Show The Tired Policeman The following item appeared in the Peace Officers magazine and is worthy we ye think of consideration I Am A Tired Policeman I Am Tired of so called law abiding citizens telling me to go catch criminals when they have violated traffic regu regu- lations lotions I Am Tired of persons arrested for felonies telling me that I am going to tobe tobe tobe be in trouble for arresting them when they have been caught in the act I Am Tired of juveniles who have nothing nothing no no- thing better to do than steal gas vandalize vandalize van van- schools churches libraries homes and gardens I Am Tired of sociologists anthropologists and other self appointed experts who know nothing of police work or have never ridden in a police car telling me how to do my job I Am Tired of wringing hand-wringing good do ers telling us that criminals who steal rob mug and shoot citizens are not bad just misunderstood I Am Tired of hearing that the younger young young- er generation are only doing their thing If it feels good do it and If it feels good why is it bad I Am Tired of the police pollee being the underdog and the criminal released to togo togo togo go out and prey on law abiding citizens I Am Tired of the police being handcuffed handcuffed hand hand- cuffed and blamed for every social ill III that comes along What would happen if the honest citizens citizens citi citi- zens and the police took the hippie code to heart I am only doing my thing if it feels good do it a punk who has just assaulted an elderly woman woman woman wo wo- man and injured her enough to put her herIn herin herin in the hospital and he is caught immediately by either a citizen or police officer What would happen if the suspect suspect sus sus- was hit where it did the most good if it feels good do it Then listen listen listen lis lis- ten to the do dd |