Cops

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Cops Schmops


They have often been referred to as a “thin blue line” between order and anarchy. The duties of the police officer include the apprehension of criminal offenders, the resolution of community conflicts, the protection of society, and the promotion and preservation of civil order. In this paper I will cover such issues as who are cops, are they fair, necessary, and are they our friends or enemies?
Cops are the egotistical power-craving people who patrol the streets in order to keep the peace. Cops have been earning a sour reputation since their beginning. Anytime a person is caught for convicting a crime of course he will be pissed, and mainly his anger will be focused on the moron who was smart enough to catch him. Cops do play an important role in our society. They are the people who put their lives on the line each time they step into the patrol car or put on the badge, but in a small community like Marshall, Minnesota cops very rarely or never will have their life in jeopardy. Cops in smaller towns get bored; therefore, they don’t need to worry about murder and burglary every day. Instead they focus more on traffic violations and minor consumptions!
If one was to ask me a week ago if cops were fair, I might have said yes, but after last Thursday my answer will shift sharply. It seems cops in this town have nothing better to do than hang out by bars, and try to bust people that they know have been drinking. I received my second minor last Thursday. I wasn’t near a bar, but rather a block away from my girlfriends’ apartment. It was me and a group of my friends who received this ridiculous fine. The cops were called because of a noise violation by someone who we apparently woke up at two a.m. First, we were barely outside of the apartment for no more than seven minutes, and when we were outside we were not yelling or causing a ruckus; however, we did see a guy sitting on the steps with a ph...