The linked story below is about such an individual.
NYPD Boots (via USA Today)
This officer earns honorary paladinhood in my book.
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Police officers take a lot of flak from a lot of jackasses - I know this firsthand, as I was a policeman for a few years in the 1990's. I have always imagined paladins taking the same sort of flak. But for paladins - and many police officers - it's worth it just for the chance to put a little good in someone else's life.
Next time a bonded mount or holy avenger quest comes around, think about incorporating simple stories like this. Any fighter can kill a demon and add an extra notch to their sword, but a true paladin knows when to set the sword aside.
I love how you take real life and relate it to D&D.
ReplyDeleteHere's my take on the Blackguard (fallen Paladin):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/23/pepper-spraying-cop-photoshop-justice
Glad you like it. I guess after so many years of playing RPGs I can't help but to seek out correlations.
DeleteThat pepper spray guy is pretty disenchanted, but doesn't seem as aggressively evil as I'd imagine a blackguard or antipaladin to be... maybe this guy is closer?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/11/former-florida-cop-to-be-executed-for-murdering-people/