Persuasive Essay On Being A Police

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Many things come to mind when the word police is said aloud. When asked, one person provided the words “protection, and law”, while another simply stated “pigs”. We’ve all formed opinions on the police whether it be positive or negative based off of what we see in the news, hear from others, and from our own personal experience. The politically correct definition of police is “the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order”. In the United States of America, the police have made a lasting impact on the public’s view of them most of which is unpleasant. What we forget however, is that the police are formed of individuals who set out to keep us safe and do good. Police officers do not wake up in the morning with the urge to kill a civilian and abuse the power they hold. They get up in morning ready to go to work and carry out their jobs like every other person does. Deciding to become a police officer is certainly not the easiest choice to make. No one knows how that would feel beside the ones who actually make that choice; so, when interviewing Police Officer Howerton, I learned a great amount of information. “I liked the idea of helping others. That was the main reason. I wanted to have a job that I was good at that made me feel like I …show more content…

It’s made up of brave individuals who actually became cops to help and protect people. Do not mix them up. We can’t base the actions of few cops to every single cop out there. The police work force is improving. Police officers are beginning to wear body cameras now and more police officers are being held accountable for their actions when they abuse their power. This is to prevent cops from breaking the rules. Hopefully, in the future we see police officers being viewed as people making a difference instead of causing

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