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Don’t jump off a bridge just yet day, but a piece of advice from me Life goes on. That is what we when I’m in uniform. Stop flipping keep saying to ourselves. But I me off! think we are all getting a little It doesn’t hurt my feelings—in sideways these days. fact, it’s soothing. I Covid-19 wasn’t in have thick skin and the bag, yet we started married twice. There acting as if it never is nothing you can existed. Crowds on July say that has not been 4 completely ignored thrown at me dozens of the distancing advice times before. and yes, they were And, while we’re on kids, meaning the the topic, what in the under-25 crowd -- you world do you think know, the ones who will come of the talk will live forever. of “defunding” police They had to close that has become so the beaches again to STAY SAFE popular? You will feel keep the knuckleheads Steve Rose is a retired Sandy Springs Police the effects and you’re from congregating not going to like it. there. The information Captain, veteran Fulton County police officer and What do you think is out there, although freelance writer. He is the happens when they I too am getting a bit author the book “Why cut money from the tired of ABC-TV anchor Do My Mystic Journeys David Muir’s over Always Lead to the Waffle police budget? Services House?” and the column are affected. Nonthe top “Doom and “View from a Cop.” emergency calls just Gloom Report of the sit there, waiting for Day.” (Another thing, the next available officer, already David: sit back in the chair and do backed up seven calls. something about your 12th grade Any police call can turn haircut! Am I too critical?) dangerous so the plan to send Who thought we would get social workers on calls involving to this point when we are quite mental issues is a design to get sure we are losing our collective someone killed. Any cop will tell noodles and becoming those you “normal” calls easily become weird uncles who used to show up violent. Believe me, it’s not the uninvited at reunions? answer to the problem. “Hey Uncle Steve, what have Still, I would like to wake up you been up to?” one day thinking the world isn’t “Oh, nothing much. Quarantine slowly circling the drain. and all, sitting around eating Tater I would like to hear national Tots with Elvis.” news that actually makes sense, I, however, choose to think decisions made on facts, not of this as an opportunity to be political agendas, and problems that guy: the unfiltered one who objectively addressed rather than creates awkward moments with sticking a Band-Aid on them abrasive responses to simple hoping for another day for the questions;, the guy who absolutely problems to magically disappear. and unlimitedly will offer up And so, here we are, marching his advice and then use the through the forest of the quarantine as an excuse. It’s great! unknown, wearing our designer It worked so well that the guy masks and wondering if those who called me saying he’s been who do not are too vain or too trying to reach me about my car’s lazy to consider it a small step to extended warranty actually hung helping us stay alive. It isn’t too up on me! much to ask. I thought I would miss baseball Still, with all that’s going on, we more than I actually do. They have a unique ability to adapt to canceled the minor-league season. the conditions, and that’s how we I loved watching the minors. As beat this coronavirus. Don’t jump far as the majors? Not interested. from the bridge just yet because They whine too much and there’s a lot to live for—unless the why pay all that money to see cable goes out. millionaires play? Then, you’d better make room What about all the social for me. unrest? That’s a story for another
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