A Day in the Life of a Police Officer

When you think of a Law Enforcement Officer many thoughts and opinions may come to mind. You may think of a Law Enforcement Officer as a PIG or you may think all they do is sit around and eat Donuts all day long because they have nothing better to do. But have you ever thought about what a Law Enforcement Officer's job is and what they have to deal with on a day to day basis?

This is what it is like to step into the shoes of a Law Enforcement Officer for the day. First you wake up in the morning if you are on the day shift which in most cases the shift begins at 6 am and ends at 6 pm if you don't get a late call which you may end up working past the end of your shift. You wake up spend a few minutes with your family if you have time you then begin to get ready for work. You put your badge and pins on your uniform shirt, you put on your uniform pants, a tee shirt of what ever color you are required to wear underneath your uniform, put on your bullet proof vest which could save your life that day, then you put on your uniform shirt. From there you put on your equipment belt which some officers refer to as their Batman belt since it has all the tools that may protect and save their life or somebody else's life. This belt includes a variety of things such as Hand cuffs, spare Gloves, Gun, Taser, your Asp also known as Baton, extra Magazines for your weapon and Pepper spray.

When it is time to leave you get into your patrol car for another Twelve hour day of work. You then let the Dispatchers know that you are in service for work. From there you drive to the zone in which you are patrolling that day.During the day you do a variety of things. Some days you aren't that busy other days you are busy all day long and don't even get a lunch break and barely have time for a bathroom break.