There are many people, fictional and real life, who can be considered as cultural .
There is one group of people in particular that I would .
like to focus on and that is the police officers of our communities. .
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They spend each day of their lives serving and protecting their communities. .
Most of us see them as a hassle, slowing down our speed when we see a cop car up .
ahead, paranoid that we will be receiving a ticket for our speeding. But when car .
accidents do occur, police offers are of the first on the scene taking control of the .
situation and organizing traffic around the potential hazard as well as getting the people .
and vehicles out of there as soon and safely as possible. However they are there for one .
reason and that is to prevent drivers from getting into accidents because of their speed. .
Others challenge officers by stealing things from people that they feel they need or want .
and sometimes they even get away with the crime. Eventually, though, the day comes .
along and we will need the help of these "cops" and will be terribly grateful they have .
come to our rescue. An example is the high level of commitment made by the police .
officers, and others, at the World Trade Center only a year ago. They made a point to .
risk their lives to save innocent civilians who were injured by the collapse of the towers .
and to save those who were trapped and buried in the debris. The officers from my rural .
home town always made an effort to get to know everyone in our community. Even .
those who make their jobs more difficult at times still know every cop by name, though .
they really did not like them. These officers came to be because they felt the need to .
keep our communities safe from those who steal our cars, break into our homes and hurt .
us emotionally and physically. .
They are strongly valued to me as role models because of their effort to protect .
our society. Without their random check stops any one of us could be killed one night by .