https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-...story.html

Good read. Open letter from police officer.

(06-07-2020 08:32 PM)bullet Wrote:  https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-...story.html

Good read. Open letter from police officer.

Very good. Someone needs to tell him rational people understand have believed this all along.

That letter should be required reading for any protester before he steps on the street.

Thank you very much for posting that. These excerpts speak volumes. Having a brother who spent 40 years in law enforcement and would risk his life to help, protect or save anyone regardless of race, much of this article hits home.

Quote:I would ask that you judge me not by my uniform, but by the content of my character. I would point out that “us versus them” thinking is always bad, no matter which side you’re on.

Quote:I would describe how disheartening and strange it is to be hated by the very people for whom I risk life and limb to protect. I could tell you about my permanent back injury, and all of the other times I’ve been assaulted and injured. I might tell you what it’s like to attend a police funeral. To fight and die for a populace who ignores you, or worse yet, hates you, engenders a lot of doubt, but it also speaks to a remarkable quality of character. This is what weighs on me most heavily, and it is an added layer of confusion that rests on top of the daily barrage of human-to-human ugliness to which I must bear witness.

Quote:And so instead of repeating platitudes, I would simply remind you that even if you still hate me, if you ever dial 911 or call out for help, I will come running. I promise. I will come running. And then I would open my palm, and offer you my outstretched hand.

The letter was self evident to anyone with logic. We as citizens have done a terrible job ensuring law enforcement is set up for success.