By C1 Staff
Though there are officers of many stripes, there is one thing that unites us all: brotherhood. But what does that word mean exactly?
We took to Facebook to ask our readers what brotherhood meant to them. Here are our six favorite answers; add your own in the comments.
Readers, what does ‘brotherhood’ mean to you? Leave your comments below, and they might show up in a C1 article.
Posted by Corrections1 on Thursday, April 30, 2015
Christopher Smith: It is the unwavering support of your coworkers, both on and off the job. Brotherhood makes people run into units for you when they don’t know what they themselves may face. Brotherhood will cause people to bear the pains and joys of other people. Brotherhood will cause a fellow officer to drive two hours to your house from his second job, just to sit there with you and tell you everything will be alright... This is brotherhood.
Eric Hutchins Jr.: Being able to trust a fellow officer with your life, and knowing he/she would do the same to you.
Michael James Tyi Jackson: To be there. For whatever reason. You are there for me my brothers and sisters. And I will be there for you.
Mike Leedy: It’s a bond, forged in service to our country, state, and community. Knowing we will be there for each other no matter the risk. “Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends.”
Sheldon Best: We may argue and fight, we may not get along at all, but bottom line is I will fight and die for you.
Kara Royer: Being able to laugh together in the end, and knowing everything is going to be okay...