Todays Society in the Law

In the 1993 movie Menace to Society, there was a scene that should bring a question to each of us. The movie depicts the lives of two gang bangers from Los Angeles. They were constantly seeking the next hustle or get-over on people. The two were best friends, but were hell on their family members and friends who were trying to steer them into a right path. Sound familiar?

How many times in our day-to-day walk as police officers do we at times become more of a menace to our loved ones than the ones we apprehend? How many of us who have been divorced more than once are still committing the same mistakes?

How’s our physical side doing? Can we still get out of the car without grunting? Worked out lately? How many trips to the fast food place? How many packs of smokes? How many beers or the hard stuff have we have had? How many aches and pains have we had that we take prescription drugs to kill the pains of life for the day?

How is our mental spirit doing? Have you taken that vacation to refresh yourself? Spend time with the family? Talked to someone other than one of your own? Learned anything new?

Attended a class to sharpen your skills? Learned how to communicate with people?

Did you remember to say the important words to your loved ones? Or did you have your “game face” on and thought you could tell them later? How’s the job treating you now? Do still feel energized or cynical? When was the last time you helped a citizen and boosted your? Can you still laugh or do you always have a scowl on your face?

Now, here’s the best part. How’s your spiritual side doing? Can you still be a servant with a servant’s heart or do you feel that the citizens are there for you? Are you humbled about the calling in your life as protector of the weak or are you the “demon’ the neighborhood fears whenever your patrol unit comes by?

Do you set the example as spiritual head of the household by praying for and with your family or are you too good to do that stuff...