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I just reread this entire thread and to be honest I didn't see the word "Hero" until SameoldStory started using it in post number 49. SameoldStory if you are suggesting that I meant that all police officers were heros you are very mistaken, I define a hero as someone who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice—that is, heroism—for some greater good of all humanity. This definition originally referred to martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.
I do not in anyway believe that a person whos only contribution to society is to put on a uniform, any uniform, and just simply "Do their Job".
Obviously I have in some way mistakenly defined what I believe to be a person doing a job that sucks for their entire life without the respect or help of the general population because it is now more common to have a mistrust of the police in general. I never did and never will say that just because someone is a police office that they automatically become heros. Just wanted to be clear on that.
Forgive me for not making my point clearer, I hope this post will solve that problem.
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