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Media-News 3/11/2011 at 8:57 AM EST H3'ed 3/11/11

Can Walking Away be Courageous?

By June Werdlow Rogers 3 comments

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Can Walking Away be Courageous?

Â It is undisputable that 20 year old Marisol Valles Garcia's decision to take on the job of Police Chief for a Mexican border town where drug-related killings are commonplace was courageous. Â But what of her decision to quit and seek asylum in the United States? Â Â

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty."

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Swallowing her pride, accepting her limitations and admitting a mistake had to be among the many difficulties Garcia contemplated when making her decision to abandon the position. Â Perhaps it took one kind of courage for Garcia to accept the job, but another to leave it behind. Â Do you believe Garcia's departing her position was an act of courage?

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DEA Special Agent in Charge (retired) June Werdlow Rogers (formerly June W. Stansbury) holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Criminology earned at the University of Maryland. She has 28 years of law enforcement experience from 3 different agencies (more...)

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