Sadness Won't Overcome Hope
Why the police? What is it about law enforcement? I'm not sure there is another career that produces more diverse responses, more clichés, more venom, more honor than law enforcement. Our Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) can be arrogant. I witnessed one tell a man that, "no, I can't explain this to you. You are going to go with (chaplains name) and I will talk to you in a moment. Go with him." By the way, this LEO was trying to keep someone from finding their child dead in the bedroom... it was this deputies 2nd dead person in a weeks time. Our Law Enforcement Officers can be impatient. I witnessed one tell a lady, "would you please move along? I don't care that you just purchased 2 gallons of milk and you have to go another way home. Just go" By the way, this LEO had just witnessed a van with a family hit by a dump truck and he was redirecting traffic. Our Law Enforcement personnel can be hateful. Again, I witnessed one tell a man, "shut