What do you know now that you didn't know before you became an LEO?

**Jenna** · 07-07-07, 12:20 PM

**Terminator** · 07-07-07, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jenna

What do you know now that you didn't know before you became an LEO?

A LOT!

**Resident Smart Ass** · 07-07-07, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Terminator

A LOT!

me too

**gozling** · 07-07-07, 12:34 PM

how to hunt wabbits

**Resident Smart Ass** · 07-07-07, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by gozling

how to hunt wabbits

me too

**Resident Smart Ass** · 07-07-07, 12:52 PM

I learned that dumbass liberals make our job tougher. And those same dumbass liberal politicians protect the guilty (cause those dumbass politicians are up to no good themselves)

**ex401mp** · 07-07-07, 01:26 PM

I have learned that now matter how bad I may have it at home, I can always go to work and see people a lot worse off than me.

**jmur5074** · 07-07-07, 01:48 PM

In all seriousness, I realized how lucky I really am.

In addition to that, I've learned that I'm not going to save the world. I'm probably not going to make a dent in saving the world.

Also, if I don't write a speeding ticket, or lose a court case, or don't make an arrest when I could (Ex: Get a drunk driver a cab rather than go to jail) the worlds not going to stop spinning.

**Rhino** · 07-07-07, 02:18 PM

I quote Sam Fisher:

"The world is a small, nasty, complicated place- and everyone dies alone."

**Lazy Fed** · 07-07-07, 03:05 PM

People are stupid.

**Jks9199** · 07-07-07, 04:36 PM

People are stupid.

And just when you think you've seen the limit on how stupid people can be...

Someone'll prove you wrong!

**Kpdpipes** · 07-07-07, 05:16 PM

That the vast majority of people in this country have become sheep. Totally in denial that there are bad people out there, and the world just isnt a safe place. they accept ZERO responsibility for themselves or their actions (and in many cases lack thereof) and always have someone else to blame, or expect someone else to bail them out.

**lewisipso** · 07-07-07, 08:46 PM

How elected officials talk a good game until they are elected.
How some of those officials I thought were upstanding, straight forward associates of mine aren't.
How doing your job is just a wait and see if you'll lose that job.
etc. etc.

**countybear** · 07-07-07, 09:15 PM

Perhaps the most profound lesson in life for me...

But for death and long-term incarceration, there are no tragedies.

**Trojan 42** · 07-08-07, 02:53 AM

What the insides of people look like.

**Hawk1** · 07-08-07, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by Trojan 42

What the insides of people look like.

+1. Also what 'dead' smells like..those that know, understand what I mean

**jcsdscott** · 07-08-07, 04:41 AM

More than anything I've learned that living takes a lot of faith when you see the worse of people on a daily basis, and that little things are more important than I had ever dreamed.

And did I forget to mention, this job is nothing like you see on television.

**Tony** · 07-08-07, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by jmur5074

In all seriousness, I realized how lucky I really am.

In addition to that, I've learned that I'm not going to save the world. I'm probably not going to make a dent in saving the world.

Also, if I don't write a speeding ticket, or lose a court case, or don't make an arrest when I could (Ex: Get a drunk driver a cab rather than go to jail) the worlds not going to stop spinning.

. . . . and no one can take your birthday off you. I also have learnt that most the public don't have a clue what you really do and they base their perceptions on the media (TV/News/Newspapers)