A great response of a senior police officer to a panicked citizen - polite, eloquent, well-thought out, persuasive, and, well, just right: First, it is laudable that you are teaching your son respect for the police and other authority figures. However, a better lesson might be that it is the government the police serve that should be respected. The police are merely a representative of a government formed by the people for the people—for all people. Being respectful of the government would mean being respectful of all persons, no matter what their views. And, in some places, hilarious on top of that: Take into account, however, that the innocence of children can produce the most profound and probing questions. They often see the world in a very clear and precise manner, their eyes unclouded by the biases life gives us. This could produce the next question. “If you believe that the police should enforce the law at all times, why didn’t you insist that the officer write you a ticket?” Some other PD chiefs across the country *ahem* could learn a few things here.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:38:35 +0000
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