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Show YOUR PEACE OFFICERS SPEAK Just the other day, we were called into a meeting for a general discussion of problems confronting us as peace officers. Present at the meeting were peace officers from many communities in Utah County, inspectors from the Utah State Liquor Commission, Judge Terry & Mr. Passey from the Juvenile Juv-enile Court, and a representative from the schools. The meeting was presided over by a mayor of cne of cur cities. Now the purpose of this meeting was to discuss in general the problems pro-blems ' confronting parents anfi teachers and city officials in an area such as ours, where we are being tranformed from a quiet, peaceful rural section into a rather conjested industrial section. Coupled Coup-led with this change-over, is the condition of war that confronts us and we are of the impression that this in and of itself is having quite an effect on us as parents and on young people as well. As we analyzed the situation, it looks about like this. We as peace officers can render a great deal better service in our communities if we take the point of view that "prevention" is a great deal more pleasant and valuable than "cure" can ever be. This means that we would like to be looked upon as men w-ho can counsel with young people and help to keep them out of trouble and not as "Coppers" whose sole purpose is to pick up bovs and girls after they are really in difficulty. We feel that you Barents will agree with us m Uiis point of view and we al.-n IVJT that right now we must w-ork together than vpr before if we are going to eliminate and avoid a lot of unpleasant un-pleasant situations that will be confronting con-fronting young people and consequently conse-quently their parous. Don't mi?-1 under?' and us in any nhase of thi- j (Jimiseion because wo feel that hoy- ; and girl? nnt:irnlr want to do the j thin? that i? honest and decent and vp a1?'-! feel fiat v.-p are vorfcinS' v iJ.h srn--en f the 1 . r--1 rni-nrf peonle cava. Put. at the same time, I we know some of the distractions and opportunities for getting into trouble that are offered these young people, of. ours. In nearly every one of the communities com-munities there is a law which provides pro-vides for the ringing of a curfew bell after which time young people peo-ple of a certain age should either be at home or be on their w-as home. Now probably city officials and peace officers are doing the same thing that a great number of parents par-ents are doing; maybe we have let down too far in the enforcement of certain measures which were good. And we as parents letting the young people get away with a lot of liberties lib-erties that probably should just be curtailed a little bit? Frankly, folks, we feel that one of the best plaecs on earth for young people in the evening is in their own home; because, we know that you as parents are vitally concerned concer-ned with their welfare.. We also feel that it is just as one peace officer from Los Angeles expressed tc us. He said, "Fellows, it is just like this, these young people of ours are just likea basket of big red apples, apparently all of them good, but hidden in that basket is a rotten apple and if we are not careful, care-ful, that trouble is gonig to spread to the good apples.' Now the point we wish to make is this. When young people are out too late at night with no direction but their own immediate inclinations and desires, then we feel that we have a perfect setup for the good apples to hec-ome contaminated. Naturally, it i,s impossible for any peace officer to watch all of the youngsters in any community. Therefore, we are asking you as parents to give us a lift in keeping keep-ing our bovs and girls fine and sweet and wholesome; to help u? teen them out cf tro"ble; and to heln u? assist them in fnrmino-more fnrmino-more onnFt,mf,iive hnhils in the em-i em-i ln'-ment of thei- leisure time gen-n-';l- Won't veer heln us do ihlc fr.T -Jl-r. saVe ef hn bef hnvs a'd e-'rl? ?n the v.-n-'rl? Your hey? and "iris. |