Good and Bad Facets of Police Officers
Write an essay of at least 750 words narrating an experience you had with an unconscious bias, using a template to organize your thesis. Pick one of the following approaches:
1. You may build from your post on last week's discussion board and keep going with it. In that case, congrats--you've already got a draft of your introduction! _ I will post a template I have already used for a different topic for you to use it and create an essay from it.
1. The term Police Officer tends to be synonymous with "Pigs" in many people's minds. They see police officers as people who just want to ruin people's lives or use their "authority" to get away with whatever they want. However, most people only see the bad and the ugly because that is what is always reported or on the news. On the contrary, most police officers join this field to help people and be of better service to their community. For the truth is not all police officers are the same. In this essay, I will be writing about the good and the bad of police officers and how the world makes them out to be. Not all police officers are bad, but not all are good either.
2. You may describe a time when you were confronted with one of your biases (conscious or not) and came to a new conclusion. Use this template for your thesis: "Although I had previously believed / been told that _______ were /was ______, that view was proven wrong when I __________." A possible example would look like this: "Although I had always been told that Germans were cold and unfeeling, that view was proven wrong when I traveled to Germany in high school and encountered many warm, friendly people who went out of their way to help me, a stranger."
3. You may describe a time when you encountered someone else's unconscious bias towards yourself. Use this template: "Apparently people expected that, as a /an ______, I would _______. I surprised them when I ______." A possible example would look like this: "Apparently people expected that, as a person from rural east Tennessee , I would chew tobacco, own shabby clothes, and be barely able to read and write. I surprised them when I told them I hate nicotine in all its forms, own a suit, and spent the summer after I graduated high school at a creative writing retreat hosted by the University's Writer's Workshop." (If you want, you can add one more point: "Most of all, though, they were surprised that I'm a Latina whose family has lived in Appalachia for generations.
Please use the first introduction draft I have provided and then use one of the other two templates to finish the essay.
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Police Officer's Essay
The term Police Officer has an inclination to be associated with "Pigs" in the minds of many. They perceive police officers as individuals who crave to wreck lives or exploit their "authority" to elude consequences. Nevertheless, most people merely perceive the vicious and the vile incessantly publicized or on the news. Conversely, most police officers enter this domain to assist people and enhance their community. The truth is that not all police officers are identical. In this composition, I will expound on the good and bad facets of police officers and how the world portrays them. Not all of them are wicked, and not all are righteous either.
As a teenager, I believed police officers were corrupt and abusive. I disproved this view when I witnessed a heroic act of bravery and compassion by a police officer. One evening, a woman of color mounted atop a bicycle lost control and crashed into a tree. Her puppy got trapped in the tangled branches of a roadside thicket. An enforcement officer appeared from the shadows, and swift as an arrow, he forcefully separated the puppy’s obstinately interwoven limbs. This experience shattered my preconceived notions and made me realize that not all police officers are bad; some genuinely care for others. Anyway, the police officers are human beings.
One of the primary reasons for the widespread negative perception of police officers worldwide is media bias. The media often depicts the officers as unvirtuous, sensationalizing controversial aspects related to policing, such as police brutality, corruption, racism, and misconduct. While these stories make headlines and boost ratings, they contribute to an inaccurate portrayal of the entire force. Regrettably, the media seldom reports on the positives and heroics undertaken by these officers. Some often save lives, prevent crimes, aid victims, and serve the community, yet, no coverage for them. Consequently, the public is left with the impression that police officers are more prone to causing harm than assisting and face little accountability for their actions.
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