Miami River Cops

         Police corruption when here about it puts a gross feeling in your mouth. It is hard to think that those who are suppose to protect and serve the public are committing crimes them selves. In 1984 Miami, FL was hit with the one of the worse police corruption in the united states, and also dealing with issue like drugs in murder in the city. The Miami river cops were just eight of more than 100 cops involved with police misconduct. The cops were either involved or committing bribes, murder, drug dealing, or any misconduct. The task force was called the Centac 26 involving almost every federal agency and the Miami police department them selves. In the end everyone involved was either arrested or disciplined for the action that took place in Miami.

         Wanting to be involved in law enforcement myself, I hate hearing about these officers that went against their duty to serve the public. Alex Alvarez the detective who led the investigation said, "It was a terrible time time to be a cop"(Miller) when interview by Miami Beach 411. That sums up how the public views law enforcement after a corruption in a police department comes to light, but not every cop is bad. Sometime a few get by that should not be an officer, but almost all are good. When us see a case of major corruption like in Miami, FL, it was just after a department goes on a hiring spree to control an issue. Hiring spree 9 out 10 times do not work, and it amazes me of why a department would consider it. A lot of the time its from public out rage and the governor that put extreme pressure on the Chief of police to take action. Most of the time its the department and other officers that get the criticism. It's a shame to those who work in law enforcement like the ones in Miami that did there duty, but still get looked at as a bad person. Alvarez comments in his interview that "Miami has changed a lot since then."(Miller) This is true because then Miami was known as the United States murder capitol, but today the name has disappeared. 

Works Cited: 

Miller, Carlos. "The Miami River Cops Case." Miami Beach 41. Miami Beach 41. 20 May 2009. 

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Introduction

I am second year student at NOVA with hopes of graduating with a degree in Sociology. I plan to go to a four-year university after getting my associates degree. After getting my bachelors degree I plan to become a Police officer for a few years to get experience. I plan on finishing up at the FBI. I have always been interested in law enforcement since I was little. I would watch "Law and Order" every night if it was on, and act like I was a detective and do my on investigations. As I got older I would instead of just watch shows on crime fighting, I would look up criminal cases on some of the most famous crimes committed. Its not something an average teenager would do, but curiosity got the better of me.

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Growing up in Northern Virginia I am constantly around individuals in law enforcement whether local or federal. I have a great passion for law enforcement, and have a great appreciation for those involved. I'm doing a blog post on the police corruption going on around the United States, and the real stories behind them and the motives in hope to give others a better understanding. Many feel it has become a problem in our police forces today, but I do not believe it has. I also plan to give a background of what police officers go through everyday, and the tough choices they make. 

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I hope by the end that people will be able to appreciate what the women and men in law enforcement do everyday. They put their lives on the line in order to keep the peace, get criminals off the street, and create order in society. It is a under appreciated profession, but it should not be a look at negatively.

Bad Choice

     Everyone knows Chuck Norris and his time on the show "Walker, Texas Ranger," but apparently not everyone knows his background in karate. To give you a better understanding Chuck Norris is not just an actor, he does have multiple black belts in following: 1st degree in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, 8th degree Grandmaster in Tae Kwon Do, 9th degree in Jeet Kune Do, 10th degree in Shito Ryu Karate, 10th degree In Tang Soo Do, and 11th degree in Chun Kuk Do. You would think who is crazy enough to mess with a man with that kind of training? 

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     In 1994, Chuck Norris was walking by himself in downtown Dallas, Texas, when two men were walking towards him. The two men approached him, both men pulling out a pocketknife demanded Chuck to give them his wallet. Chuck Norris asking "are you insane?," the men replied with "No! We know who you are! And we know you have lots of money! Now give up, or your dead! Minuets later police arrive to find two men with severely broken arms (compound fractures) sitting on the curb, while Chuck Norris was leaning on the wall. The offices hysterical, asked the two men "did you not know who he was?" In response "yeah, we knew who he was! We figured all that crap on TV was fake!" This is almost like another Chuck Norris joke, but the incident did happen. Which is written in Chuck Norris's autobiography, "Against All Odds." 



Work Cited

10 Truly Ridiculous Criminal Acts. Listverse Ltd., 16 July 2010. Web.
                    
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