iVillage Member Registered: 07-03-2008 Sun, 05-29-2011 - 11:49am
My husband has been a deputy for 10 yrs.  Avatar for vegiemama
Community Leader Registered: 01-06-2000 In reply to: tritter77
Mon, 05-30-2011 - 11:27pm Oh I hate the Monday night
quarterbacking and criticism...cops can't win. If they get
involved in a pursuit (especially if something goes "wrong")
they're criticized...but if they didn't chase the person and the
person ended up killing someone down the road, they'd be
criticized for not having chased them. What a thankless career,
eh? If I were you, I wouldn't read the newspaper/online
comments...they're only going to make your blood boil. If
someone dares to say something to your face, I'd reply with
something to the effect that an officer must make a split-second
judgment, and that's not something the ordinary citizen is
called to do on a routine basis, so perhaps the complainer would
like to walk a footstep or two in any officer's shoes before
rendering judgment.  I'm so glad your dh is ok! A