He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass. It was authored by retired Thibodaux, La., Police Chief Scott Silverii, PhD. Let me conclude with one last inspirational bit of prose, sometimes called “The Policeman’s Prayer.” Sadly, I heard this last month at a tribute to a 3-year veteran officer, Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, shot down in Fort Myers, Fla. “Be the type of person that when your feet touch the floor in the morning, the devil says ‘Oh crap … they’re up!’” Attributed to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson It’s mine and if you cross it, I will protect it.” Anonymousġ2. “I don’t have to draw a line in the sand. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” Ambrose Redmoon, AKA James Neil Hollingworthġ1.

“Bravery is not the absence of fear, but action (the mastery of it) in the face of fear.” Attributed to 18 th Century writer John Berridgeġ0. “ The wicked flee when no man pursueth but the righteous are bold as a lion.” Proverbs 28:1ĩ. “Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” President Ronald ReaganĨ. “I sleep alone, so you can sleep safe.” An unknown police spouseħ. “Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” George Orwellĥ. “Blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9Ĥ. “Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. “Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, and who is neither tarnished nor afraid.” Raymond ChandlerĢ.

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