Case Study Cop Disease

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Cop Disease: A Bloody Badge
When we see law enforcement in the streets, patrolling and guarding our neighborhoods and communities, do we hide from fear or quietly sigh knowing we are safe? It appears that in past years, a small percentage of communities hide in fear from law enforcement officials. Law enforcement officials are trusted and respected, for the most part because of their labor. Each and every police officer is sworn under The Oath of Honor, which upholds the civil liberties to defend and preserve order for the protection and preservation of the public. With a substantial responsibility upon all law enforcement officers, the general public advocates them in regard to their protection and safety. However due to recent and previous inappropriate professional misconduct by law officers, be it in Ferguson, New York or Skid Row, the public is less likely to fear being victimized by strangers but instead fears police misconduct against them.
A number of law enforcement officials are now viewed as suffering from Adrenaline rush disease, mostly referred as mad-cop disease in their field. Cop disease is viewed as inappropriate police misconduct and the misuse of their power on the general public. With the misuse of power, a disunion is created resulting in a conflict between both …show more content…

He claims that adrenaline is a natural hormone from the brain that is released in situations that may be frightening, exciting, threatening or dangerous. Eichler is a hunter who has had issues controlling his adrenaline rush after a dangerous hunting situation. He claim that he would request his film editor to edit out all parts after the kill, so the public would not see his overexcited, un-controlled, and uncensored self. He concludes that there is no possible way to calm down after the rush. That after exposure, practice and time, the individual would learn to control and mask the adrenaline with

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