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Guns are weapons of human warfare that can protect or destroy a living vessel. As we remember our nation’s history, guns have been used for various reasons. These devices have been used for hunting, protection, Authority, and just because it’s our second Amendment Right to bear arms. The purpose for the usage of guns has changed drastically over time; people have seemingly abused the right and privilege of “gun toting”. Consequently, we must ask ourselves as a people hypothetically united; how…

approximately 0421 hours, Suspect Christian Medina called Century Station to report a robbery was occurring at the corner of Holmes Avenue/Gage Avenue, Unincorporated Los Angeles County. Suspect Medina identified himself as “Christian,” and told the dispatcher the suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, shorts, and he was armed with a black handgun. At approximately 0425 hours, deputies were dispatched to the location. Deputies Brown…

Was it the mother, the brother, or an actual murderer that killed JonBenet Ramsey? JonBenet Ramsey was a six year old girl who was brutally murdered. Today, the murderer still hasn’t been found. Was it her own parents as an accident or even her brother from being angry? This cold case has different theories and is still incorporated into pop culture today. JonBenet was the daughter of John and Patsy Ramsey. She was also the sister of her big brother Burke. JonBenet was an innocent little…

the municipality, management of most local agencies is the responsibility of a Chief of Police. Along with the sworn officers within their agency, each chief has a staff of support personnel, which may include detectives, correctional personnel, dispatchers, and administrative personnel. Crime Prevention, community relations, community services, maintaining records, and internal affairs are just some of the support entities that may be found within the local agencies. If the municipality is…

Newly hired officers should also be trained on how to communicate well with different people and be familiarized to the philosophy of community building and problem solving strategies. Dispatchers for example are the first and occasionally the only contact among the public and the corporation. The first impression is the most important with anything. The author states, “If we can sell the community policing idea then we can expect them to…

Louis. From the time the incident began until Brown landed in the morgue, last for almost ten hours. Brown and his associate, Johnson, were suspected to be stealing cigars from a market and assaulting the clerk. Police dispatchers relayed the message of a stealing in progress to responding officers, where officer Wilson was needed for back up after losing the suspects. Now, responding officer, Wilson, is on the hunt for Brown and Johnson, now requesting more back up. Walking…

"The Things They Carried" is a short story written about soldiers' experiences of war in Vietnam. The 'things' the author mentions in the title is both figurative and literal. With this comes burdens kept close both by the soldier and the family. When someone goes off to war, there is trauma everywhere. Obviously, the soldier is highly effected by the circumstances; however, through research, it is seen that perhaps even the family is even more traumatized. Even when we are not at war, military…

Almost every time that I turn on the news or log onto my social media account the first thing I see in bold letters “unarmed BLACK teenager killed by WHITE police officer”. Or “BLACK man shoots and kills WHITE officer”. Somehow I only see the extra emphasis on the race of the shooter and the victim when it is a white and black person involved. It is so frustrating to me and so hard for me to understand why the local news only want to draw attention to the black man killed by a white officer but…

Track Club” my life took a complete “U-turn”. It was a hot Saturday in the month of June where I was about to run my favorite race, the 400m. I felt ready as ever, only with one slight problem, I was extremely sore. “Runners take your marks”, the dispatcher said. “Set!” Bang! the gun went off and I darted out as fast as I could in lane five. I was in the lead, going fast as ever until I drew near the 100m mark and suddenly my left leg popped twice as I smacked the ground. “Oh!”,…

“I bet you wouldn’t be doing this if I was white!” This statement, or a variation of it, has been at least in the mind at least once of every black person. But why? Is it because they’re trying to make everything about race? Or is it something deeper in their understanding about a certain preference society has placed due to stereotypes? The true answer is that most black people recognize and tend to point out the presence of white privilege. White privilege tends to show is recognizable…