Keep up the great work!

So I say don’t even bother with a poll. Keep writing about what you feel like. Obviously, your senses are pretty good anyway because you have a dedicated following.

It sure is interesting to read various stories. But what is missing, and it is mostly directed at VPD in general than you, are the attempts to vividly and consistently educate the public about the consequences of choices people make.

Write about a drug addict, about his parents who hoped he would make something of himself when he was a child, then write about his decisions to escape the reality by taking drugs, and how he now walks around the rainy Vancouver streets to find soggy cigarette butts to smoke, or to steal something when he can to sell for 10% of the value on the open-air thief market in DTES.

Write about drug dealers. How they hope to get rich quick. How they kill people with their “product.” How pathetic their lives are, full of fear of police, rip offs by fellow dealers, shootings from a rival gang.

Stuff like that, please.

I was first drawn to your blog when I was searching for information on other Dog Teams throughout the country. But I keep coming back because of each and every story. I like reading about Police Dog Hondo and your adventures together, and I also like reading about police work in general. I work for a different Law Enforcement Agency so it’s great to get another persepctive. In my line of work, I have enjoyed liaising with the VPD and when visiting, the officers have been very hospitable. We have had escourted tours of Vancouver’s east side which is always an eye opener. I have a great respect for what you do!
Thanks very much for sharing!!

As a civilian, I value the opportunity learn more about police work and “a day in the life” of a police officer. I’m always interested in “how” and “why,” and am often curious about “what’s it like to…” I find your blog fascinating and very down-to-earth.

Finally, as a female in a non-traditional career (engineering), I enjoy reading about other women’s experiences at work. Gender shouldn’t matter, and sometimes it doesn’t, but sometimes it creeps subtly in. Reading about how your uniform crosses gender, race, and religious lines gives me hope.

As a hopefull new recruit, I would like to hear about your first few months on the force, or even your academy days.

Thank you Sandra, for reminding me with every post that this is my dream job, and for calling out to us lurkers to finally speak our minds!

Here’s my two cents (2.3 cents in Canadian): Until you’re getting paid for it, write for you. Write what inspires you. Write what moves you.

That in turn, will inspire and move your readers.

And then even if it doesn’t, at least you’ve been you. And that’s something to be proud of.