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A Hero : Ryan Nash Is Not A Hero

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On October 31, 2017, there was a terrorist attack in which a man deliberately drove a vehicle down a bike path near the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City. Eight people were murdered in the attack with several injured. A single New York police officer named Ryan Nash stopped the man by shooting and apprehending him. Ryan Nash says he is not a hero, but there are many that differ. What is a hero? I believe a hero is person that puts their own safety aside to do something brave to save or protect someone else . Maybe the best way to explain the word hero is by giving a few examples of what I believe are heroes. As with Ryan Nash, there is no such thing as a perfect officer, but the police departments in our cities, towns, and villages are here to serve and protect. The majority of officers do their best; and, in my mind, they are heroes. There are many officers that are single but there are also those that are married with children. When they put on their uniform and leave for work they know it is possible that they will not return home. It is unimaginable to think of the many emotions they would have to go through during the course of a single day. Depending on where the officer works, they might have to handle such horrible incidents as traffic crashes, murders, thefts, rape, or child abuse. To say nothing of the fact that there is always a possibility that some armed crazy person may want to attack an officer without reason. I am sure that it may

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