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    These days it is almost impossible to get a good job without a college degree. So‚ why is it so expensive to get something that everyone should have? A recent survey said “a moderate college budget for an in-state public college for the 2015–2016 academic year averaged $24‚061” (“What’s the price tag” 1). Most students don’t have $24‚061 lying around to spend each year let alone four or five years in a row. A student will have to take out a loan or several loans to pay for this which would put them

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    There are thousands of athletes getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a season of basketball‚ football‚ baseball‚ and etc. While nurses‚ firefighters‚ police officers‚ and the military are risking their lives for complete strangers. Some people think that these athletes deserve more than they do right now. I personally think that they don’t deserve what they are getting. Look at it this way‚ people are actually risking their lives‚ fighting for our country‚ and trying to keep us safe

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    With so much fire going towards the police department about corrupt or crooked police officers what is the true definition of a corrupt officer? Well‚ a corrupt officer is a police officer that is going against the law for personal gain‚ such as‚ taking drugs for themselves and selling back into the community‚ taking bribes from crime lords and going after people who caused them grief in high school. The dictionary definition of a corrupt is‚ “cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal

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    The scenario starts by introducing T. G. Redd‚ a sworn Henrico police officer. As a sworn law enforcement officer in the state of Virginia‚ Redd has certain powers and responsibilities‚ even while off-duty and out of his jurisdiction. While off-duty at Stony Point Fashion Park of Chesterfield‚ Virginia‚ Redd comes across Mike Richards‚ a man Redd had obtained warrants in Henrico for Breaking and Entering‚ Vandalism‚ and Malicious Wounding‚ though had yet to serve them. As Richards is leaving the

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    Torrey Rendell Gibbs Why Do I want to become a police Officer? I want to become a police officer because I feel that it is the calling and purpose God has for my life. As a husband and father of a thirteen year old step daughter‚ a nine year old daughter‚ a five year old daughter‚ and an one year old son; it has come natural for me to be a protector. I take pride in knowing and hearing my family say the feel safe at night under my leadership. It is my duty that I make sure that everyone

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    wanted to be a police officer. My mother tells me that I left the womb saying “Freeze‚ Police!” I’m sure that it was the lights and sirens on a police vehicle that infatuated me. Maybe it was because a police officer carried a gun and had the ability to run red lights. As I grew up‚ cops and robbers was always a favorite game and I was always the cop. As I grew older‚ I realized that a police officer was nothing like I thought. I started to understand the role of the police. Not as a symbol

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    Police pinned down Alton Sterling to the ground when he was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in Louisiana on Tuesday after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller on 911 about Sterling pointing his gun at someone. As Sterling lay immobile‚ the police shot him several times. In the video released on Youtube‚ one of the police officers is seen yelling‚ "He’s got a gun!" After a few seconds‚ Sterling is shot by the cops. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely

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    military police officer is to protect the lives and property on Army territory by enforcing military laws and regulations‚ control traffic‚ prevent crime and respond to all emergencies. There is a lot that goes into becoming an MP. There is school and special training thats involved. Another aspect is the crucial distinction between a civilian police officer and a military police officer. There is also many job benefits that also include life after the military. A military police officer is responsible

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    My career with the New York Police Department has spanned thirty years and has been met with both personal and professional achievements. Coming from a long line of civil servants‚ joining the NYPD was a natural progression. However‚ I strove to do something no other family member had done before‚ achieve a supervisory role. After scoring in the top one percentile on my Sergeant’s examination and with three years in rank‚ I was promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the age of 23. Overcoming the

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    protests do not put police in danger. The black community as a whole have suffered far more casualties than police have when it comes to protests. They have constant weights on their shoulder; they are always having constant reminders of what their ancestors have been through and what they’re going through now. On the off chance‚ the police are in danger‚ it’s not during a peaceful protest. The police force is not in danger during protests because the black community has more to deal with constant

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