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They’ll be a LOT less likely to go all Rambo at any time when they don’t have the means to do so on their hip.

I’d only let COPS earn that right after about 20 years on the force walking the beat to prove he can be trusted.

I understand where you’re coming from. However, I still believe you’re missing the mark by using the “Only One” label– –after all, they’re the “Only Ones” that should have guns; not us common plebes.

I’m not saying that highlighting the good that people do– –be they an “Only One” or just a common Joe– –is a bad thing, I’m just saying that labeling such instances as “Only Ones” cases is a misnomer.

I’m using it in the sense that “Cop in situation X was the ‘Only One’ to risk his life, etc”.

David’s “Only Ones” series was started to point out that those people are people too–and they fuck up just like any other person or group–and they shouldn’t be the “Only Ones”.

To use the phrase “Only Ones” to highlight the good that Police enforcement does is to reinforce the anti-rights side of the argument–Police and Military organizations are the “Only Ones” that should have guns.

It’s your site and you do it any way you want to–but I’m thinking you’re missing the target and should use another term.

I had scores of Cops work directly for me for eight years when I ran a cash collection operation at an NFL stadium. I saw all kinds during those years, and I agree that there are both good and bad among them. But BY FAR (in my opinion) they have reached a point where the average Cop feels himself to be above the law.

There’s a common fact that is taught in most business and marketing schools: a customer who has a negative experience is going to tell 10 people about it, and a customer who has a positive experience is going to tell 1 person about it. That holds true for encounters with law enforcement; the people who have been wronged by the cops are going to be more loud and vociferous with their complaints than the people who are praising the law enforcement officers.

All I’m doing is pointing out that most cops are just folk, and that most of the good cops are just doing their job.

Additionally, just because a job doesn’t make the top 10 most dangerous, does not mean that it’s not dangerous – that’s a foolish statement; unless you’re going to tell me that the cops killed in the line of duty died by their own hand.

Now, in Beach City #2….the cops are GREAT. They’re polite and professional. They call you back and give you status on your complaint. My city has great cops….and in the face of a gang riddled city, too. Maybe they’re just happy to work with people that are happy that they’re nice. Not sure. But it’s a breath of fresh air.