they don t waste a nano second to come to people s help. i agree, neil. i ve been in this business nearly 40 years now, and the two things that have been constant and consistent throughout my career is number one the gratifications you receive as a police officer, going out to be able to help and saft and bring closure. number two is very few people appreciate your service. that is sad. but i know you mentioned there are bad cops everywhere just like there are bad people in every industry but that attention to the bad gets disproportion atate attention you said at the time. i wonder if they get note of it at this time. they re not telling you, hey, look at us, we re at the scene, we re doing our best. we noticed it. we brought it to your attention, and the firemen all. does it ever as a former cop yourself former secret service agent does it ever bother you not so much that you get the
not giving a second thought about their own. i just thought about that because it comes at a time when officers across the country are coming under fire so is it time we step back and they about that to former nypd police officer dan fogif ohio former police detective wayne stanton and former yonkers police chief ed harden. we seem to forget that neil especially with all the police bashing going on. to remind you, too, in 1963 president kennedy made this police week. this is police week. a lot of cops are going to thememorial. i wonder if someone like al sharpton knows that it s police week. we know the reputation is weak. we get a lot of people who have bad mouthed police so that some are afraid to even be seen on the streets now. it s got to be bumming them out and yet in an instant like this