Who’s the enemy?
Posted: January 18, 2011 Filed under: Disturbing, Fear, fight, God, harm, Police, Resolve, Safety 2 Comments »In one of my last posts I mentioned a rise in the line of duty deaths and the possible reason for that rise. I have never been able to comprehend the mindset of these evil people, even before I became a Law Enforcement supporter, so now I am at a loss to even begin to grasp how some can post on their blog their intent to harm officers if those officers carry out the duties they swore an oath to obey.
What follows are my thoughts, on the Constitution, my rights as a citizen of this country, as a Christian, and of my dear friends who wear the uniform of an officer.
It is completely unacceptable and evil to think of killing a police officer.
Can any sane person think of any reason to take the life of an officer?
I can’t.
I’m thankful for the Constitution of our great country. I’m thankful for my rights. I think the Constitution is one of the most important documents ever written. I can’t imagine life without it. I wouldn’t want to live in this country without this great document protecting my rights.
Remember the Preamble to the Constitution? It uses words like; establish justice, insure domestic tranquility…promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. This sounds as though the welfare and tranquility of the people were of great importance to the people who wrote it. The Constitution is based on these principles of promoting liberty and general welfare (which necessarily implies life). How can the Constitution be used to justify killing innocent citizens?
A few crazy, non-sane people believe there may come a time when they would have to kill to keep their constitutional rights because they have convinced themselves there’s a conspiracy afoot. In the past 200+ years, no one has turned this country into a socialist one. You would think if it were that important someone would have thought of a good way to do it by now.
The country is still run much the way it was 200+ years ago, we still have a congress that meets, we still have public debates, and we still have elections where we cast our votes.
Who is the enemy?
Since the enemy is not our Constitution, it’s not a political party run amok, it’s not political debates, it’s not our election process, who then is the enemy?
Maybe someone who contemplates killing police officers to protect the Constitution can clarify that for the rest of us sane, peaceful people.
Like? No, it’s called love.
I like many of the officers I’ve met in my 8 years as a supporter. A few are very dear to me and some I’ve come to love. They are special people to me. They are not our enemy. In fact, they have been a friend to many of us in times when we needed someone. Like? I like them, sure. But I love the men and women who are willing to give more than most can imagine. As is found in the Bible, love does not seek its own. As a christian, I don’t even consider my rights any time I have contact with an officer. They are not more important than the person in uniform. That officer’s needs are above my own, always. That’s love.
Keep the most important oath.
What would cause someone who takes one of the greatest oaths and abandon it for another oath based on something that, in all likelihood, will never happen. We have enough evil brazen enough to kill a police officer, we don’t need more.
Our Resolve.
Finally, let us remember our resolve and support of Law Enforcement.
“It is the responsibility of each of us to hear their cries, witness their tears, share their grief, but perhaps more importantly, we must realize that these losses suffered are worthy of our closest scrutinies and undivided attentions….The sacrifices of our honored dead should sound alarms throughout our society, and we as a people should take the offense of the killing of our protectors with the same indignation felt by the closest relation to these officers. They have displayed for us the greatest of all loves, and deserve that we display to them the highest of all honors; our resolve.” ( by Countybear at Officerresource.com; used with permission.)
Our prayers are not only for those who rule over us in government but especially for those who protect us.
What we have…they lost
Posted: September 11, 2010 Filed under: fight, honor, Officer down, Police, Resolve Leave a comment »I started out today with one of my usual mornings; coffee with breakfast, work on some crafts, tidying up the kitchen, balancing the checkbook, making sure our bills are paid, watching morning TV, planning on what to have for lunch and supper, thinking of what errands I would do today. I’m sure those who lost their lives in the attacks started out their day much like that; going through their usual morning routine, thinking of it as another day, having plans for that afternoon and evening, errands that needed to get done, bills to pay.
I will never forget the images and sounds of 9/11. I will not forget the officers and firefighters that lost their lives. I will never forget that their day started out much like mine, that day and today.
Bless those who serve and those who became officers and soldiers as a result of this tragedy.
Maybe this is the way to go?
Posted: July 31, 2010 Filed under: complaints, fight, Justice, Police, Suing Leave a comment »Maybe this is the way to go http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/255309 to counter some of the hurtful nonsense perpetuated by the groups in this police one article.
Start holding them accountable for their lies and utter babble, bring them before the courts and start sending a message to them that their comments, which perpetuate fear and mistrust of LE, will not be tolerated. Maybe this could start to change things, I don’t know.
The Roanoke officer in the article won the suit after an activist compared him to a Klansman. The activist ending up paying the officer $5000 for defamation.
And again…
Another Roanoke officer sued a critic in 1995. In that case, an officer who was accused of using excessive force, then cleared, filed a lawsuit against his accuser and won $2,500.
They seem like small amounts but it could start to send a message to those groups, who often accuse officers of wrong-doing. Maybe this is more wishful thinking but it would be good if officers could bring suits against Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons of this world, I’d sure like to see them held accountable for their lies and race-baiting.
Is this the way to start to change things?
Why blog about the police?
Posted: July 29, 2010 Filed under: fight, Ignorance, Support Leave a comment »Because they deserve the right to be heard.
We believe the same things they do. We believe they have a right to use their gun to defend themselves to the point that it may cost a criminal his life. We believe it’s right to be suspicious of a person’s behavior and act on their instincts to check out what someone is up to, after all we have some of the same suspicions as they do, it’s why we call the police in the first place.
If there is something we don’t quite understand, we listen and consider what they have to say. If we still disagree after considering what they say, we move on and accept that they know what they’re doing and are the experts on those matters. We support them in their efforts to keep us safe and help us live in peace.
To counter the “we’ve got rights!” nonsense which is usually written by drug users , their sympathizers or people who feel the need to “take on the police” to show they’re not afraid of authority.
It’s unbelievable to me that there are groups, whose sole mission is to keep an eye on the police (and it’s not for anything positive). It’s hard to imagine having that much paranoia about a person whose job it is to just keep order and answer calls for help.
We certainly do have rights. Some are God-given and some are given by the laws of the land. No one wants those basic rights taken away. Why do these paranoid “rights-watchers” look at the police as the ones who would take our rights away when clearly it’s the criminals who do so. When a criminal comes into a person’s home you can be sure the homeowner’s rights are not on his mind. He doesn’t care about the right against illegal search and seizure. He wants your possessions. He doesn’t care about your right to call the police. That’s one of the first rights he will try to take away.
And how about just obeying the laws and keeping out of trouble? Then there’s nothing to worry about. Obey the laws and you will have no need to worry if the police will take you to jail.
To stand with the police.
We support their efforts. We want them to be able to use whatever weapon they feel is necessary to bring about a safe arrest. We understand they have a God-given right to use force on criminal. Sometimes that force is unpleasant but we want those criminals taken to jail.
When an officer is injured or killed, it hurts us too. We see them as innocent people who have taken on this difficult job of keeping us safe and helping us to live in peace.
It hurts us too when things don’t go well for the police. We want them to succeed every time. And when they have success, we cheer them on.
To give the haters and paranoids something to think about.
We are simply civilians who care about the police. Hard as it is to believe, there are good people who have no hatred or fear of the police. We can actually carry on a conversation with an officer and not see it as a conspiracy attempt by them to take away our rights. It’s just a conversation between two people.
When an officer comes to our door it gives us an opportunity to show hospitality. We may be a bit nervous to see a uniformed officer at our door, especially when we didn’t call the police, but we invite them in and talk with them to see what we can do to help.
We see the police as our friends as well as our defenders. It’s what we teach our children in Bible classes. We stress the importance of obeying their parents, the police and God. It saves them a lot of grief later on in life if they obey those in authority, starting with their parents.
I’m sorry if the haters and paranoids were not taught properly when they were children, but I can’t help but wonder when life teaches you those lessons later on, why don’t you learn from those mistakes. If you want to fester and stew in your hate and paranoia, give it your best shot but don’t expect good, decent people to buy into your stupidity.
To give us an outlet to voice our thoughts and beliefs. Sometimes we’re not heard by our family and friends.
Sometimes we are at odds with family and friends when it comes to the police. They will not listen to reason, much like the paranoids and haters. Putting down our thoughts helps to calm us when we become frustrated with their lack of understanding. Writing is better than hitting your head against a brick wall.
If family won’t listen maybe someone else will. And if we are missing the point on an issue, at least there are intelligent people who will attempt to have a mature discussion on a matter (and sometimes that person will be in Law Enforcement).
We are not perfect. There’s a lot we don’t know about police work and so we blog in an attempt to learn and grow as supporters.
To say to the police…we care and we’re with you.
You’re not alone out there.
Be safe.
