> The days where a cop, judge or prosecutor identified as the function they render to society are over, I suspect.
The are in fact people who take their jobs seriously today. Are there actual hard numbers on how the prevalence of this has changed over the long term?
> To do good work means risking divorce, lowering your per hour wage, becoming a target for the bad guys, watching your lazier colleagues pass you by, and putting your health in jeopardy.
It is in fact possible to do quality work without martyring yourself.
> This was seen as heroic in the 80s. Today it is seen as dumb, naïve and futile.
"Was seen"... by whom? Both now and then, you'll get different answers on whether it's a good thing depending on who you ask.
Yeah, I think the uncaring, untrying cop goes way back. I think it was some fatso that only eats donuts and drinks coffee. These critiques go way back. I think the force had a few of these guys in the break room; they'd laugh their ass off if you suggested it was a good idea to work hard.
Only difference is he would be smoking a cigarette. Or perhaps a cigar.
The are in fact people who take their jobs seriously today. Are there actual hard numbers on how the prevalence of this has changed over the long term?
> To do good work means risking divorce, lowering your per hour wage, becoming a target for the bad guys, watching your lazier colleagues pass you by, and putting your health in jeopardy.
It is in fact possible to do quality work without martyring yourself.
> This was seen as heroic in the 80s. Today it is seen as dumb, naïve and futile.
"Was seen"... by whom? Both now and then, you'll get different answers on whether it's a good thing depending on who you ask.