People laugh at me when I sit with my back to the wall and facing the door in a restaurant.
People laugh at me when I stand back and watch a crowd from a distance.
People laugh at me when I stop at a red light and don’t pull all the way up to the car in front of me and leave enough space to be able to pull out if I need to.
The Protected Laughing
People laugh at me when I carry my gun to places like church or the shopping mall.
People laugh at me when I try to give them advice about their personal safety and things they do that could make them an easy target.
People laugh at me when I don’t pull up directly in front of the store I plan on entering and look through the windows before I go in.
People laugh at me when I don’t open the door for someone without a card to swipe at the ATM or when I don’t use an ATM on the street.
People laugh at me when I tell them that I will die protecting someone else from criminals, terrorists and bad guys.
People laugh.
And yet so many people cry when something happens like the senseless murder of innocent people at the airport in Fort Lauderdale last January
The Protectors Arrive
While those people will keep laughing, the Sheepdogs will keep an eye on the flock and make sure the predators don’t hurt you.
The Sheepdogs never laugh, because they know better.
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Eureka! I don’t feel so “all alone” anymore!
Keep an eye on that door,… look around the lot before opening your car at the mall,… turn OFF that engine and lock those doors at the refueling station!
There are places you don’t want to go if you’re looking for drugs, sex or weopons. If so, you probably will end up in trouble.
However,… these days one can get in trouble almost anywhere!
Sitting with your back to the door, you’ll never see it coming.
I’m what you could call an educated sheep. I wanted to be a sheepdog, but let’s just say I got sick when I was very young (PTSD), and leave it at that. I say I’m an educated sheep because I grew up around Sheepdogs, and have been around them since birth. I’ve been to a lot of LEO funerals, and had many more losses – all LEO related. There’s more, but not enough room here. I never laugh at LEOs. I’m sorry you have to put up with all of the crap. I fully support LEOs and I would give my life to save a LEOs. The ones who laugh at you are clueless idiots. Stay strong and keep up the fight.
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Veronica: thank you for sharing your thoughts. Every cop funeral is one too many. Every one is gut-wrenching. Cops everywhere are thankful for those who support and understand the job and its challenges. God bless you.
Thanks, great article.