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FIRST RESPONDERS

under 18 in this region. It was around that same time lives. Nobody calls the police to have them come by so
that my own children were being born—1990, 1996, they can tell them how great things are going. They call
and 1999. Because of my work, it seemed like almost the police for help and problem solving. We do the best
every infant was in we can and do our best to treat
grave danger. I had people as nicely as possible. We
a gross distortion would prefer never to write any
of how often those tickets and never arrest anyone. We
tragedies happened. would prefer that everyone
I was terrified that just followed the rules and got
my own children along. We don't enjoy taking people
would suddenly to jail (well, sometimes we do ...)
stop breathing. I but it's part of the job and part of
would often get up what society has dictated is the
and check on my way to keep the peace … which is
sleeping baby to another term for a police officer. We
make sure he or she are peace makers. And we are
was breathing. I humans, just trying to get through
was scared to death this life … just like you.
I would become one
of the statistics I Ed. Note: In January of 2019, Roy
dealt with at work. Bassett retired from the Lubbock Police
Department after being named Chief of
The most Police for the FISD Police Department.
challenging part of
being a police officer
is also what makes it one of the most fun jobs! A police
officer is the ultimate Swiss Army knife. They literally At FRENSHIP ISD, our mission is to educate and
must be prepared for anything! We are tasked with develop ALL STUDENTS by providing a
dealing with all manner of problems and are expected
to have a solution for them. On a typical day, a street foundation to EMPOWER them to reach their
officer could deal with a domestic dispute, a theft, a MAXIMUM potential and realize their
traffic accident, an injured person, and who knows what opportunity of CHOICE.
else! No situation is the same. The officer must have the
ability to adapt to the situation, remember his training
and the laws, and adapt those to the situation at hand,
often without the benefit of time to check a THICK book
of laws and procedures.

If I could somehow pass on one thing to other people
about this job, it would be this—behind that badge,
we are people just like you! We are fathers, mothers,
grandfathers, and grandmothers. We coach our kids in
Little League and take our daughters to tumbling and
cheer practice. We serve on church boards and help in
the community. We struggle to know what's right for
our families and how best to provide for them. We want
to do everything we can to make our community the
safest and best it can be … for our own families and for
everyone else, too.
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