Being raised by a police officer carries a lofty price tag that includes some blessings and burdens for a child. My dad, a retired policeman who went from patrolman to undercover narcotic agent to detective leaves many memories. Not knowing any differently, this life isn’t for everyone, nor for every family.
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John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
This past week I had the opportunity to attend Police Week in Washington, DC. This was my first time at the event and our company was blessed to be a vendor at “Tent City.” The experience has forever changed me and it will not be forgotten. I was so amazed as I got to witness police officers and their families from all over the world flock the streets of DC.
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Have you ever been embarrassed to find out another cop you work with is a Christian too? You might have thought, “Have I used any ‘choice words’ around him?” or “Does he remember how I acted when we went out that night after training?”
Throughout the career of any law enforcement officer, especially in regards to narcotics enforcement, one of the most unethical practices that must be cautiously avoided is called “Profiling”, and it comes in many forms. Racial profiling is the most commonly referred to, which means targeting a specific individual, or group of individuals, based solely upon their color or ethnic origin. If every car an officer stopped contained only African Americans, Hispanics or Middle Eastern folks, that particular officer would undoubtedly be guilty of this practice and their career would be (and should be) short lived.
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In the book of Numbers 15:38-41 it states: Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: (39) And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: (40) That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. >>>>>>Read More