Unsung Heroes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB9-NcunsKc

Please watch this video! It is narrated by Paul Harvey and its cute and poetic. As the wife of a police officer this hit me particularly strong but it puts a new light on what they really do.

They also do NOT get paid enough for what they do! An experienced Administrative Assistant can make more than most officers. I don't really think that baseline is fair considering they put their lives on the line everyday for total strangers. They live in glass houses and their every movement is analyzed. They are forced to be the moderator in the face of many people's worst moments and are expected to do it with grace. It is one of the only professions, besides lawyers, that a few bad seeds have tainted the entire future of the profession. You don't find people trash talking all stock brokers just because Bernie Madoff got busted!

As far as I am concerned, President Obama did not even need to comment on the recent event regarding a certain professor being detained for breaking into his own home. He was not there and only knew what he was told. Sometimes you really need to be THERE to understand a situation fully. His intervention was not needed or required and the fact that he chose to single out that individual instance to comment proves that he is willing to play the race card when he wants to. There are far more controversial issues that take place every day and our President says nothing on those. President Obama needs to take some lessons on keeping his mouth shut and realize that he now holds a very powerful position - One that shapes the world. I think he has enough on his plate without worrying about civil matters between individuals.