In these tumultuous times we hear that phrase and instantly think of so many recent events that evoke unrest and a negative
Like I said this is a small community, we have a county fair at the end of summer, where all the locals enter their canned
This last fair weekend I ran into a lot of familiar faces including a few of our local officers. We sat at picnic tables eating corndogs, burgers and fries watching kids play and feeling safe. The sun was hot and the humor was not to be avoided. We talked about how lucky we felt to live in such a place, we talked about our kids and our excitement for their return to school, and many other subjects. We laughed as we parted ways to get more food or round up our kids. Now the school year has started and everyone is back to being busy and only seen in passing.
About four AM this morning my phone wakes me up ringing and buzzing with TXT alerts and messages form the school. I
Upon reading this all I could think about was who I knew that worked the night shift. I could see his kids his face and his wife. Now I know most people would instantly question the reports. The media has caused such a rift in our trust that this is where so many minds go instantly. We need to take back our trust we need to get out and talk to these men and women that put their lives at risk to protect us and our property. We need to quit listening to the TV and walk out on our stoop, our front porch and talk to each other. You will find that if you get to know someone you might just like them and trust that they are there to help you.
When your home is broken into you will need to call someone that will be their for you someone you can trust. We need to overcome the fear the media has instilled in us, and talk to those that will come to our aid in a time of crises. We cannot continue to live in a us vs. them mentality we need unity now more than ever.
The suspect in this case started firing as soon as he exited the car, he left the car as it was still rolling to run into someones only car. Now they have a crashed vehicle and an insurance claim they cannot afford. Luckily no shots entered anyones home killing an innocent person, or child. This could have been much worse.
What I am saying is if we show them our support and get to know your neighbor, and local law enforcement they may feel safer we may feel safer. If we all feel safer then the likely hood of corruption will decrease. If we know our neighbors we will build the support systems so criminals will not be able to operate in our neighborhoods. Our neighbors, our local officers they have family just like us we need to join together to hep put a stop to criminal activity and police corruption, but we can only do that by getting to know one another.
Go talk to your neighbors, meet the police that patrol our streets introduce ourself our kids to them put a face a family behind that address. See how something so small can change things. We are all in this together lets make a positive change.
Thank you for taking the time to read this I hope that you find inspiration to become a closer community or neighborhood.
