So doing his job and what he is paid to do makes him a hero? Those burger flippers at McDonald's are heroes by that standard.
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Hardly. The officer gets paid more and has to swear an oath. Even now you continue to criticize your betters.....
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He's a hero. Yes, it's his job. But he puts his life on the line everyday for others.
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No why?
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he·ro ˈhirō/ noun 1. a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Do you think the cop was a hero?
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job1 jäb/ noun 1. a paid position of regular employment. "jobs are created in the private sector, not in Washington" synonyms: occupation, profession, trade, position, career, work, line of work, livelihood, post, situation, appointment, métier, craft; More 2. a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid. "she wants to be left alone to get on with the job" synonyms: task, piece of work, assignment, project; More verb 1. do casual or occasional work. "a jobbing builder" 2. buy and sell (stocks) as a broker-dealer, especially on a small scale. Feedback No, but he was doing his job.
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I agree that he was doing his job too.
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Wow ur what's wrong with this society. Cops are barely paid at all and they're basically volunteers. They work for ur safety and the fact that u don't appreciate means to me that u don't deserve their protection. Try living in a world without cops or even better living in a cops world. Every day they leave that door for work they leave well knowing they could come back in a coffin. Those cops risk their lives for you and u don't give a rats ass about that.
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[quote]Salaries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, as of May 2008, the average annual wage for police and sheriff's patrol officers was $52,810 versus $42,270 for all occupations combined.[/quote] I'd hardly call 52k a year volunteer work. They are paid modestly for what they do. And yes they do work for my safety but that's their job. No one forced them to be a cop. They are SUPPOSED to uphold the law to the best of their ability. I'm not gonna reward someone and label them a hero because they did their job. That's asinine. We all leave the front door in the morning not knowing if it's our last day on earth. Quit it with the "woe is me" attitude towards police officers when everyone, whether they acknowledge it or not, has the same real world possibility of not coming home.
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I would like to see you run into a house with a armed hostile [spoiler]not so pleasant isn't it[/spoiler]
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Cops are not meant to do anything that could endanger their own life.
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[quote]Cops are not meant to do anything that could endanger their own life.[/quote] WHAT
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[quote]Cops are not meant to do anything that could endanger their own life.[/quote]
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Burger flipper do not volunteer for a job knowing full well that they could be shot at.
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I dunno man, flipping burgers is pretty dangerous. You never know when Ronald McDonald will RKO you.
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That's how it works, right? Our soliders who risk their life for us are heroes. This police officer would be qualified as a hero. A person flipping patties at McDonald's isn't a hero, unless making burgers is extremely dangerous these days.
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Idk man I've been burnt quite a few times on that -blam!-ing egg machine.
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So there is a direct correlation between danger and heroism ? If that's the case, why aren't fisherman, roofers, arborist, etc. seen as heroes since they are some of the more dangerous jobs in America ?
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Edited by C4: 7/31/2016 2:48:16 AMThere isn't a direct correlation between danger and heroism. If they're putting themself in danger to save others' lives, however, then I would consider them a hero. You said someone isn't considered a hero by doing your job, when you're looking at it all wrong. [b]You're a hero if you put your life on the life to save other lives.[/b]
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[quote]You said someone is considered a hero by doing your job[/quote] I'm actually saying the complete opposite. When you begin to learn how to comprehend the written language, let me know. I'd love to continue this discussion.
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Excuse me, I meant to say isn't. Grammatical error. I'll edit it in, and you can comment again. Don't worry, I understood what you said.
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Because no one is literally trying to murder them
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Well, no one was trying to murder this cop. The father was trying to kill his wife and children.
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Edited by Dexter307: 7/30/2016 3:04:00 PMOh yeah, he was [b][u][i]just[/i][/u][/b] trying to murder his family. I'm sure he would see the cop and be like, "oh hey friend! Nice day today! *shoots family*".
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One second you say the police man in the video is a hero because he holds a profession in which he can be murdered ,and yet, he responded to a case where he wasn't being directly harmed and you want to give him a hero tag? Seems like your playing both sides of the fence. He did his job, plain and simple. You can't give hero tags to people because they did what they are supposed to do. And that's my point.