Picoblog Question – 2016 – Post #52
What can we do for the police each and every day?
My two cents, but please share yours:
- Pray for the police and their families
- Thank the police and shake their hands whenever you see them
- Tell them you appreciate them whenever you see them
- Obey the speed limits
- Don’t drink and drive
- Don’t text and drive
- Obey every law on the books, large or small, in order to make their jobs easier.
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I think it also helps to look at the systemic causes of crime and try to address those: poverty, racism, mental illness, addiction, a proliferation of guns, and fear-mongering. Our police officers become the bandaids on a culture that is increasingly armed and violent, and that’s not fair.
By: D. Wallace Peach on July 8, 2016
at 8:46 pm
It is always good to examine root causes, D. Wallace. Today, in our Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, we’re hurting. It’s comforting to know there is something we can do right now as individual citizens. Cheers, Ashley
By: A. C. Cockerill on July 8, 2016
at 9:07 pm
I didn’t realize you are right there. Yes, an immediate expression of care is a great response, for the police and the whole community.
By: D. Wallace Peach on July 8, 2016
at 9:44 pm
Hi D. Wallace, Thank you so much for your kind words, so appreciated. Actually, several friends who visit with you and me on this picoblog live in the DFW area. Cheers, Ashley
By: A. C. Cockerill on July 8, 2016
at 10:07 pm