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THE BATTALION
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
PUT YOUR
UP!
Police officers give the nitty-gritty of the risks, benefits of their job
By Heather Campbell
THE BATTALION
Wrestling a gun from someone’s
hand or chasing a criminal in pos
session of lethal weapons is not out
of the ordinary for police officers.
Police serve to protect others while
endangering their lives as they respond
to perilous situations.
Sgt. Bill Hiney, an officer for the
Plano Police Department, said despite the
high level of danger associated with his
job, fear pushes him and his fellow offi
cers to succeed.
“When we put the badge on, it’s an
agreement that we’re liable to put our
selves in harm’s way. There’s a certain
amount of fear that keeps us sharp,”
Hiney said. “We have to stay on guard
at all times for weapons and protect
ourselves by backing each other up on
the job.”
Hiney said most problems he sees
are alcohol related.
“People don’t know how to drink
responsibly and it causes a lot of grief,”
he said. “They lose their mental and
physical facilities, which has potential to
be fatal.”
As a sergeant, Hiney said he enjoys
camaraderie with the other officers and
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“My satisfaction comes from watching the
guys on my shift succeed,” he said. “They are
great guys and I would do anything for-them.”
Brent Abbey, a College Station officer, said
the most difficult aspect on the scene is when he
knows a person involved.
I stopped someone I knew, but I
could not dismiss them because
they were in the wrong... it was
hard as I put them in jail.
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“I stopped someone I knew, but I could not
dismiss them because they were in the wrong and
it was hard as 1 put them in jail,” Abbey said.
Abbey said family violence is the hardest call
to respond to because every second matters when
someone is being abused.
“It may only take a minute to get there, but
if they are getting beaten up, it seems like
hours to them,” Abbey said. “I can’t think of
anything more terrifying than someone you
love hurting you.”
Abbey said he is most satisfied when leaving
people who were once scared and hurting with
a smile on their face. Joining the police force
gave him an opportunity to fulfill his dream of
helping others.
Responding to call after call can be a chal
lenge, especially when dealing with serious
crimes, and Hiney said everyone handles the
pressure differently.
“There are some who deal with it by joking
around and using humor because that’s their way
of venting,” Hiney said. “Some go home and talk
to their significant other about it, and then there’s
those that bottle it up inside and develop ulcers
because of it.”
Police officers must appear to be fearless,
even when fear lingers in the air.
“We get to work and push through the day,
not thinking about what could happen to us. In
bad situations, we just get in there and do the
best we can,” Abbey said. “Afterwards, we’ll sit
there and wonder how we just got through it.”
Hiney said he realizes the risks involved and
takes every precaution to protect himself. Hiney
wears 30 pounds of protective clothing and
weapons, including a bullet-proof vest.
However, the satisfaction he receives from
doing his job outweighs the risks.
“The most satisfaction comes when some
one’s life is changed,” Hiney said. “I love this
job and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.”
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