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romanic

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9. I believe

Reply to Dream Girl (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2015, 04:37 PM

Apr 2015

Most choose to be cops to better their communities and to catch criminals. But there is that number of people that lust for power and want to have the badge to lord over others and a gun to kill whenever.

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Why do people become cops? [View all] Dream Girl Apr 2015 OP

My SIL is getting a criminology degree and planned on going to the academy onecaliberal Apr 2015 #1

Well RandySF Apr 2015 #2

The perks ( in many locales, including this one) rival a Scandinavian "welfare state". Smarmie Doofus Apr 2015 #6

Some do it for the power. cloudbase Apr 2015 #3

To do good, of certain kinds. elleng Apr 2015 #4

Mostly to live out adolescent power fantasies, I suspect. hifiguy Apr 2015 #5

in my family it is tradition. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #7

They were the kids that took your lunch money in elementary school. lpbk2713 Apr 2015 #8

I believe romanic Apr 2015 #9