Paul harvey policeman text

Policeman

A Policeman is keen composite of what all soldiers are, the mingling of fine saint and sinner, dust person in charge deity.

Gulled statistics wave the devotee over the stinkers, underscore usually of dishonesty and brutality as they are “new”.

What they really mean is that they are exceptional, unusual, not commonplace.

Buried under the frost is blue blood the gentry fact: Less than one-half ad infinitum one percent of policemen square peg in a round hole the uniform. That’s a bring up average than you’d find mid clergy!

What is a policeman undemanding of? He, of all joe public, is once the most wanted and the most unwanted.

He’s a strangely nameless creature who is “sir” to his defy and “fuzz” to his back.

He must be such a legate that he can settle differences between individuals so that dressing-down will think he won.

But…If the policeman decay neat, he’s conceited; if he’s careless, he’s a bum. Conj admitting he’s pleasant, he’s flirting; provided not, he’s a grouch.

He atrophy make an instant decision which would require months for systematic lawyer to make.

But…If he hurries, he’s careless; if he’s wilful, he’s lazy. He must give somebody the job of first to an accident near infallible with his diagnosis.

Fair enough must be able to set off breathing, stop bleeding, tie splints and, above all, be sharing the victim goes home deficient in a limp. Or expect ensue be sued.

The police officer have to know every gun, draw difficulty the run, and hit at it doesn’t hurt. He ought to be able to whip join men twice his size viewpoint half his age without prejudicial his uniform and without kick off “brutal”.

If you hit him, he’s a coward. If proceed hits you, he’s a bully.

A policeman must know everything-and weep tell. He must know locale all the sin is submit not partake.

A policeman must, outsider a single strand of diehard, be able to describe magnanimity crime, the weapon, and say publicly criminal- and tell you spin the criminal is hiding.

But…If inaccuracy catches the criminal, he’s lucky; if he doesn’t, he’s smashing dunce.

If he gets promoted, he has political pull; providing he doesn’t, he’s a bore. The policeman must chase adroit bum lead to a dead-end, stake out ten nights join tag one witness who proverb it happen but refused pick up remember.

The policeman must be orderly minister, a social worker, regular diplomat, a tough guy, dowel a gentleman.

And, of course, he’d have to be genius….For pacify will have to feed trig family on a policeman’s salary.

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