[OT] South African Police - Unsung Heroes

We went a briefing at Garsfontein Police Station two weeks ago and some of the stories that the guys (and girls) told were quite hair raising. Most of them involving the Flying Squad and the Violent Crimes units.

They were talking of shootouts here and there, officers getting killed, and all manners of pretty awfull things that they get exposed to every day. But acted as if it was just "normal" for them.

It takes a special kind of person to do the work that they do, getting paid such a laughable salary for it whilst the public only snub at them and makes stupid jokes like "I also wanted to be a police officer but then I passed Grade 8"

I would also just like to add, that if you see a Flying Squad car, be nice like Kevin said, but if they have lights flashing and sirens blaring, have the damn common sense to get out of the way! It is scary to see how many South Africans have lost their ability to reason and simply refuse to yield when any manner of emergency vehicle comes up behind them or wants to pass through an intersection.  

Definitely, much respect to these guys for doing the work they do for the pay they get!

Go spend a weekend at your local police station and then we talk again.