Prompt 10

(Interview was conducted via phone)

In the last few months, the amount of police brutality incidents against African-Americans and Latinos have seemed to be on the rise.

There is no denying that it is easy to write this from my perspective. I’m not a cop and have never been in the line of fire. But, to any human being, some of the videos and stories we’ve seen and heard strike us as excessive.

So, instead of writing an editorial on police brutality incidents, we decided to go straight to the source – the Detroit Police Department.

I was lucky enough to land an interview with an African-American cop who will remain unnamed. He’s been in the force for almost seven years and patrols the neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

Me: as of the recent events some would say the police department use unnecessary force wen resolving problems. what's your views on the topic?

Officer: People be quick  judge us, but haven't really been in our shoes. some situations could have been handle but we don't wake up planning to hurt nobody but at the end of the day we cops but first we humans and we make mistakes.

Me: I know in every profession has a certain language they can you talk about the language used among cops?

Officer: People think we have secret codes we use. we really just talk within the law. if you know the law then thing we say and conversation we have you can follow along, but if you don't know the law then you would be stuck and confused.

Me: Is it a certain way you guys write papers in you field?

Officer: When writing on a document you have to be careful. Everything In my field 9 times out of 10 is a legal document and can hold up in court. We handle a lot of important paper work and your signature is this field of wok is one of the most important things.

That concluded the interview. I want to give a thanks to the officer involved in the interview. Feel free to comment your opinion.