Personal Narrative: Police Brutality And Racial Profiling

As the child of a single mother who is a police officer I had to learn the skill of self-sufficiency quickly. If my mother was working night shift I could not knock on her bedroom door when I had a nightmare because she was out protecting the public. I learned quickly that being a police officer is dangerous work and that the possibility that she might not come home one day is an ever-present one. Unlike many cases I have heard of, I never rebelled against my mother and her chosen profession. It is easy to see why many children of first responders do rebel. The parents see the worst case scenarios in the world and are presented with the world’s ugliest side daily, so it is no wonder that like my mother, many are very protective of their children. …show more content…
I oppose the people who scream “Police Brutality” and “Racial Profiling” because as a child of a Police Officer I know the fear that many officers share when faced with an uncooperative individual. The work is stressful and it shows at the end of the day when my mom comes home and takes off her uniform. She is worried to go out in public with me because some person she arrested might recognize her and come after me. She constantly sees criminals in suspicious individuals and rarely lets me go out on my own because of them. I understand she only has my best interests at heart, but sometimes it’s hard to deal