Long time coming

So it has been a really long time since I have posted something on here, but I have a good reason for that.  Our computer crashed and then once we got it fixed, I just decided to be lazy and really to be honest...I just plain forgot about my blog.  That was until I got an F.O.P. Magazine the other day and was reading through it a little bit. I came across an article about a Police Officer that was killed in the line of duty. Inside the article was something that I wanted to share with everyone.  It was writen by Corey Williams.  I want to share it because it is the truth about Police Officers, first off, to all my fellow members of Law Enforcement who walk that Thin Blue Line day in and day out...Keep this in mind when you read this.  Secondly to anyone who wishes to challenge a Police Officer and are brave enough to go toe to toe with us....This is a warning to you!!!

"If you seek to do battle with me this day, you'll receive the best I am capable of giving. It may not be enough, but it will be everything I have to give.  You may defeat me, but you will be lucky to escape with your life.  You may kill me, but I'm willing to die if necessary.
I do not fear death for I have been close enough to it on numerous occasions that it no longer concerns me.
What I do fear is the loss of my honor, and would rather die fighting than to have it said that I was without courage."

Again, keep that in mind my brothers and sister who wear the badge.  Just remember you are not alone.  you may be the only one in the fight of your life at the time, but always know you are in our thoughts, and we have your back.  And if you do lose the fight, you will not be forgotten. And God have mercy on them that took you from us, because we will not when we find them...and remember....we WILL find them. 

Just a thought....

So I was thinking one day, and maybe some of you can help answer this question for me...... What makes a Cop, a Cop?  This is something I think all of us will share similar interests, but also have a different point of view.  That is what I would like to hear from you.  So really, what makes a Cop, a Cop?  Let me share a little story with you about what made me want to do this and be a cop.   A long long time ago, I was sitting next to one of my really good buddies, (who I have not talked to in a really long time, and I need to call him. you know who you are Alan) on a school bus.  We were heading home from a day of learning.  Well, the very last thing we had that day was a Hunters Ed teacher who came in and talked to us and told all of us that wanted to go to his class on what we needed to do.  After he was done talking to us and as we were leaving for the day, he gave each of us a hunting magazine.  Nothing great, just a regular magazine.  As I was on the bus sitting next to my buddy, I was going page by page through said magazine, looking at all the cool pictures in it, and I came across a picture of a Cop.  He was standing next to his patrol car.  It was an ad for his hand gun.  Again, nothing special.  But to me, well, that was the most awesome thing I had seen.  I had seen hand guns in the movies, but nothing ever like this one.  I read what the ad said, the ad said that Law Enforcement Agencies where switching to this hand gun....I wanted that gun!!! And I knew the only way I was ever going to be able to have that gun was to become a Police Officer.  That is where the fire started to burn inside of me.

So back to my question. What makes a Cop, a Cop?  Is it the badge and gun? Is it the cool lights on top of his vehicle, or the cool uniforms?  No!!! That is my answer.  None of the above.  To me, a Cop is someone who cares.  Someone willing to go out day after day and put his life on the line for people he doesn't even know.  A Cop is someone who is willing to work the long hours for the crappy pay.  The sleepless nights because you just had to go and tell some parents that their baby boy or girl was in an accident and would not be coming home.  A cop is someone willing to put certain values to the side for the benefit of everyone else around him.  A cop is someone who is willing to have people hate him for doing what he does, and listen to them yell and curse him because they think it should be done a different way, all while not wearing his emotions on his sleeve and staying professional.  A Cop is someone who is willing to run into a gun fight, knowing that he may not walk out of it, and may never see his wife/husband and kids again.  The list goes on and on.

So to me, a Cop is not your everyday person.  Cops, (don't get me wrong here, good Cops.) are a cut above the rest.  I am not saying that Cops are better than anyone else, because they are not.  Cops have their own problems they have to deal with and their own crosses to bear.  What I am saying here, is Cops are a special type of person.  I would like to hear your thoughts on it.  What makes a Cop, a Cop to you?  I only hope that one day, somewhere along life’s little path it has planned out for me, that I too may become a Cop.  And to all of the Cops out there.  Please....stay safe, stay sharp, and God Bless all of you!!!!

New Blog

OK, so I use to have a blog and it was pretty much taken over some how by a virus.  So I thought I would give this site a try and see how well my blog does here.  So far I have only one follower and that would be my hot wife.  Which is ok by me.  I will do my best to try and keep this one updated with the things that are bursting out of my head.  So I look forward to hearing from anyone and everyone that wants to say something or follow me.  (Word of advise though, if you say something mean to me, I may say something mean back....lol)

Let the games begin!!