Back the Blue
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the Blue
Across the United States,
there are more than 18,000 different law enforcement agencies whose soul
purpose is to serve and protect the community and their citizens. Within the
18,000 agencies, there are 708,001 full-time active-duty police officers. Some
people view all 708,000 officers as being corrupt, crooked, and power happy individuals
that abuse their power; but the good heavily outweighs the bad when it comes to
talking about Police.
Without funded police
departments across the United States, our country would crumble. The cops across the US do a tremendous job in trying to keep our streets safe.
The Good Outweighs the Bad
Some people tend to look
at the police as bad individuals and that all they want to do is hurt unarmed individuals
for fun. Politicians look and wait for these instances to occur, and that is
when they strike. They call for police reform and defunding of police agencies across
the country.
Protesters in Washington
painted the phrase “defund the police” onto 16th Street on Saturday
night. Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesThe media tends to try
and find the most absurd and distasteful images of police officers when they are
talking about the Police. And then this is what leads to the mass protests in
big cities across the country.
The Good Cops
The sad part about all of
this is that the bad and dirty cops are the only ones that get broadcast across
the media waves in this country. The good officers in this country outweigh the
bad by hundreds of thousands, but they are never recognized, only the bad ones
are publicized for their stupidity.
The police go to about every single emergency that is within their jurisdiction, and most of the times they go on mutual-aid runs to help out neighboring departments. If you call 911 and say your house is on fire, more than likely a cop will be the first one to arrive. They will be able to assess the situation to the best of their ability and relay the information to the fire department.
When you call 911 to report you or a loved one is having a medical emergency, police officers will be the first to arrive. They are all trained with basic life support skills, such as CPR and First Aid. So they will be able to assess and begin help right away, hoping to save the persons life.
If a neighboring community's police is in need of assistance, cops from all over will hear the call over the radio and rush to help. Police departments are always helping one another out, no matter the cost.
Protests
The Black Lives Matter
group, or BLM, is one of the major organizations that are trying to take down
the police. The police and all individuals believe that all lives matter and that no one should be wrongfully killed. An article by authors Hoang and Benjamin states “These
results suggest that even if cities with Democrat mayors are initially responsive
to the concerns of BLM protesters, this responsiveness may not be sustained
over the long term.” They are using statistics to prove that if police budgets
are get decreased, they will have to be increased later on down the road in
order to keep our streets at peace.
There was a recent uproar when a young man was shot and killed by police officers in the City of Chicago. The man was being pulled over for a traffic violation, and instead of complying, he decided to shoot police officers. The cops were able to deescalate the situation, but the man was sadly killed in the process. Without the police's quick wits, citizens of Chicago could've been at risk. The cops acted with speed and bravery, and was able to secure the streets fast and safely.
Without funded police departments
across our nation, the streets in our communities would not be safe. We wouldn’t be able to
send our kids outside to play in the yard, ride their bikes up and down the
street, or even to go play a pickup game of basketball at the local park. Most
importantly, we wouldn’t have the community interaction that allows us to make
friends, grow, and succeed that we have today.
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