My views on today's article titled "All in a day's work for men in blue"

Before reading the article, my impression of the work of the policemen was just to patrol multi-story carparks and industrial areas, which are hot spots for people to commit crimes, to make sure that people are not commiting crimes. However, after reading the article, I found out that policemen are actually called forth when it is not even their job to do so, for example: catching snakes and resolving differences between neighbours. According to the policemen, their main job is to the area and to nab crminals and maintain law in Singapore. When they are patrolling, they also look out for illegeal immigrants and conduct raids in the neighbourhood. During their graveyard shift, they are required to block roads and to conduct checks, and they are mostly required to chase after the suspects. They also check the boot for illegeal items such as guns. After their shifts, they carry out what they call"procrative" duty, paying house trips on recent victims of crime and handing out tips on crime preventionto members of the public. They also meet groups of elderly residents to chat find out theirs concerns about neighbourhood safety.