Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-02 | Page 4 | Troubles of John Law

TROUBLES OF JOHN LAW LAWI I and sheriffs sheriff's men every day face POLICE peculiarly trying situations which seldom come to public notice Day in and day out they are expected to see that IT John ohn Citizen behaves be lc- haves himself in public places to hold themselves them- them selves in instant readiness to track down evildoers evil safety and in doers without regard to 10 personal general to do that big and important job of enforcing all the laws and ord ordinances I ances Being the most conspicuous of all nIl public servants it itis itis itis is quite natural that they are arc the targets for much criticism much criticism much of it rather unintelligent unintelligent unintelligent gent or at least thoughtless In a L well administered ed police organization stringent rules h hold Jd the e personnel to conduct that will definitely reflect the policies of its head Even Eve to the risk of i ife e the man on the he outside is expected and required to work according to the orders laid down for him That demands loyalty of high order order and and yet the man walking his beat o or the plainclothes plainclothesman m man juan n in a tight place seldom recognition recognition recognition whatever for conscientious performance pf of duty all aU this thi sums up is that without such discipline the whole effort to enforce law vigorously vigorously vigorously vig vig- and impartially falls apart If a city or county wants orderliness or wants miscreants miscreants miscreants mis mis- brought to book or wants a police org organization free from graft corruption and the fixer it must have rules of general application application application cation and men who will carry them out That is the kind of police force Salt Lake wants It It- Itis is the kind of sheriffs sheriff's force that the county wants This places upon the chief of police and upon the sheriff an obligation of loyalty to the men who work under them It also ilso demands demands demands de de- de- de mands that all nil government above these department department department de de- de- de heads be loyal to them also When a policeman or a sheriffs sheriff's man gets in a tight fight place there is just about one question to be asked T Was Tas as the man following the rules and carrying out his orders 1 If the answer is yes then the mans man's chief and all his superiors ors must go to bat for him That is the square deal he is entitled to in recognition of his devotion to duty and his own loyalty to his If officers called upon to enforce the law cannot annot be assured of this attitude on on the p part rt of pf their super superiors ors the citizenry must n not t be disappointed if law Jaw enforcement becomes p pretty etty much uch of a farce