Somebody e-mailed me a joke this morning and it got me thinking about police officers.
I don't need a joke or an e-mail to get me thinking about them
because I do that on my own -- everyday.
But, today after reading the joke--
a joke, by the way, full of cop stereotypes--
it made me think of them.
Maybe I'm having a bad morning.
Maybe I took it too personally.
Maybe I'm too close.
Personally, the limited amount of first-hand experience I have had with police officers has been good.
That doesn't mean that my experience is everyone's experience.
Some can be assholes. I've even met a few.
But, overall, I've found law enforcement to be an under-paid, under-appreciated,
brave and noble profession.
I am married to an honest, kind, and decent man who happens to be a deputy sheriff, and
it hasn't been very long since I heard about the last cop's funeral so
forgive me if I don't share in your laughter over one more donut joke.
