Something to think about

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

THERE COMES A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOUR WORKPLACE CHANGES DRASTICALLY, AND LATELY, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN THE MAIN TARGET. BUT WE CANNOT BLAME ANYBODY BUT OURSELVES. BEING RETIRED FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, IT STILL BAFFLES ME WHEN I READ THE NEWSPAPER AND SEE THE STUPID THINGS COPS ARE DOING

AND GETTING CAUGHT, IT MAKES ME CRINGE. HERE IS MY ADVICE: AS A COP YOU HAVE CHOICES. YOU CAN BE A GOOD COP, A BAD COP, A CORRUPT COP, A MOANER, OR A PAYCHECK COP, BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE YOU KNOW YOU

ARE BLUE. SO LET'S CAST ASIDE THE PETTINESS, THE ENVY, AND ALL THE STUPID DRAMA THAT SOME COPS THRIVE ON.

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LET'S CONCENTRATE ON BRINGING BACK THE HONOR, THE RESPECT WE HAD FOR EACH OTHER AND OF COURSE FOR THE BADGE. IF ONE OF US BLEEDS, WE ALL BLEED. I CAN REMEMBER BEING SOMEWHERE AND MEETI

THAT'S THE FEELING WE NEED TO BRING BACK. LET'S CONCENTRATE ON HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR OUR BENEFIT, HELP OUR STRUGGLING BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND MOST OF ALL THINK BEFORE YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING STUPID. REMEMBER THAT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAV MANY CELL PHONES WITH RECORDING CAPABILITIES SURROUND YOU.

ONE OF MY MANY MENTORS ONCE SAID, "YOU CAN BE A COP, OR YOU CAN BE A THUG, BUT YOU CAN'T BE BOTH." ... SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

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STEVEN OLIMPIO IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY POLICE HONOR LEGION AND THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS FROM VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND NEW JERSEY AND THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL AND UNITED STATES SENATE AWARDS FOR HIS EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP.