I believe most police serve because they genuinely take an interest in defending and nurturing their community. I have met some real dicks who wear the badge, but most are good people who I can have a nice conversation with, even if I am potentially in trouble. additionally, it is not my job to uphold the law, nor am I equipped to serve justice to a criminal who wrongs me. I carry weapons so that I can defend myself when no one else can, but I will always make a point to get the proper authorities on scene. I remember a time when someone was trying to break into my home for several hours. My dad was on a business trip and I was only 14, suddenly put in a position where I knew that if whoever was trying to get in opened that door, I would have to step up and be a man with no means of defending myself or my family. Within minutes of hearing an intruder in our backyard, we had 911 on the phone. Shortly after, they started trying to jimmy the lock on our sun room door. After 10 minutes, they got into the sunroom. We had a wooden bar in the glass sliding door that sealed the sunroom off, but I knew they could break that or walk around to the laundry room door. We were on the phone with the operator for almost 2 1/2 hours and the police couldnt get to us because there was some big emergency elsewhere. Ever since, I have maintained that I will do my best to ensure I can handle a situation in the moment, but I will always call the police, if only to bring an ambulance for the intruder/aggressor.
