SilentWarrior1
Expert
Firstly, I'd like to start of with: This is the internet. The more you put yourself out there, the more you open yourself up for ridicule. If you get your feelings hurt over someone else's view or opinion easily, perhaps you shouldn't post on the internet. You're not ready to deal with people.
That being said: When someone gets repeatedly bashed for something another sect of their profession did that may or may not apply to them... Wouldn't you expect someone to get defensive at some point? Complaining about generalites will get you nothing but headache. If you're going to complain, be specific. No one likes to be painted with a broad brush.
Cops in general get a bad rap for the stupid crap that the individuals do. My father was in and out of Law Enforcement for 30+ years. I can't tell you how many stories he'd come home with where one of his fellow officers did something stupid, and then his deparment would get some form of reprimand because of one individual idiot.
Yes, we can agree there are training issues as a whole within the LEO Community. That's a problem with their upper eschelons, not the individual officer. If an individual officer is acting like a douchebag, then call that individual officer out. Get their name and badge number. Write a letter, and send copies to every level of their chain of command. File a formal complaint. SOMEONE will deal with it.
How can we ease this tensions on INGO? It's not an easy fix, I can tell you that. You COULD start a forum for LEO's... but that just pushes the notion that LEO's get special treatment. At the end of the day, they put their pants on the same way we do. One leg at a time.
INGO is a place for ALL people, regardless of your profession, to discuss firearms. If LEO's get their own forum, then Military would need their own, Lawyers would need their own, Carpenters, Doctors, etc. It's a needless addition that only perpetuates the problem.
Looking back at Techres's analogy... this is Fenway's table. It's not his problem if his guests don't like each other... but it BECOMES his problem when people fight over the last turkey breast (read: winning the argument).
If you're going to argue about it over the internet, you're obviously not addressing the real problem and at the end of the day, you've expelled all of this energy, accomplished nothing, and more than likely made yourself look like an ass.
People will believe what they believe, whether you agree with them or not. You can't change that with a forum post or a slew of posts. The best thing you can do is let it flow off your back like water because if it won't mean anything 5 years from now, It won't mean anything 5 minutes from now.
Thicker skin? Over on aisle 5. Next.
That being said: When someone gets repeatedly bashed for something another sect of their profession did that may or may not apply to them... Wouldn't you expect someone to get defensive at some point? Complaining about generalites will get you nothing but headache. If you're going to complain, be specific. No one likes to be painted with a broad brush.
Cops in general get a bad rap for the stupid crap that the individuals do. My father was in and out of Law Enforcement for 30+ years. I can't tell you how many stories he'd come home with where one of his fellow officers did something stupid, and then his deparment would get some form of reprimand because of one individual idiot.
Yes, we can agree there are training issues as a whole within the LEO Community. That's a problem with their upper eschelons, not the individual officer. If an individual officer is acting like a douchebag, then call that individual officer out. Get their name and badge number. Write a letter, and send copies to every level of their chain of command. File a formal complaint. SOMEONE will deal with it.
How can we ease this tensions on INGO? It's not an easy fix, I can tell you that. You COULD start a forum for LEO's... but that just pushes the notion that LEO's get special treatment. At the end of the day, they put their pants on the same way we do. One leg at a time.
INGO is a place for ALL people, regardless of your profession, to discuss firearms. If LEO's get their own forum, then Military would need their own, Lawyers would need their own, Carpenters, Doctors, etc. It's a needless addition that only perpetuates the problem.
Looking back at Techres's analogy... this is Fenway's table. It's not his problem if his guests don't like each other... but it BECOMES his problem when people fight over the last turkey breast (read: winning the argument).
If you're going to argue about it over the internet, you're obviously not addressing the real problem and at the end of the day, you've expelled all of this energy, accomplished nothing, and more than likely made yourself look like an ass.
People will believe what they believe, whether you agree with them or not. You can't change that with a forum post or a slew of posts. The best thing you can do is let it flow off your back like water because if it won't mean anything 5 years from now, It won't mean anything 5 minutes from now.
Thicker skin? Over on aisle 5. Next.