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Being once a young go getter and having learned a lot over the last several years, this article stuck out to me. I'm still a pro use of force guy so I was resistant to this article at first. It's certainly food for thought if nothing else.
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Being once a young go getter and having learned a lot over the last several years, this article stuck out to me. I'm still a pro use of force guy so I was resistant to this article at first. It's certainly food for thought if nothing else. -
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Good articleStay classy, CGF and Calguns.Originally posted by bwieseComment
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Nice read, thanks for the link.
I'm a "use of force guy" as well and I/we teach that just because we Can (I.e. have a green light to) use reportable force doesn't necessarily mean that we Have to or Should.
Some people have a problem when I say that not everyone deserves nor gets my respect. To clarify though, everyone deserves and gets fair, civil, impartial treatment and professionalism from me (and I can do that without "respecting" someone). I kind of see Compassion in the way, some people deserve it and receive it, and some don't - it just depends.
I also teach that we never lower our guard or compromise our officer safety, especially when being kindler/gentler and/or putting people at ease. A good number of our brothers and sisters have been seriously hurt and/or killed doing compassionate things - e.g. checking the welfare of or trying to rescue someone or helping someone at the scene of an accident or even something as "basic" as checking in on and helping someone whose car had apparently broken down, etc.
One of my tats looks something like this:
Wisdom, Benevolence (or Humanity), CourageComment
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I agree with ur mentality. I just found the article amusing as I consider myself to have matured quite a bit since I started, and even more after being in the detective bureau. One of the driving forces behind my desire to be a training officer when my rotation is up as a detective.Nice read, thanks for the link.
I'm a "use of force guy" as well and I/we teach that just because we Can (I.e. have a green light to) use reportable force doesn't necessarily mean that we Have to or Should.
Some people have a problem when I say that not everyone deserves nor gets my respect. To clarify though, everyone deserves and gets fair, civil, impartial treatment and professionalism from me (and I can do that without "respecting" someone). I kind of see Compassion in the way, some people deserve it and receive it, and some don't - it just depends.
I also teach that we never lower our guard or compromise our officer safety, especially when being kindler/gentler and/or putting people at ease. A good number of our brothers and sisters have been seriously hurt and/or killed doing compassionate things - e.g. checking the welfare of or trying to rescue someone or helping someone at the scene of an accident or even something as "basic" as checking in on and helping someone whose car had apparently broken down, etc.
One of my tats looks something like this:
Wisdom, Benevolence (or Humanity), CourageComment
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Great article!
When you think about what "compassion" also includes, it is basically a key component of 'the social contract', one where individuals try to do the right thing because the bottom line is that it is basically in our own best interests to be compassionate. Sage advice like: "don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes-- or more aptly described by someone wiser than me, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.."
CB, thanks for sharing.
LexComment
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Yea that sounds pretty stressful. Lucky for my FTOs they had me......because I was super squared away from day one.........Comment
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Nice article. Thanks for sharing!Comment
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