| Show Letter Lettel- To The Editor Dear Sir A policeman is many things Hes He's a son a brother a 1 father an uncle and sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times even a grandfather He Heis Heis Heis is a protector in time of need and a comforter in time of sor sor- row His job calls for him to tobe tobe tobe be a diplomat a psychologist a lawyer lawer a friend and an inspiration HE SUFFERS from an overdose overdose overdose over over- dose of publicity about brutality brutality brutality bru bru- and nd dishonesty He suffers suffers suffers suf suf- fers far more from the notoriety notoriety notoriety noto noto- produced by unfounded charges Too often act acs s of heroism go unnoticed and the truth is buried under all the criticism The fact is that less than one half of one percent of policemen ever discredit their uniform A POLICEMAN is an ordinary ordinary ordinary nary guy who is called upon for extraordinary bravery for us His job may sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times seem routine but the interruptions can be moments of stark terror Hes He's the man who faces a half-crazed half gunman gunman gun gun- gunman man who rescues a lost child who challenges a mob and who risks his neck more often often often of of- ten than we realize He deserves deserves deserves de de- de- de serves our respect and our profound thanks A policeman stands between the law abider and the law breaker Hes He's the prime reason reason reason rea rea- son your home hasn't been burned your family abused your business looted Try to imagine what might happen if there were no policemen around AND THEN try to think of ways to make their job more rewarding Show them the respect you really have offer offer offer of of- fer them a smile and a kind word see that they dont don't have to be magicians to raise their families on than less-than- adequate salaries We think policemen are great We thank God for all the little boys who said they would be policemen and who kept their promise We hope you feel the same way and we ue hope you'll show it so there will always be enough good policemen to go around Respectfully Robert Hobert M M. Bone |
