I'm a senior in college and I'm looking forward to getting into law enforcement. However, I find that in my relatively short time on earth I've become somewhat cynical about people. I don't trust most people as much as I used to, and I've come to expect the negative more than the positive.
My hope is that despite all of the negative aspects of law enforcement, there will be some positives as well. Provided I have the desire to do so, will I actually have the chance to help people? I've been told I should look into fire/ems if that's what I want to do, but I still have the desire/calling to put myself between decent people and the "bad guys".
I guess my question is: Have there been times when you think your actions made a positive difference for someone? I realize that thanks are few and far between, but I think I would be happy just knowing for myself that I made some sort of difference. That's very important to me, I don't think I could have a job where I didn't feel that way.
Sorry about the long post. Thanks.
My hope is that despite all of the negative aspects of law enforcement, there will be some positives as well. Provided I have the desire to do so, will I actually have the chance to help people? I've been told I should look into fire/ems if that's what I want to do, but I still have the desire/calling to put myself between decent people and the "bad guys".
I guess my question is: Have there been times when you think your actions made a positive difference for someone? I realize that thanks are few and far between, but I think I would be happy just knowing for myself that I made some sort of difference. That's very important to me, I don't think I could have a job where I didn't feel that way.
Sorry about the long post. Thanks.
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