# Would you support your son or daughter's interest in becoming a Police Officer?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 13, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-your-son-or-daughters-interest-in-becoming-a-police-officer/717594 "2015-04-13T21:06:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-your-son-or-daughters-interest-in-becoming-a-police-officer/717594/41 "2015-04-15T14:31:01Z")

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Sure, if I had children I’d support any legal career path that my child wanted to pursue. Like the choice of marriage partner, I don’t think this is the sort of thing where parents really get to have an opinion (except in extreme cases, like the child wanting to marry someone abusive or pursue a career as a hired assassin).

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