Hearts Beneath the Badge
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0986322105 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 247 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Cops Are Human Miss Solomon has shown that it takes a special kind of person to be a law enforcement officer; someone who is selected from society's pool of regular people like you and me, with the same frailties, faults, strengths and weaknesses. This collection of stories is not only about showing that police officers are "hum. Wonderfully written and well-needed in today's world Wonderfully written and well-needed in today's world. Officers everywhere are so often associated with negative issues. The lives of the men and women in this book show the great and wonderful side of those same officers. This book is living proof that there is indeed, a heart beneath that badge! Thanks you to all. Behind my husband’s badge is a wonderful man who would do anything for anyone I’m a proud deputy wife. With all the anti-police activity that has been going on around the country lately, my heart has been broken over and over. Behind each and every badge that you see is a person with feelings and a family that loves them. Behind my husband’s badge is a wonderful man who would do
--D. --Doug Wyllie, Editor In Chief, PoliceOneKaren has obviously written this book from the heart, love and understanding resonate on every page. Solomon offers candid glimpses of the joys and sorrows that those of us in the profession know as very real. She humanizes the people behind the badge, emphasizing those desirable qualities that so many in the profession possess. Thomas, Executive Board Member, FBI National Academy AssociatesThese are tales of triumph and tragedy stories of happiness and heartbreak. Whether driven by sensationalism or other motives, the end result feels like a 24/7 assault on the people that have committed their lives to serving and protecting our communities. Donovan, Senior eBook Reviewer, MBRIt seems like everywhere you turn today, th
Society as a whole needs to accept police officers for who they are - mere mortals. 2015 National Indie Excellence Award Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2015 Public Safety Writers Association 3rd Place Non-Fiction Book of the YearTrue stories of what is happening in hearts and minds of law enforcement. There is much more to them than meets the eye-or the news camera. They provide meals, rides, lifesaving breaths and prosthetic legs. The charities that will benefit from this book are National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, Safe Call Now, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and PoliceWives.. A way to see them as what they are - human. Hearts Beneath the Badge is a book about the good deeds officers perform. There is a pressing need for people to see more than just the officer's hearts; they need to see their souls. Yes, even prosthetic legs. In order to do that, they must look through the layers of the officer's lives and see the heartache and joy, the same heartaches and joy we all experience.They are among the hundreds of thousands that are unseen each day, the men and women that go back for more no matter th
Proceeds of the book will be donated to law enforcement charities. She has written articles for PoliceOne, Uniform Stories, Grieving Behind the Badge, Safe Call Now, PoliceMag and To Write Love on Her Arms. Karen Solomon is a graduate of Eckerd College and blogs as The Missing Niche. . She lives in New England with her husband