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glbedd53 wrote:I'll give you those but how many of them ran the other way? I have never been either one but my dad has and he would striaghten you out right quick and in his old age he would probably throw a few insults at you for even saying something so adsurd.

What was absurd about my comment?

glbedd53 wrote:Cops are war veterans? Sorry but that's a stretch in my humble opinion... A lot of people have dangerous jobs. Even I worked in a plant for 35 years. Chemical exposure and waiting for explosions every day. Does anyone call me sir because I worked in a plant. No, but I don't expect it. It would be absurd. Because I'm no better than anyone else. Those war veterans I mentioned were better. They had something that most of us just don't have.

Comparing plant work to police work is much more of a stretch than comparing a police officer to a war veteran.

Just on face value, what is the purpose of these professions? Soldier is to fight for and protect our freedoms. A police officer is to uphold the law, and in doing so, protects civilians. A plant worker is to produce some useful commodity/good. Possibly you may produce some commodity/good that betters our lives, and may even protect civilians in some round about way. I'm sure your job is much more dangerous than many jobs, but you probably don't make the active choice to strap on a uniform and put a big target on your back every day in order to protect those they serve. This is something that soldiers and police officers both do daily.

glbedd53 wrote:Read about Sam Dealey, Richard O' Kane, or Mush Morton. Or Tex Hill, Pappy Boyington, or any of the guys at Omaha Beach and tell me if you think the average cop rises to that level.

What about Michael Carroll, Robert Foti, John Coughlin, or Glen Pettit? They stared up at two 110 story infernos, and still went inside to try and save others. Before this day, these four men were probably seen as just "average" also. I'd say they more than rose to "that level" on that day, and paid the ultimate price.

I like that you have an obvious respect for war veterans, but it seems you actually may hold them in too high of regard, at least to the point of neglecting to acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice made by so many police and firemen on the domestic front.