“LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS"
By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
In latter times, for
some reason,
disrespect for the
law enforcement
officers of our
nation has come
under assault and a
continuing attack by
groups such as the
ACLU (American Civil
Liberties Union), as
well as certain
loud-mouthed
individuals. Some of
these have been: TV
news commentators;
newspaper and
magazine editors,
liberal politicians
and judges who
seemingly want to
protect the criminal
more than the
victims.
It is strange how a
police officer is
armed with a weapon
to protect the
honest citizens of
our nation and then
when he/she uses it
they are put on desk
duty (taken out of
the field) or
disarmed of their
shield and gun until
all charges against
them (the law
enforcement officer)
is cleared.
No doubt there are
some “bad apples” in
every vocation, and
they need
correction,
punishment, and
dismissal if
convicted. But, in
too many cases the
police officer seems
to be getting a bad
rap. Is it any
wonder that we have
many career police
officers changing
vocations in
mid-life.
The average police
officer of whom I
have been acquainted
is a servant of the
public who is
under-paid and
over-worked. He
lives in a glass
house and is
constantly observed
by neighbors,
friends, and
enemies. If he does
not dot every “i”
and cross every “t”
in his personal life
and on his paper
work to get the
arrested ones into
the cell - a liberal
minded judge frees
them before
nightfall. How many
of us average
citizens would work
under these
conditions?
Some have concluded
that our Justice
System needs a great
overhaul. However,
in latter days
groups such as the
ACLU (America Civil
Liberties Union)
have pressured the
legislatures to “go
soft” on law
breakers. They say,
“Read them their
rights and do not
physically harm them
even though they
disobey, resist,
disregard orders,
kick, hit, curse,
bite, mock, insult,
violate, and abuse
you.” Thus today,
because of “go soft
judges” and “liberal
legislatures”, we
have numerous
individuals, who are
repeated killers,
rapists, and abusers
of innocent people,
walking the streets.
Our police officers
must contend with
them.
Police officers are
the reason that our
highways are safe,
our houses have not
been burglarized or
burned, our wives
and daughters have
not been raped.
These “Law
Up-Holders” should
be commended and not
condemned, by a
handful of folk
crying out police
brutality.
The Bible states
that we need police
officers. Romans
13:1-7 teaches that
civil government
must carry out
proper punishment on
evil doers. It is
taught in the Word
of God that Capital
Punishment should be
quick (Eccles.
8:11), and that it
at least matches the
crime (Lev. 24:19),
and that it should
be performed
publicly, and thus -
would serve as a
deterrent to others
(Deut. 21:18-21).
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