Readers' forum: Respect law enforcers

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 11 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

Summary

The support being shown to the Ogden City Police Department is wonderful. However, we need to show that same support to all law enforcement agencies every day. How do we do that? By obeying the law.

Let's quit making excuses for our own lawlessness. Let's recognize that law enforcement personnel put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. Let's honor them by showing them respect even when we or our family members are the ones being caught.

Let's quit making excuses when it is our son or daughter that committed the crime. Let's teach our children that there are consequences, and if they choose the action, they must be willing to face those consequences.

Let's give law enforcement the respect they deserve.

Janice Woods

West Jordan

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Midvaliean

MIDVALE, UT

When there are laws that fall into a "grey" area (such as drug laws) that not everyone agrees one, you will have those who break "the law." But at what point to we say we have created to many laws in the interests of others, that More..

5:42 a.m. Jan. 11, 2012
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Owl

Salt Lake City, UT

We are a democratic nation under law, not a police state. Disagree with the laws? Elect someone to change them, but don't act as a law unto yourself. That is anarchy. Our laws and enforcement officers are far from perfect. Perhaps someone who is More..

10:52 a.m. Jan. 11, 2012
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VIDAR

Murray, UT

I wish that I could respect the police; unfortunately the conduct of some keeps getting in the way. And the failure for the police to police themselves and remove the bad ones; disappoints me even more. There are always going to be bad apples, but More..

11:00 a.m. Jan. 11, 2012
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