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Seems like that could be the plot of the rest of this, she has suspicions and has to balance trying to get information out of him, with not falling under his influence.
Seems like that could be the plot of the rest of this, she has suspicions and has to balance trying
Please don't read my below rant unless you're just curious. Everything written describes my opinions and mine alone, and has no bearing on the fantastic artwork.
"Money over family in arms." Geesh. Would she have reacted the same way if it had been someone she didn't know? Strikes me as the worst kind of hypocrisy otherwise.
And how great does she think she is, anyway? She wouldn't have been mourning if she didn't keep working her other job? I guess there's no doubt details that haven't been shown yet, but why in the world does she seem to think she'd superhero her dead out of harms way? If the other cop/cops on scene couldn't save his life after he had been shot, then how would she have helped? (Cop or not, I imagine she'd be more of a distraction than helpful in that situation.)
And it seems she blames the type of job in particular. I doubt her situation is in any way unique. Yeah, working as a stripper while also being a cop seems... Frowned upon. But what if she was a waiter at a restaurant? Or a grocery store clerk? I get that the desire to help has to be strong for anyone that is a cop, but if she was off duty at the time of the incident, then she can blame rotten luck and not her job or, well, anything else. (Alright, she can blame the shooter as well. I'll give her that! :P ) If she was supposed to be on duty, or even on call, then she had no business even doing that strip-club shift to begin with.
Anyway, just had to rant a bit about that. I have huge respect for people who'll take a job that helps other people, be it police, fireman, nurse or other. For especially police it is, however, extremely concerning when they begin to 'look out for each other' over everything else. That's how corruption begins.
Please don't read my below rant unless you're just curious. Everything written describes my opinions
Allow me to answer some of your points. She would not have reacted the same way if it were someone she did not know (i.e. a civilian. But the comic specifically states 'officer'). Most likely, you would not, either. It could have been a friend that she knew, and you may have a similar reaction here. In real life, we don't all know each other here since our department is so big, but you do make friends. In the end I believe many people in this career would feel at least a little bit of guilt for not helping out a fellow officer near you, even when off duty.
She believes that she could have responded in time to give preventative measures (tourniquet, CPR, anything) to stop him from dying. We do not know if it would be enough to have saved him. She believes if she'd helped, it meant she tried. But she went for money over her sworn duty to protect others. Even though she's off duty. Depending on how you look at it, it's either a moment of (moral) corruption, or a moment of desperation (financial situation). Or both. Both will be elaborated on as the story continues.
She'd blame any other job she has as well; she's not knocking her profession specifically for what it is.
We do not all think rationally about someone's death, someone close to us. Sometimes I think about what I could have done to stop my friend's death, blaming myself, even though rationally, I know it's impossible for me to have done anything to prevent it. I can't help it. It's emotions and "what if I'd done this?" that keep the guilt within.
I hope that clears some things up.
Allow me to answer some of your points. She would not have reacted the same way if it were someone s
In this case, it's worth noting that my rant doesn't actually mean I have anything against the way she acts or reacts in the story. I mean, her attitude to it strikes me as putting blame in the wrong places, but as you said. People are irrational. Most people in stories doesn't usually act the way I think is sane and smart, but I don't always act the smart way myself so who am I to put real blame out?
It's more a chance to rant, really :). (As is this response. Read as much or as little as you think is fun.)
Personally, I don't think it was either a moment of moral corruption or moment of desperation. It's a moment of choice, however. Needing to earn a living isn't immoral. If anyone does an immoral choice here, it's the police department for not paying a livable wage to begin with. As the situation stood, staying at her job was the morally and logical right choice. She was gainfully employed by the club at that moment, she certainly could have bailed on her duty to this job, but that's what I'd consider the morally corrupt decision.
Isn't morality fun? Especially the way it differs from person to person and situation to situation. It'd be different if it happened right before her very eyes. But responding to a call where her collegues are already on scene, and where it would cause a serious disruption to her current employer?
What would I have done myself? I don't know. I've never been the to really regret my actions. I live by the fact that any action I take I take because I judged it to be the best decision at the time. The few I do regret is because I made the choice out of lazyness. I didn't visit my grandmother that day in the hospital, because I could do it tomorrow and I was too lazy to go out. That's a decision I can blame myself for. But when I have a choice where both options are important? I can do the wrong thing, but hindsight's a bitch. I don't blame myself for choosing wrong when both options are equally important, just for different reasons.
Hey, thanks for the answer :). In this case, it's worth noting that my rant doesn't actually mean I
