New police officers Mohammed Farah and Hassan Abdullahi (with glasses) were both sworn in on Thursday in front of a crowd of family, friends, city officials and fellow officers in the Minnesota town of Columbia Heights, The Star Tribune reported. Mohammed is from Somalia and Hassan from Ethiopia. Both officers say their families support their career move but initially balked a bit at the risks involved. “My family was concerned because I was born and raised in a war zone in Ethiopia. They didn’t want anything to do with guns,” Hassan said. “They were afraid at times but they supported me in the long run.” Mohammed said his parents expressed similar sentiments. “My parents are like, ‘We brought you here for a reason. We don’t want you to carry guns,’” Mohammed said. “Obviously, they wanted me to be a doctor or an engineer.”
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:15:42 +0000
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