little kids to be good or “the police will take you away” embedding a fear from year-one. Moms hate us in their schools because we frighten them and remind them of the evil that lurks in the world. They would rather we stay unseen, but close by if needed, but readily available to “fix their kid”.
I stopped caring today because we work to keep our streets safe from mayhem in the form of reckless, drunk, high, or speeding drivers, only to be hated for it, yet hated even more because we didn't catch the drunk before he killed someone they may know. Never less, we are just another tool used by government to generate "revenue".
I stopped caring today because Liberals hate the police as we carry guns, scare kids, and take away their drugs. We always kill innocent people with unjust violence. We are called bullies for using a taser during a fight, but are condemned further for not first tasing the guy who pulls a gun on us. And if we do have to shoot, we are asked “why didn’t you just shoot the gun out of their hand?” And when one of us is killed by the countless attacks that do happen (but are rarely reported in the mainstream media) the haters say, "Its just part of the job".
I stopped caring today because Conservatives hate us as we are “the Government”. We try to take away their guns, freedoms, and liberty at every turn. We represent a “Police State” where “jackbooted-badge wearing thugs” randomly attack innocent people without cause or concern for constitutional rights. We are Waco, Ruby Ridge, and Rodney King all rolled into one lone police officer stopping to help change an old lady's tire.
I stopped caring today as no one wants us around, but instantly demands answers, results, arrests, when a crime takes place. If a crime isn't solved within the allocated 60 minutes it takes CSI on television, we are inept, incompetent, or covering something up. If we do get “lucky” it was just that and everyone with a Facebook account can post wonderful comments of how “they” would solve the case and how “we” and not nearly as clever.
I stopped caring today because a video of a cop six states away, from a department that you never heard of, screws up and forgets his oath of honor, thus firing up an internet lynch-mob of cop haters because “we all do the same things” even though 99% of us work twice as hard not to end up in the news and to still be “the good guys”. We are "militarized" because we wear body armor and kevlar helmets when shots are fired or rocks thrown at us and carry scary looking rifles even though everyone knows that they are easier to shoot and are more accurate than a handgun or a shotgun.
I stopped caring today because the culture of today’s instantly connected youth is only there to take and never give back. To never accept responsibility for ones actions, but to blame everyone else instead of themselves. To ask “what is in it for me?” versus “what can I do for you?” To idolize gangsters, thugs, sexual promiscuous behavoir, and criminals over hard work, dedication, and achievement. To argue that getting stoned should be a right, yet getting a job or an education is a hassle. To steal verus earn. To hate versus help.
Yes, I stopped caring today.
But tomorrow, I will put my uniform back on and I will care again.
Lt. Daniel Furseth
DeForest Police (WI)
February 7, 2014
by Lt. Daniel Furseth, DeForest Police (WI)
Today, I stopped caring about my fellow man. I stopped caring about my community, my neighbors, and those I serve. I stopped caring today because a once noble profession has become despised, hated, distrusted, and mostly unwanted.
I stopped caring today because parents refuse to teach their kids right from wrong and blame us when they are caught breaking the law. I stopped caring today because parents tell their little kids to be good or “the police will take you away” embedding a fear from year-one. Moms hate us in their schools because we frighten them and remind them of the evil that lurks in the world. They would rather we stay unseen, but close by if needed, but readily available to “fix their kid”.
I stopped caring today because we work to keep our streets safe from mayhem in the form of reckless, drunk, high, or speeding drivers, only to be hated for it, yet hated even more because we didn't catch the drunk before he killed someone they may know. Never less, we are just another tool used by government to generate "revenue".
I stopped caring today because Liberals hate the police as we carry guns, scare kids, and take away their drugs. We always kill innocent people with unjust violence. We are called bullies for using a taser during a fight, but are condemned further for not first tasing the guy who pulls a gun on us. And if we do have to shoot, we are asked “why didn’t you just shoot the gun out of their hand?” And when one of us is killed by the countless attacks that do happen (but are rarely reported in the mainstream media) the haters say, "Its just part of the job".
I stopped caring today because Conservatives hate us as we are “the Government”. We try to take away their guns, freedoms, and liberty at every turn. We represent a “Police State” where “jackbooted-badge wearing thugs” randomly attack innocent people without cause or concern for constitutional rights. We are Waco, Ruby Ridge, and Rodney King all rolled into one lone police officer stopping to help change an old lady's tire.
I stopped caring today as no one wants us around, but instantly demands answers, results, arrests, when a crime takes place. If a crime isn't solved within the allocated 60 minutes it takes CSI on television, we are inept, incompetent, or covering something up. If we do get “lucky” it was just that and everyone with a Facebook account can post wonderful comments of how “they” would solve the case and how “we” and not nearly as clever.
I stopped caring today because a video of a cop six states away, from a department that you never heard of, screws up and forgets his oath of honor, thus firing up an internet lynch-mob of cop haters because “we all do the same things” even though 99% of us work twice as hard not to end up in the news and to still be “the good guys”. We are "militarized" because we wear body armor and kevlar helmets when shots are fired or rocks thrown at us and carry scary looking rifles even though everyone knows that they are easier to shoot and are more accurate than a handgun or a shotgun.
I stopped caring today because the culture of today’s instantly connected youth is only there to take and never give back. To never accept responsibility for ones actions, but to blame everyone else instead of themselves. To ask “what is in it for me?” versus “what can I do for you?” To idolize gangsters, thugs, sexual promiscuous behavoir, and criminals over hard work, dedication, and achievement. To argue that getting stoned should be a right, yet getting a job or an education is a hassle. To steal verus earn. To hate versus help.
Yes, I stopped caring today.
But tomorrow, I will put my uniform back on and I will care again.
Lt. Daniel Furseth
DeForest Police (WI)
February 7, 2014
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this is how i read it
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
I stopped caring today because "straw man argument"
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This started making the rounds last week. He's pretty much dead on to the realities of trying to be an honest cop in modern America. The ones who don't feel this way either work in a very rare, oddly pro-law enforcement jurisdiction, or are bad dudes who shouldn't be wearing the uniform.
He uses my statement regarding video "proof" of "all" cops almost line for line...
He uses my statement regarding video "proof" of "all" cops almost line for line...
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no, you DO take away our guns.
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You might want to talk to your FFL about that. They limit your access to guns far, far more than any local cop has a prayer of ever coming close to. Every single FFL in NYS has enforced the Safe Act and every other gun law against law abiding citizens of this state since day one. Very few cops will ever be able to say the same.
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Very few FFLs are allowed to steal your property legally.
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And a miniscule number of cops will ever deal with a law abiding gun owner. How many FFL's have 11+ round mags on thier shelves for lawful citizens to rightfully purchase? I haven't enforced a gun law in years. Off of the top of my head, maybe 2009. How many FFL's go a day without restricting your rights? Many restrict customers even further than the law requires, such as Sarco which ID's for ammo sales in PA for no reason.
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This is just semantics..
Taking Away != Prevent from having
An FFL will not be breaking down my door because some douche bag hot lined me because I yelled at him for speeding down the street. The SWAT team, however, will totally be all over breaking into my house ... makes me second guess getting another dog.
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FFLs are actually protecting you FROM the cops.Cops deal with legal gun owners on a daily basis, as evident by all the "I got pulled over, handed the cop my DL and Permit, and was then asked to..." stories, with some ending in "put my hands behind my back and get handcuffed for 'officer safety."
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It's anyone willing to enforce an unconstitutional law.
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Cut the crap. Seriously, you sound stupid. Quit making excuses.
Who arrests the ffl for selling a non compliant weapon? Who arrests a law abiding citizen with an "aw". Who arrests someone with a gun on them for protection because they live in a bad area and that person has no record. Cops do. You will. You're NYPD, so next time you stop someone with a gun on them And they have no record, you going to take their gun ? We all know the answer. You will. And wouldn't surprise me if you already have. You help the enemy. You pursue the enemy's agenda. So stop the sh*t throwing the blame at someone else.
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that's pretty subjective. You're nypd, so yeah, no body has guns there. Ask that to a cop in say...Tennesse. The answer mite be quite different. Stop the b/s. You sold out.
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Ah yes, the "you're stupid" argument. Only taught in vaunted halls of ancient learning of the likes of Oxford, Harvard, and the University of Phoenix.
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