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Originally Posted by Razor
Certainly no disrespect or diminishing of the essential service law enforcement provides is intended, but is the concept that individual officer safety really takes precendence over fulfilling the public safety enforcement role truly prevalent in LE, or do sayings such as the quote above just make for a convenient, short reminder to stay as safe as one can, given the dangers inherent in the job?
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If I may, it refers to the latter, sir. Do your job to the best of your ability, but use caution in all things. No matter how good youi think you are, there's always somebody out there better than you, etc. Runs along the same lines as "Be polite. Be professional. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
Probably the only real good advice I took from the academy 12 years ago, and its kept me alive a few times, came from a retired QP who taught us Building Entry. He said,"You guys know that most of what you're being taught at this academy is bullsh#t but if there's one thing you need to remember its this. 'If you hit somebody, make sure they stay hit.'" Words to live by...