Heather (Veteran Police Officer)

I would hope all cops are like that.

I know that the majority that I work with,

they really do try to dive into the why behind what people do.

Motive is a big aspect of what we do, not necessarily on...

the arrest side of things and the investigation, but in the prosecution of things, the end aspect of what the criminal justice system does and actual law enforcement.

So I would hope that a lot of cops do.

And I mean, I know I've gotten better at it.

And that's what we should do, right?

We should always be growing.

We should learn.

We should have life experience.

I mean, I started this job when I was 23.

I didn't have much life experience.

And I've just grown through, you know, being a mom of four, them having different age gaps, you know, living and working in different areas, the amount of experience I've had on and off the job.

I just, I've given into being able to really take in the fact that I'm just one person in a big world with one perspective based on my own bias and my own, you know, history in this life and to kind of let go of it and understand that other people aren't always going to agree with me.

And like, wouldn't that just be a great concept for everybody to grasp onto, especially right now in the climate that we have?

But do you think the head boss used fear and intimidation more than anything else?

I didn't mean just against you.

I meant the mafia culture as a whole.

So there's a bit of an intimidation factor when you walked into the room.