what does it mean to be a police officer?

Answer 1

It depends where. My husband is a police officer and in our country his life is always in danger, so many officers are corrupt and he takes pride in PROTECTING AND SERVING- That is it: PROTECTING AND SERVING (and of course from my side: never getting awarded, thanked or appreciated for putting his life on the line and being away from his family 2 weeks out of a month).

Answer 2

Hi Penny! Are you thinking of becoming a police officer? Then simply answer these questions for yourself:

Are you willing to die or sustain serious injury to save the life or protect the life of a stranger?

Are you prepared to die or perhaps suffer permanent physical or mental disability from an injury you sustained while you were attempting to apprehend a person who is brandishing a gun or stealing an automobile?

Think about the reality and consequences of those questions!!

I know two incidents in Chicago, Illinois where two police officers (along with hundreds of other brave men and women) suffered either death or permanent disability performing those acts of bravery and selflessness.

One officer is still alive. His last name is James Mullins. Officer Mullins was shot in his mouth while attempting to apprehend a man brandishing and shooting a gun. Do you have that courage, Penny? Officer Mullins has quadriplegia (total paralysis of the body from the neck down). He is confined to a wheel chair. He performs various tasks with the help of a device he controls with the movement of his tongue. I don't know how he nourishes himself with food (by traditional means as you and I know it or through a tube). His loving and supportive wife continues (I believe) to serve as a Chicago police officer.

The other officer (I believe his name is James Camp) was killed while he was attempting to apprehend an auto thief. Would you risk your life Penny, to stop someone who is stealing a piece of metal? Your flesh and blood and soul for an insignificant piece of metal. Or, let's ascend to a higher value: Enforcing the law! James Camp did. James Camp sacrificed his beautiful and loving family to stop a thief from stealing an automobile.

Would you sacrifice your family, children and loved ones, and your life to enforce the law? Do you have those qualities of valor and courage Penny?

My sister considered a career in law enforcement about thirty years ago. She was about to take the police examination when, one day, she heard a news broadcast about a police officer who was shot and killed by a man who the officer had stopped for a traffic violation. My sister decided to choose another career because she acknowledged the death and danger aspects of police work.

Answer those questions. I know the questions are blunt (some people would say tactless), but, all too often, people who seek a job as a police officer do not think about the consequences. Answer the questions with your heart and mind, Penny. Then YOU will know what it takes for YOU to be a police officer!

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Answer 3

It means service to the community. Being a voice for victims unable to speak or do for themselves. It is being an example for others to follow.

But not all police officers follow this.

Answer 4

For some of us it means that everyone in your village can sleep at night knowing that someone is there to help. Even after the insults, we still show up to help you or your family in dangerous situations.

Answer 5

a police officer means the big *** who controll donkey.