Back before superheroes could fly, The Shadow set the standard for heroes…a crime-fighting with the ability to cloud men’s minds.

In the media, police officers are portrayed in two ways, as the hero or the villain. Some media outlets will bend the truth to make the story more interesting. I scanned the internet for some examples of this and this article is the result.

This article will discuss news articles related to police officer’s roles such as: crime fighter, social servant, order maintainer, and crime preventer. This article will also discuss how each article in the news media depicts the related role and whether I believe it is a “real” or “image” depiction.