Response to Crime Beat

Although I've never considered being a crime reporter, I have thought about the possibilities of having to cover a crime. After reading this, I definitely hope I will be able to avoid drastic crime scenes. You can take your body away from the crime scene, but you can't take the crime scene out of your mind. When you leave the crime scene, you go home to your families. The way you usually act could change, and that could cause family problems. I agree that counseling should be mandantory. Many people think their personal ways to cope will work, but when it's over, they won't have the same mind frame. There are many dangers associated with crime reporting too, as mentioned. Having to gather courage to walk to someone's door could take days. However, as a crime reporter it has to be done eventually. I believe the hardest thing would be speaking with families who have lost children and teenagers. A life so young gone from the world. Reading the article, it was mentioned that one of the most difficult times was seeing two sisters killed in a wreck on the way to college. Not just one, but two deaths in one family having to be dealt with in one day. Crime reporting will not be for me.