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Topic #34: Who is your greatest hero of all time?

Most people would probably say their greatest hero of all time is Superman or Batman or some comic, or they may say that it’s a famous actor or other artist. When I think about their responses, they make no sense to me. I don’t understand how they would think a fake superhero is really their own greatest hero, because other than watching them in television shows for entertainment, these fake superheroes have never actually directly saved anybody’s life. As for actors and other performers, simply providing good entertainment doesn’t really mean they’re a hero.

Reading that, you can probably assume that the hero I am going to pick is someone real, and someone that actually benefits and saves many people on a daily basis. I can’t really pick one single greatest hero, but my greatest heroes are the people that work for law enforcement.

Without these people, the community would essentially be wild and unruly, and nobody would be able to lead a normal life as we know it. Without anyone there enforcing the law, there would be no real punishment for breaking the law. Most people don’t have a strong-enough sense of ethics to not break the law, and because there is no punishment, they see no reason to not break the law.

Law enforcement officials put their lives on the line on a daily basis to make sure everyone else can live a productive and fair life. The people that break the laws, and criminals in general, tend to be violent and/or mentally abnormal in one way or another, which makes them more volatile and more dangerous. The officials that place them under custody are risking bodily harm to do their jobs, and after they successfully arrest a criminal, they directly improve the tranquility of the community. Thus, I believe there is nobody more heroic than anyone involved with law enforcement.

So Far in 2011…

Number of Taco Bell tacos eaten: 10

Number of times I did my own laundry: 1