Diversity and Inclusion Research Paper: The Invisible Enemy
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During the social movements occurring in most states around the country, I wondered how my best friend, Joann, was doing. I hoped that she was staying safe and that her community was viewing her job performance objectively. Joann has been a Monterey Park Police Officer for more than 25 years and has provided me with a different view of the law. She is my reference point of an honest, caring, ethical and fair cop. She cares about her community and the people that she has been sworn to protect. I have a new appreciation for how much an officer risks their own lives to protect the lives of others. I understand that this assignment was probably meant for me to conduct research on an ethical group, but I felt that researching the other side of a social change was more important. The events over the last few months have been hard to digest, especially when the only scenes flashed on every news outlet have been an attempt to pit two different groups against each other or focus on their many differences. I believe it’s time to focus on the many traits that our society has in common, even the commonalities we may have with police officers. So, I started thinking about how little society knows about the members of law enforcement and the world that they must face every day behind a badge. The most important lesson that I have learned from this class and many other is to not form my opinion of people based on stereotypes or biases. I have learned about double consciousness and shifting my perspective and sometimes just being stuck in the middle, like I am today. I am not choosing a side in a protest. I have many friends from many different backgrounds and believe their lives and experiences are just as important. My expectation is that after I have completed this assignment, I would have a better understanding of a group of people that have recently only been portrayed as racists, stereotyped as murderers, and power-hungry instigators of violence. My hope is that people calling for justice can view the events of the world through a diverse lens and realize that all lives matter, even blue ones.
Diversity and Inclusion Research Paper: The Invisible Enemy
Diversity and Inclusion Research Paper: The…
Diversity and Inclusion Research Paper: The Invisible Enemy
During the social movements occurring in most states around the country, I wondered how my best friend, Joann, was doing. I hoped that she was staying safe and that her community was viewing her job performance objectively. Joann has been a Monterey Park Police Officer for more than 25 years and has provided me with a different view of the law. She is my reference point of an honest, caring, ethical and fair cop. She cares about her community and the people that she has been sworn to protect. I have a new appreciation for how much an officer risks their own lives to protect the lives of others. I understand that this assignment was probably meant for me to conduct research on an ethical group, but I felt that researching the other side of a social change was more important. The events over the last few months have been hard to digest, especially when the only scenes flashed on every news outlet have been an attempt to pit two different groups against each other or focus on their many differences. I believe it’s time to focus on the many traits that our society has in common, even the commonalities we may have with police officers. So, I started thinking about how little society knows about the members of law enforcement and the world that they must face every day behind a badge. The most important lesson that I have learned from this class and many other is to not form my opinion of people based on stereotypes or biases. I have learned about double consciousness and shifting my perspective and sometimes just being stuck in the middle, like I am today. I am not choosing a side in a protest. I have many friends from many different backgrounds and believe their lives and experiences are just as important. My expectation is that after I have completed this assignment, I would have a better understanding of a group of people that have recently only been portrayed as racists, stereotyped as murderers, and power-hungry instigators of violence. My hope is that people calling for justice can view the events of the world through a diverse lens and realize that all lives matter, even blue ones.