Tag Archives: Police officer

Love is an amazingly beautiful feeling–Happy Valentine’s Day.

©Samina Iqbal. 2018

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My Hero, My Police Officer-Your Soul Beckons You

  “Here is courage, mankind’s finest possession, here is the noblest prize that a young man can endeavor to win.” (Spartan poet Tyrtaeus) Oh my hero, my police officer, As you set off to your calling, Your soul is, in a … Continue reading

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Mutual Trust Is A Must For Effective Policing.

“Dear Police Officer, in a trusting and lasting relationship there is no room for Bear Spray, that you hold in your right hand”.  © Samina Iqbal. 2014.

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“Uncle Police Officer take me home, I want to go home”-A kidnapped child’s plea to a Police Officer.

(This post is dedicated to the memory of Anna who was just three years old when she was kidnapped and killed by strangers. Her sister a ten-year old (who was also kidnapped with Anna) escaped to tell Anna’s story.) Through … Continue reading

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Betrayal thy real name is thuggery-Police Officer is our only shield against it.

“Loving someone is giving them the power to break your heart, but trusting them not to.” Julianne Moore. Once upon a time, not very long ago I witnessed a leopard frolicking with a tiny baby monkey on a dense branch … Continue reading

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Readiness Is All, For I Am A Police Officer

I am ready to go, when everyone else is thinking to go, I will get my man. Go I will, and get I will, An astray man with a deviant thought, with harm to sow. I was on my beat, … Continue reading

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You’re Not A Cop Until You Taste Them-A police Officer’s story in his own words

“Your love spreads into the sky and beyond it. Your strong hand touches here where I hurt. Wherever your feet have walked on this planet, I go there secretly to lay my cheek.” (Rumi) (Time and again I have read … Continue reading

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“Keeping The Streets Safe Is A Calling”, Says A Police Officer

(In the very words of a Police Officer who left this as a comment on my “About”. It touched the very core of my heart and I wanted to share it with you, my blogger friends) “Not many understand the … Continue reading

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Bullet Proof Vest Of A Police Officer-Is It Really Bullet Proof?

“ to each there stands his own day; to all the time of life is short and irretrievable; but to extend one’s fame with deeds, that is the task of valor”. (Virgil, The Aeneid X. 467-9) In an absolute atmosphere of … Continue reading

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Police officer’s Sublime Role In Society-Highly misunderstood By Us

“Study me as much as you like, you will not know me, For I differ in a hundred ways  from what you see  me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes, and see me as I see myself. For I … Continue reading

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Heartbreaking News for a Police Officer — Sensational News for Media

“Reporters thrive on the world’s misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity.” (Russel Baker, The Good Times, 1988). For news to capture attention, it has to astound the audiences … Continue reading

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A Police Officer Asks Us

If in the line of duty, in the midst of a fight for you, I lose my life for you, Defending and guarding you, And after me, my family needs help, Your concern and care, in their time of despair … Continue reading

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Police Yellow Tape-Protects the sanctity of the crime scene.

“The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.” (Lois McMaster Bujold)  When any Police agency puts up an advertisement in the newspaper or a magazine for a police officer’s position, … Continue reading

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Author’s Quote April 27, 2013

For a deed once performed in his/her lifetime, a common person is valued, appreciated, given honors, medals, awards, accolades, and certificates of recognition. Whereas, similar deeds so many in number are performed on an everyday basis by the Police Officer, … Continue reading

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Opinion polls-an unfair way to assess Police performance

Police Force of our country is a sacred organization responsible for our protection and fortification. Police Officers need our support, respect, and appreciation for all that they do for us by putting their lives on-line for us. To evaluate the … Continue reading

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Author’s Quote April 18, 2013

Advice of a seasoned limping criminal to his aspiring-to-be-criminal young son, “Son, when you rob somebody, hold the loot tightly glued to your body and run full throttle, with the lightening speed like a glistening ghost of throbbing urgency. Soon, a moment … Continue reading

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Author’s Quote April 18, 2013

Erosion of middle class values is the erosion of the core of society. Once the core is gone, empty shell cannot endure the pressure of crime, and will collapse. This is what the Police Officer greatly dreads, every moment. He necessitates … Continue reading

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Author’s Quote April 13, 2013

“Unity within the Police Force is the sole Force that the crime groups dread the most.” © Samina Iqbal. 2013 Related articles Author’s Quote April 04, 2013 (saminaiqbal27.wordpress.com) Author’s Quote March 29, 2013 (saminaiqbal27.wordpress.com) Author’s Quote March 04, 2013 (saminaiqbal27.wordpress.com) … Continue reading

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Author’s Quote April 08, 2013

Advice of a seasoned limping criminal to his aspiring-to-be-criminal young son,” Son, you can outrun a Police Officer, you can even dodge his bullet. But Police Dog is another story.”  © Samina iqbal. 2013

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A Police Officer’s Dependable Friend-A police Dog

“So long as brooks flow seaward, like the shadows  Play over mountain slopes, and highest heaven Feeds the stars, your name and your distinction Go with me, whatever lands may call me.” (Virgil. The Aeneid. Bk I. 827-830) A strong … Continue reading

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