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that humans are not meant to see. Or experience. Bottom
line, cops see bad shit. As mentioned from reason #1, law
enforcement is a highly stressful and dangerous occu-
pation. New cops arrive in this profession with an eager-
ness that is almost unrivaled in any other job. “I’m going
to change the world, one arrest at a time.” Until they see
their first dead baby. The seduction of becoming a cop and
serving the greater good enables the rookie patrolman to
overlook the inherent dangers and traumatic scenes that
he or she may face or see. As they become fully immersed
in the police culture, the old life they had prior to becom-
ing a police officer begins to fade away. They are forever
changed by the things they experience as a cop. A couple
of days ago, an old photo of me popped up on my Face-
book feed from a group I belong to. In the photo I had
been a cop for about three years. Other than looking ridic-
ulously young, I noticed something else. I had the biggest
smile. And I think this may be the last photo of me smiling
this big. (Proctor 2017)
In summary, we know that cops are living longer and finding
themselves happy and productive in retirement in 2017. Let’s
keep that smile on your face by enjoying your retirement and
helping another officer out whenever possible. Cop 2 Cop —
that’s your way of life, not just our peer line, so let us know if
you want to help. d
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