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Open Letter To Law Enforcement Officers

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Erin Cox
Jul 11, 2016
Troy University
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Open Letter To Law Enforcement Officers
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Dear law enforcement officer,

I would just like to say thank you. Thank you for putting on your badge and suit just to go out, and be scared for your life and wonder if you will make it back home alive. Thank you for dealing with the hatred and cruelty of some of our people. Thank you for sacrificing yourself for my family and me. Thank you for protecting me, no matter the cost.

With all that has happened, lately, I know you are scared. I know your family worries if you will be back home for dinner or breakfast. Yes, there might be some of you that use that badge the wrong way, but to those who do not, I see you. I see you, and I respect you. This might offend some people, but I really do not care. The complete ignorance of some of our Americans leaves me dumbfounded and distraught.

With that being said, I would like to say I am sorry. I am sorry you have to watch your fellow officers get shot down right in front of your eyes. I am sorry that just because of a few bad ones, you have the stereotype of a bad cop. I am sorry you sit back and put up with the dirty stares and the negative comments people give you.

Please do not stop doing what you are doing. Please stay on these streets to serve and protect us. Like I said before, I see you, we see you, and I will stand behind you no matter what. Once I graduate from school, I will be right there to watch your six. Your hard work does not go unnoticed. I pray that God protects you every single day. Stay strong. You are great.

Love,
Erin

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