Feeling Protected

As I was walking in the park, I noticed that that some Police officers were doing their work and I mentioned to a friend that I felt protected walking in the park by myself in the morning rather than at the end of the day. He laughed and asked me why. The reason was because the police officers workout in the morning on some days and on other days the fire brigade does. He laughed again. He asked me if those men and women (very few) in blue shorts and white t-shirts would really be able to do anything to protect me from getting mugged. My answer was that I just thought that perhaps the criminals would avoid the park just because they knew those officers were there.

As we continued walking, the officers started jogging and as they passed I noticed that a few of them were carrying their guns on them even though they were in those short shorts. So there it was – the gun. I was right in the first place; it is safer to walk in the park in the morning.

 Once I had a friend who was a policeman. He told me that if a shooting broke out he would run and hide. When I asked him why, he told me that he didn’t make a lot of money to put his life on the line. He had a family to take care of and dying was not an option. Ironically and unfortunately, he did get shot except that it was his day off and he wasn’t in uniform.

These police officers that I see in the park do not only work out there, they also run on the streets in the neighborhood. I have spotted them from my window. They run and chant as they run. On one hand it is cool to watch, however, on the other hand, they really make a mess out of the traffic because they take up a whole lane.

 Ah, but between you and me, it sure is a sight for sore eyes! Ooh La La!

Written July 15, 2014 Todos os direitos reservados a Meire Marion.

Photo: Meire Marion ( from my bedroom window)