True story… a couple of years ago, I was with a group of friends having lunch. A few tables away from us, a child not of our group began choking and turning blue, and the mother began to panic. An LASD Sargeant in our own group rushed over, cleared the child’s airway and removed the food blockage, and provided medical assistance until EMS arrived to take over. A pair of Deputies accompanied them, and because LASD is so large, our Sargeant and the Deputies didn’t know each other. He attempted to brief them for their report, and afterward walked back over to our table shaking his head and mentioning his displeasure at their lack of interest. He told us most Deputies who have at least a few years under their belt begin to develop a disdain for interacting with anyone, even fellow LEOs outside their immediate circle, and reminded us that they are never our friends.