re: I'm in law enforcement and I stereotype people all day

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don’t think of anybody as a potential threat, but I’m not a cop or a parent

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what if you were?

What if you were a cop and you had to deal with an astronomical number of thieves and liars all day/night?

As a parent, what if you knew your only job was to protect your children?

I think it’s normal to gauge people’s characteristics. I think if you don’t, you’re not being fair to yourself and could possibly put yourself in danger.

I’m at fault a lot of times for giving way too many people the benefit of a doubt. But I still have to look st people and my surroundings to keep myself and my family safe.

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I don’t think of anybody as a potential threat, but I’m not a cop or a parent

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I asked a dude not to come near me while I was pumping gas late at night. He just wanted drug money, but I just wanted to finish pumping and not have some dude walk up on me and corner me by the pump.