Eleanor Roosevelt once stated that, "People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." To be quite frank, I don't know whether to believe in this particular quote. It was just a few days ago that two fellow officers in Florida were gun downed by criminals and were killed in the line of duty. Those are the people that have real character; not for their honesty, but for their bravery and strength. I commend the women and men that give their lives to make our city a better place; for our children and children's children. Without police officers today, our city would result in chaos all over. To fully understand a police officer we must comprehend the depths that he or she may take during the hours of their shift. We are all human beings and the moment we stop acting like human beings we will lose our character. According to my research there has been a total of five police officers in Florida that have died, four of which were gun down and the other officer was the cause of a heart attack. For the families that were left behind, children, brothers, sisters, husbands, and wives; my sincere sympathy. I have once experience grieve long ago, but nothing compares to yours right now. I know words of sorrow don't make the feelings you feel any better; however, the one thing I knew I could always rely on was the memories I've shared. Memories will always and forever stay within your heart and no one can take that away from you. The police officers that risk their lives have regretfully died during the line of duty; but also a part of their loved ones died as well, that is the true tragedy that we has humans do not realize. Once a criminal kills an officer, you're not just murdering the police officer; you're murdering their loved ones too. That is the accurate meaning of line of duty.
Written By: Amanda V Rodriguez
