There's no escaping personal responsibility. You make decisions and must deal with the good and bad results.
It's important to learn how to accept consequences and to be responsible enough to make good decisions. Once a mistake or bad decision has been made, it's nearly impossible to return a situation to its original form.
Even shiny police badge, which should symbolize safety and security to a person in need, can become tarnished when one officer makes an irresponsible decision.
Officer Jason Lyon's decision to drive recklessly, regardless of the reason, put three women in danger on what should have been a short, safe ride to their residence hall. Lying compounded the problems. It was completely inappropriate behavior for an officer.
His lack of responsibly has harmed the reputation of an entire department made up of many brave and trustworthy people.
The Muncie Police Department and Chief Joe Winkle are taking a hard line against Lyon by suspending and investigating him. Officers are human, and humans make mistakes, but as Winkle said, "He made a mistake, but one that can't be made."
This attitude shows responsibility and provides evidence that the department will not tolerate this type of behavior. To save their reputation, the police should continue to investigate the accident and then punish him accordingly for his actions.
As the investigation continues, Lyon will be faced with accepting responsibility for his reckless decisions and will serve as an example for other people tempted to make irresponsible decisions.
Students must often choose between attending class and doing homework or sleeping in and hanging out with friends. Someone who decides to skip class and goof off will probably have to deal with bad grades and failing classes.
Consider your actions carefully so instead of wrecking cars and possibly losing jobs you can accept personal responsibility for smart decisions.
It is unacceptable for a 38-year-old, six-year veteran of the force to take college freshmen on joyrides. He wasn't protecting them, he was endangering him.
Hopefully, in the future, steps will be taken to prevent safety and trust issues before they come up. To be taken seriously, the officers must act seriously.
A police officer should solve problems, not make more.
It's wonderful that Muncie police officers are willing to offer rides home to Ball State students who are out late at night. Hopefully that service will not end because of this accident. When someone isn't in trouble with the law, a police car should be safe method of transportation. It's important that the interactions between officers and people are positive so trust issues do not develop.
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