Heroes
What is the definition of a hero?
Is someone who just does their job a hero? Before you can define hero you must first determine what duty is and what is above and beyond the call of duty.
I’ve heard the comment “there are no hero cops they’re just doing what we pay them for”. The same argument could be used for any other paid profession.
The question I have is what is it we pay cops to do?
Cops take an oath to uphold the Constitution. Plain and simple, that translates to protect our rights.
Are they doing what we pay them to do? Are they doing their duty?
I for one don’t think so. Court rulings have upheld the contention that police officers have no duty to protect. Those courts were dealing with the officer’s failure to protect the lives or property of individuals. Those courts were not addressing whether the officer was duty bound to protect the rights of an individual.
Police officers need to revisit their oath they need to understand what they swore to and if they can’t uphold those oaths then they need to get the fuck out of policing!