Cop Down The Street Analysis

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The Cop Down the Street portrays a message of compassion to families and adjusts understanding of drinking and driving. In the past have being taken drivers education I had an understanding of the effects of driving under the influence, but never a cop’s point of view. Martel made me realize the hardships that police, friends, and most importantly families encounter when member of youth has made a stupid decision to drink and drive. As a driver you need to create options before drinking; either get someone else who has not had a drink to drive you home or do not drink at all if you know you will be driving. Although Corporal Martel’s letter compelled me to understand various perspectives I knew before not to drink and drive because of the

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