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Friday, May 18, 2007
Mike Gallagher :: Townhall.com Columnist
Remember who the good guys are
by Mike Gallagher
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As if somehow choosing to serve a community by becoming a police officer makes it okay to get shot by a filthy criminal.

I am really, really sick of the attitude of people who don’t appreciate law enforcement. Sure, there are “dirty” cops. Just like there are dirty politicians and dirty insurance agents, maybe even a few dirty broadcasters.

But overall, the men and women who elect to become police officers are heroes. They kiss their loved ones good-bye when they leave for work, hoping today won’t be the day that they have to confront a madman who wants to kill them.

Hearing the details about the deaths of these two Texas deputies just makes me mad. I’ll eventually be incredibly saddened by their murders, but right now, I’m angry. I know I’m going to be met with a bunch of people who have chips on their shoulders when it comes to the police.

The next time you want to rail against that speeding ticket you didn’t think you should have gotten, at least think of two families this week who are making the dreaded preparations to bury their brave loved ones.

Please remember who the good guys are.

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Mike Gallagher is a nationally syndicated radio host, Fox News Channel contributor and guest host and author of Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America.

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Reply # 1
Date: May 21, 2007 - 4:44 PM EST
Respecting Police
I was brought up to respect police and still do when they are concentrating on the bad guys but unfortunately most of my encounters with the police and many others find themselves being charged with relatively minor traffic charges that appear to be harassing and money generating efforts. And, every time this happens my respect for them slips a little further...

They should be protecting our neighborhoods during the day while we are at work and our business and employment centers at night when we are at home. And, of course be on call for accidents and if they spot someone driving really recklessly or drunk.
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Reply # 2
Date: May 20, 2007 - 8:18 PM EST
Prosecution-Not so in the state of MA
Here all you get is a slap on the wrist...how many drunken driving charges must one receive before being put away??? A Cape Cod woman is now dead because of a repeat offender being "slapped on the wrist" after many, many DUIs - guess what, a judge finally decided he was a menace to society and is holding him in jail until his hearing. Of course, he was left at home for a week or two after he murdered this woman by causing an automobile accident - WHILE DRUNK!

Then a woman in Boston was sentenced to 30 days!!! after killing a man...leaving a family without their loved one. But because she was 81, irregardless of having a breath test of .11, she gets 30 days! I imagine the family would like to have their husband & father back again in 30 days!

Law and order and punishment to fit the crime just don't seem to matter in the state of Massachusetts!

Hooray for liberal judges!!!
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