As the New Year came in we have seen a rise in how horrible most cops are treated. Officers are treated horrible people who abuse their power. This hurts more that the officers it hurts us. When we can’t trust one another we tend to fight and blame each other. Some officers have gone to the extreme of quitting their jobs due to the how they are treated. People are having riots to bring the opinion that officers are bad people who don’t deserve to be apart of this world. One reporter decided to change that with an article he wrote. On Feb. 17, 2017 CNN released an article by Dan Simon, named “’Guardian angel’ rescues woman trapped in a burning car,” that clearly demonstrates how not all heroes wear capes, they wear badges. The author wrote this article not to just write it, he wanted …show more content…
The author wanted to make the tone known, so you can see his bias towards police officers and how that most officers put their lives on the line for little to no respect. Statements like “I just heard it on the radio and decided, I’m going to that,” and “Minutes later, Schwering was there.” (Dan Simon, ‘Guardian angel’) show how fast he got to the situation, which could give the reader the idea that he was speeding and in high risk of losing his life to get there. The author puts the body camera video of the officer in the article to show how he risked life and limb to run up, break the glass, and pull the woman out of the car. ‘“I grab an arm, a neighbor grabs an arm, and we pull her out of the car and drag her to the ambulance,” Schwering remembered (Dan Simon, ‘Guardian angel’). He really was in a rush, along with the officer who aided in saving the woman’s life. At this point the author has an empathetic tone towards the officers and wants you to know that. He is thankful to have police officers in the world to help and we are sure Mrs. Novak