One Car, One Cop

[oink]

The holidays don't seem out of line. The sick leave seems a bit generous. The vacation is generous for the first year. Does in increase from there? The salary doesn't seem out of line at all given the cost of living there.

How much do you think they should get paid? Unappreciated by most. Hated by many. Work all hours. Work all weather. Work most holidays. (When you were watching your kids open gifts Christmas morning they were working a domestic of which there are plenty of on holidays or if lucky, they were nodding out in a chair while the kids opened gifts because they just got off work.) Respond to many dangerous calls alone. Constantly be in confrontational situations. Go hands on and skin to skin with people having all kinds of diagnosed and undiagnosed diseases. Trying to be a loving family member with no rest after working all night dealing with drunks and idiots. Very likely totally burnt out on the job after 15 to 20 years. etc. Personally I would prefer to deal with a cop who gets plenty of vacation time every year and one that doesn't have to work too much overtime or a second job to provide for his family.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.