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    Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun 1: Code Blue, #1
    Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun 1: Code Blue, #1
    Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun 1: Code Blue, #1
    Ebook115 pages1 hourCode Blue

    Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun 1: Code Blue, #1

    By Jamell Crouthers

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    This story deals with a police officer who has been on the police force for a few years. He feels he's doing a great job of serving and protecting his community. Soon he realizes that he's part of a police force where there are some police officers who dishonor the oath they all took to protect and serve their city and he knows what is going on around him is all wrong. He has a decision to make, whether to report it and risk his career and his badge or be part of the cover up. He chronicles all of these events where he talks about different cases and everything that occurred during that time period. This book addresses racial issues and whether good cops know who the bad ones are and what can be done about it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJamell Crouthers
    Release dateJun 16, 2017
    ISBN9781386354970
    Code Blue: An Oath to the Badge and Gun 1: Code Blue, #1
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    Jamell Crouthers

    Jamell Crouthers started writing at the age of 13, it wasn't until his 30s where he realized he could impact others with his writing. Jamell was able to incorporate a prose format and social issues and be able to write books on what's going on in the world today. Writing about social issues is something that Jamell is very concerned about and his writing journey has allowed him to write books on various subjects. His goal is to change the world one book at a time.

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      Code Blue - Jamell Crouthers

      Foreword

      To address an issue, we must first realize and see that there is one. Then we must take the necessary steps to make changes happen in a smart but diligent manner.

      Introduction

      This is a story about a police officer on the force,

      This is a fictional story of a man talking about his life.

      This story is not reflective of all police officers,

      It’s to enlighten people about societal issues that go on.

      The race of this police officer will not be discussed,

      You will only know his name along with his son.

      The goal is to tell a story of the struggles of a man,

      While being on the police force and raising a son in the world.

      The goal of this story is to shine light on the justice system,

      I don’t know everything as this is why it is a story.

      The meaning behind it is to open people’s eyes,

      It’s also to make everyone realize that we have a long way to go.

      Relations between police officers and the community is important,

      While we want to protect police officers, citizens are important too.

      Not all police officers are racist and have an agenda,

      But there are a select few that do and we must shine light on this.

      This story will make you feel uncomfortable,

      That’s the goal of my books and stories, to enlighten people.

      So thank you for buying this book and reading it,

      I hope you enjoy reading this and understanding the meaning behind it.

      If we don’t want to be treated wrongfully in society,

      There must be an open discussion about these issues.

      Think about your friends, family members and those around you,

      We have to get to a place where we understand each other.

      Let’s stop pushing things off and waiting until it hits home,

      We must be cognizant of the environment we grow up and live in.

      Let’s stop going against each other all of the time,

      We all grew up in different environments and experienced life differently.

      Read the story and realize that there are issues in society,

      What are you going to do about it? How are you going to make the world better?

      Police Chief Bulletin #1

      My fellow police officers, thank you for your hard work,

      Putting your life in the line of duty every day.

      This will be the first of many bulletins that I will be sending,

      Your supervising officer will be having meetings about my bulletins.

      I want to address an issue that’s been going on in our community,

      There have been too many minorities driving in our neighborhoods.

      I’ve been told by residents that they’re scared and afraid of them,

      I don’t know exactly why as I am not in the streets everyday.

      In order to get control of our community again we must pull over cars,

      Any car that is expensive and they look out of place, pull them over.

      Find a reason to pull these cars over, whether it’s a tail light,

      Or they can be driving too slow, too fast, failure to signal when changing lanes.

      There are certain cars to look for, especially tinted windows,

      Ferraris, Bentleys, Mercedes Benz, Lamborghinis, you get my drift.

      You know the procedure, asking for a driver’s license and registration,

      Make sure that you’re assertive in your behavior and taking control of situations.

      I want officers to be partnered up in the cars while you’re on duty,

      We need to conduct these pullovers between 7pm and 5am daily.

      It seems to be that at night these minorities are driving through our neighborhood,

      Even if you recognize cars and know who these people are, pull them over.

      I can’t have our citizens of our community constantly calling me about this,

      So let’s clean this up as soon as possible and I want it tracked how many you do.

      I want three done a week among partners and body cams will show that,

      If you have to agitate a driver to escalate a situation, do it.

      Cars swerving means they must be drunk or high so sniff out the car,

      Find a purpose and reason to search the car without a warrant.

      I appreciate your time in reading this bulletin,

      If you have any questions or concerns, please consult your supervising officer.

      Police Chief

      Case #1-Pull Them Over

      I just read the bulletin sent from the police chief,

      I’ve been on the force for a few years and I’m speechless reading it.

      My name is Gary and I’m a favorite in the community as an officer,

      But I’m starting to realize my police department is changing quite a bit.

      This is my journey and reflection of cases I’ve been part of,

      This is my diary of my life as a police officer on the force.

      These cases were over a span of a year and they had a huge impact on me,

      It started to make me question my oath as a police officer.

      This becomes a battle of code blue, paycheck and pension,

      Versus what’s right for the people in my community I’m sworn to protect.

      I have a son named Gary, Jr. who knows what I do for a living,

      He prays everyday before I leave for work that I come home.

      He knows I do it to protect the community and do what’s right,

      Not to be an authoritarian with a badge and gun on my holster.

      I give respect when respect is given to me by people,

      I’m not any different than others and I was never part of a power trip.

      Well….until I was given direct orders to become meaner and tougher,

      I was backed into a position of doing what’s told by my boss versus what’s right.

      My commanding officer called me into his office at the beginning of my shift,

      He told me that it’s time to clean up the neighborhoods that we patrol.

      Little did I know what he truly meant even though that bulletin was serious,

      I didn’t see anything wrong with the city and towns we patrolled.

      Anyway, I go out on patrol with my partner as I’m on the passenger’s side,

      Within an hour as darkness is upon us, he pulls over a Mercedes-Benz.

      We get out of the car and he takes control of the situation,

      He is aggressive in his behavior from the get go and I’m appalled.

      I’ve never seen my partner this hostile and does he forget we have body cams on?

      This young man was in his mid-20s as I’m observing the situation.

      He was a young black

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