ADMIRATION AND RESPECT

after venting about a local police officer "breaking the law", i felt it important to state the following:

for as long as i can remember, i have respected and admired three groups of people: police officers, fire fighters, and teachers.  the first two protect us daily, much of what they do not even noticed by john q. public.  the latter, teachers, help form our future........our kids.  i have always felt that these three extremely important groups in our society are underpaid and under appreciated.  i think that is why when i run across a member of one of these groups not living up to their obligations, i get a bit disgruntled.  we all make mistakes, and in some occupations, the mistakes are more evident.  i truly hope that the incident with the police officer was an isolated case.  but, from experience, i don't think it is. 

i am not down on any of these groups.  i still fully admire and respect them, except for the bad apples that sometimes spoil the barrel.  we are getting too lax in this world of ours.  we accept too much without questioning it.  if we don't get a handle on even the small things, there will be nothing to pass down to our children and their children.  it saddens me that my own daughter will live in a world that has become what it has today, and will possibly worsen long after i am gone.

i just wanted to straighten things out.............i am not a cop hater.  or do i think most of them are bad apples.  just a few here and there. 

AND IF THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH RAISING THESE SALARIES, THEN PAY HEED...........THESE PEOPLE DESERVE MORE MONEY FOR WHAT THEY DO................