“I have never posted here although I have been a listener for several years. I had the utmost respect for the commentary and insights found on this site.
I am a libertarian, sound money advocate, fan of Russian literature, teacher, and police officer. I have spent 27 years arresting drunk drivers so they don’t end up in the back of your wife’s mini-van. I have spent 27 years interviewing and arresting sex offenders so they don’t sleep with your children. And yes; during my 27 years I have put several murders including one serial killer in jail for life.
To hear and see independent thinkers parrot propaganda on this site is very disappointing. Al – you are my favorite but to not even express remorse and sympathy over the death of two young law enforcement officers is unpardonable. You should be ashamed. To those criticizing the police on this blog, what makes you an expert? Did you read something in a blog? OR did you go for a ride-along in East St. Louis? Did you attend a Citizen’s Police Academy? Have you sat down with your local police at the coffee shop and listened to them?
Your words have meaning folks. Be careful. You may very well get a “libertarian-hands-off-police force”. THEN God help you because we may not!
But for now, I promise, I will return to work and protect you with all the zeal I can muster. God Bless”
AND MY RESPONSE
Thank you very much for the comment JLG,
Our official comment, as you probably know, is that we abhor violence.
I happen to disagree with those who say that they believe that the U.S. has turned into a police state. That doesn’t mean that we are not friends. It simply means that we disagree.
I was remiss in not expressing my feelings more adamantly about the two slain police officers and I am sorry for that.
My comments, mostly off mike, dealing with situations like Ferguson are quite negative about the populations of areas like that. One simple question I have is why don’t those folks take care of business. Charles Barkley asks the same question.
God Bless you and people like you JLG.