I am kind of new to the forum here and didn't know there are several officers here. I am an Akron officer and agree with everything said above. As the other officers here can probably say, I have alot of stories I could tell. Just recently we had an off-duty officer working a "Metro Housing Authority" job get run over by a stolen SUV that contained 5 juveniles between the age of 14 and 17. The officer got off a shot before he was struck and drug. He sustained a broken hip, broken leg and tore everything in his knee. Probably a career ending injury! All five kids were caught and the parents are filing formal complaints of police brutality. You know these complaints are BS and the punks got what they deserved (lucky they didn't get worse), but the city states we take all complaints. I myself just came back from a knee surgery sustained when a drug suspect resisted arrest. I was out for six months, lost substantial income.....and the suspect, after pleading to all charges, got one year added to the probation he was already on. Then 3 years ago, I am involved in a shooting. Guy bailed from a stolen car and shot at another officer then me. He stated that he knew we were police and was trying to kill us. He did get 16 years, but what was he doing out in the first place having a violent criminal past. Sorry for the long read, but I just get PO'ed when criminals get a "slap on the wrist" so to say for serious crimes. As said earlier, if we as officers did these or lesser crimes, we are often hung out to dry. Alot of times it does not seem worth it to do this job. But you have to think of the people that do the right thing and respect the job, those are who you are protecting. To all those here in "blue", be safe and remember whats important----coming home at the end of shift!!! Thoughts and prayers to all those mentioned here!