Traffic Policemen--poor guys?

Everybody complains about the traffic policemen now-a-days. If they're present at an intersection, the people waiting for the "signal" complain about how long it's taking. If they're not present at an intersection, then people blame the traffic problems on the policemen.

Nobody will even think twice before they overtake from the left, cut across a long line of traffic on the wrong side of the road, run through red lights, etc. Hey, all this is because "they" don't regulate traffic. Look at how "they" have spoiled Bangalore by introducing one-ways everywhere. Yeah, the policemen are all driving around in cars.

Nobody thinks about how stressful dealing with people who are either in a hurry to get to work, or in a hurry to get to their home, or, in the case of Saturdays in a hurry to get anywhere, can be. Add to this stress, the wonderful by-product of traffic--pollution. Don't you notice many more policemen wearing protective masks over their nose and mouth than you saw before?

It's a tough job, cut them some slack. Maybe, even say a word of appreciation for a tough job well done. God knows they get enough abuses anyway.