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Originally Posted by Jilly
what's that like? granted it's not law enforcement, but I'm a big failure at leaving work at work.
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I pretty much learned early in my career as a Sheriff that there were alot of dudes burnt out. They lost the direction that sent them into law enforcement. I decided that when I was at work, I would be "officer........." When I was not at work, I was just Keith......
That approach saved me. I am not a bitter man. As John pointed out, things are different now, perhaps it is just the generation that is now holding the badge. My way of doing things differs greatly than what I see today.
My philosophy was to treat people with respect, if they disrespected me or tried to fight, that's another story. I locked down and did what I had to do. But I ALWAYS treated people with respect to start.......It was up to them how the situation went.......Respect is a two way street.....