Meet Our Characters! Pt. 2 (Good Cop)

On today's blog, we will be going over the supporting character to Office Chase.

**as said before:**

(DISCLAIMER- due to our tight shooting schedule, some characters are subject to change or be removed from the film overall, except the main character).

Officer Murphy

Officer Murphy is the "good cop" of our "good cop-bad cop" duo. He represents the better side of police and law enforcement. He is only concerned with doing his job and does not let any personal motives drive his actions. Although he is not outwardly a racist like Office Chase, Murphy may be subconsciously racist because of how he was raised and might just be ignorant of the issue of racism.

Officer Murphy is depicted as a nice(r) guy, younger than Officer Chase. He wears glasses and is not very intimidating at all. He doesn't like to be aggressive and has always been kind of geeky and quirky. He is more of Chase's assistant officer and the sense of seniority between the two (along with Officer Chase's personality) makes Murphy really intimidated by Officer Chase. Murphy's fear of Officer Chase is what holds him back from doing anything to stop what Chase from killing Khalil.

So why have a character like Officer Murphy? It is important because he represents an aspect of our society that is the reason why change in social and civil issues comes in such a slow manner and with so much effort. When it comes to activism, there is always a vast majority of people that are only spectators. This group of people may support the movement and cheer on the activists but take no action of their own. This is problematic because I leaves all the weight of the issue on the shoulders of those who are brave enough to make a change.

"There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you're going to be part of the problem."

T. Siedner, London NW2.

CITATIONS:

The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1859,00.html.

Thorshammer. “Ian Carter Cop GIF - IanCarter Cop Nope - Discover & Share GIFs.” Tenor, Tenor, 7 Dec. 2017, tenor.com/view/ian-idubbz-finger-wag-content-gif-10454194.