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Actually, yes. I expect them to be human and capable of running out of patience as much as the next person. For instance, when I have a waiter that gets verbal
by ericclemmons 11y ago
Actually, yes. I expect them to be human and capable of running out of patience as much as the next person.
For instance, when I have a waiter that gets verbally abused by a neighboring table, I go out of my way to swing the pendulum in the other direction by being very polite, understanding, and more patient than normal.
Trying to balance out the universe often works out in your favor as well.
Idealistically, I'd like people in high-intensity situations behave almost like robots, but that's simply not realistic.
- coldtea 11y ago>Actually, yes. I expect them to be human and capable of running out of patience as much as the next person. That's just sad. A professional supposedly trained to handle stressful situations, carrying lethal force, and paid by the citizenry to "serve and protect" is the LAST PERSON that should be excused for "running out of patience as much as the next person". And in better societies, they aren't.
- ericclemmons 11y agoI understand your perspective. I suppose the reason why I take this approach is because ordinary citizenry, with CHLs in my case, can be carrying weapons with them most of the time. CHL holders (like myself) are armed with more knowledge in fatal use & consequences, but there's zero training to "handle stressful situations" in a professional manner, besides acting responsibly in accordance with the law. That's probably why a lot of us in Texas opt not to be huge jerks in traffic or interpersonal situations because _you never know who's carrying_. This mentality just naturally translates to law enforcement who _supposed_ to be trained in defusing a situation first.