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From YouTube: I AM CMPD Major Sherie Pearsall
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A
Growing
up
in
charlo
is
pretty
interesting.
Extremely
close
to
at
the
time
was
called
downtown
charlotte.
I
didn't
know
a
lot
about
downtown,
didn't
realize
how
close
it
was.
We
started
out
at
oaklawn,
we
could
walk
to
school
and
then,
of
course,
with
busing.
We
got
shipped
out
to
oakhurst,
randolph
and
eastman.
A
Once
I
got
on
the
school
bus,
I
realized
there
was
a
larger
part
of
charlotte,
a
bigger,
populous,
a
more
diverse
charlotte,
and
so
it
made
it
pretty
interesting
growing
up,
because
I
had
the
neighborhood
that
I
grew
up
in,
which
is
a
wonderful
neighborhood
full
of
wonderful
folks,
but
I
also
got
to
see
what
I
thought
at
the
time
was
outside
the
neighborhood
and
it
looked
like
a
totally
different
city
to
me
from
the
west
side
to
the
east
side
of
town
growing
up.
I
always
wanted
to
be
an
attorney.
A
So
when
I
went
to
college
my
goal
was
to
get
a
degree
in
history
or
thing
I
was
out.
It
was
a
history,
buff
get
a
degree
in
history
and
ultimately
go
to
law
school.
I
went
to
livingstone
college
and
graduated
from
there
in
1993.,
while
there
I
was
on
a
I,
had
academic
scholarships
and
athletic
scholarships.
A
A
I
could
get
exposure
to
the
field
that
I
was
interested
in
in
pursuing,
but
once
I
got
here,
it
became
a
different
thing.
You
started
to
work
the
communities
you
started
to
meet
people.
You
realized
that
there
was
a
totally
different
aspect
of
policing,
and
that
was
more
of
you
had
to
have
a
love
of
the
community.
You
have
to
have
a
love
of
people
and
a
desire
to
help,
and
that
became
more
interesting
than
any
other
part
of
law
enforcement.
Hence
that's
why
I'm
still
here
I
never
went
to
law.
A
A
However,
because
I'm
from
here
I
have
a
great
support
mechanism,
and
so
I
had
family
members
that
aided
me
in
that.
So
if
I
could
go
to
go
on
the
swat
call
out,
my
mom
didn't
live
far.
So
when
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
school,
I
had
help
with
my
son
who's
now
15..
If
I'm
getting
off
late,
I'm
not
concerned
about
jeffrey,
not
getting
home
because
I'll
get
a
text
message
I
drop
jeffrey
off
at
home.
I
can
honestly
tell
you
that
in
my
household,
the
rank
of
major
has
absolutely
no
power.
A
It's
the
same
with
my
mother,
I'm
sharing-
and
it's
great
I'm
very
proud
of
you,
but
I
named
you
sheree,
and
so
I
appreciate
that
I'm
sheree
and
I'm
mama.
I
was
on
the
swat
team.
I
got
swat
team
1999
and
eventually
left
in,
I
think
2005
when
I
went
to
internal
affairs
and
was
promoted
to
captain
in
2007
spent
some
time
in
the
watch
commander's
office
and
then
transferred
to
the
watch,
the
westover
division
and
was
promoted
to
major
in
november
of
2008
and
then
in
2009.
A
I
was
transferred
to
training
and
recruitment,
so
I'm
currently
operating
out
of
the
cmpd
training
academy,
off
the
shopkin
road
and
responsible
for
the
recruitment
and
hiring
of
police
recruits
and
then
in
service
and
recruit
training.
It
takes
a
lot
of
effort
and
energy
to
get
folks
into
the
academy.
A
Not
so
we
can
weed
you
out,
we
bring
you
in
because
it's
our
expectation
that
you're
going
to
be
able
to
fulfill
the
obligations
and
graduate,
and
I
think
that
has
helped
us
a
lot
with
recruits
coming
in
because
they
see
that
there's
a
care
that
is
going
into
them
on
the
front
end
and
that
we
want
them
to
succeed.
A
You
can
see
where
folks,
they
have
a
passion
for
the
job,
but
they
may
not
necessarily
have
the
skills,
and
so
you
get
them
into
the
training
setting,
and
you
see
that
there's
a
deficiency.
We
work
to
remedy
that
honestly.
We've
had
folks
that'll
come
in
and
we'll
go
yeah
a
little
concerned
and
they
they
get
in
and
they
just
they
take
off.
And
it's
exciting
when
you
see
the
light
bulb
come
on,
say
I
got
this.
A
I
I
know
why
I'm
here
you
have
to
be
great
communicators
and
I
think
women
naturally
that's
what
we
do.
We
work
well
in
communicating
expressing
empathy
and
and
meeting
folks
where
the
need
is,
and
I
think
women
are
highly
capable
of
doing
it.
I
think
there
are
always
opportunities.
A
I
think
the
best
part
about
policing
is
their
opportunities
to
do
a
lot
of
different
things,
and
so,
if
you
find
your
niche
you're
able
to
work
towards
that,
I
didn't
think
the
cmpd
was
me
and-
and
I
think
if
there
was
one
thing
I
could
say
to
him-
is
that
you
are
the
cmpd.
We
are
a
reflection
of
our
community
and
the
more
reflective
we
are
of
our
community.
A
The
better
we
are,
but
I
think
sometimes
we
limit
ourselves
and
for
women
is,
is
don't
don't
pigeonhole
yourself
into
what
you
think
policing
is
come
and
find
out
what
we
are.
First,
if
you're
interested
do
a
ride
law
that
way,
you
can
at
least
get
a
better
idea
and
then
come
and
talk
to
the
recruiters,
and
they
can
help
you
make
an
informed
decision
about
the
cmpd.