Police Chief Role

A person who, through fame, profession, accomplishments, and other has the public attention focused upon self is a public figure (Varone, 2012). For examples, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the US President, and any police chief are public figures. They are public figures due to their professions and the legitimate roles they play according to their explicit legal rights conferred by laws. To some extent, the First Lady is a public figure. She runs the first ladyship office at the East Wing of the White House, and plays some roles (Eksterowicz & Paynter, 2000). The spouse of the police chief is an ordinary person and cannot stand for a public figure because of his or her status of being a spouse of the police chief. So, she cannot be affected by the defamation of character that affects strictly a public figure because of her marital status with the police chief. The First Lady can be affected by such behavior. There is a difference between the spouse of police chief and the First Lady. Some First Ladies are famous because of the roles they play. For Example, Hilary Clinton is famous for her works on issues relating to foster children, adoption, and the task force on health care while she was the First Lady (Eksterowicz & Paynter, 2000). Rosalynn Carter was also famous for …show more content…
For example, if a firefighter fails to extinguish fire because he is willing to spare resources for the fire company, his behavior is intended to benefit the company. Here, the firefighter negligently knocks a gasoline can over, which causes a fire later. This is unintentional negligence, which occurs when people are in hurry. In addition, the victims should be required to have a fire protection insurance. So, the employer must not be held