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Salute To Law Enforcement
By Blinn Bates
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[December 23, 2014]
By
Blinn Bates
Yesterday I read, with absolute disgust, about two police officers that
were executed for the simple reason that they were police officers. I
have bitten my tongue time-and-time again in the aftermath of the much
publicized Ferguson and Brian Garner cases, but enough is enough.
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Let me be crystal clear: If you premeditate and deliberately take
the life of another human being, you are the scum of the Earth. You
deserve, in my mind, a much more severe punishment than is currently
available in the U.S of A. It should also be noted that looting,
vandalizing, and rioting are not "protesting." They are criminal
acts of violence and should be treated and punished as such.
Somehow, in the wake of the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner,
law enforcement officers, as a whole, have come under attack. A
person's life was lost in each instance, and I have no interest in
debating the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. That said, the
actions of one individual, right or wrong, should never color the
opinions of an entire class of similarly situated people.
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Are there some corrupt officers? Like every profession, I am sure
there are. However, 99% of law enforcement officers are good
officers and good people. They are husbands, wives, fathers,
mothers, siblings, and friends to many. They put on a uniform, go to
work, and try to make their communities safer for all of us that
reside there. They do this in the face of a small, but vocal, group
of people celebrating the deaths of two of their cohorts that were
executed by a deranged scumbag. If you are someone that celebrates
the senseless execution officers doing nothing more than their job,
you are no better than the terrorists that attacked our country on
9/11. If you think our country is so bad, I hear North Korea is
recruiting. Have fun trying to "protest" there.
Law Enforcement Officers are not the enemy. Criminals with no regard
for human life are the enemy. Our officers deserve our respect and
admiration for not only keeping us safe from the criminal lunatics,
but for all that they do. To all officers in uniform, I say thank
you and stay safe.
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