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Guest Opinion | Jim Kroeger: Grass Roots Movement: Thumbs Up For Cops

Published on Monday, June 22, 2020 | 12:33 pm
 

As I was driving to work today I was thinking about how it must feel to be a police officer in this current climate.

These men and women are sworn to protect us and 99.9% do just that. Without them, chaos reigns and all you have to do is turn on the news and you understand what I mean. All it took was one bad cop to ignite rioting, looting and murder across our country and he must and will be punished for his actions, but what about the fate of the rest of our men and women in blue?

They are facing unfair criticism as they try to uphold the law which is the foundation of our liberty. Without law and order, our freedoms are threatened.

As good law-abiding citizens, what can we do about this? I tried to put myself in their shoes and I hit on a good idea. Most of us want to be acknowledged in some way shape or form in whatever we do. It feels good. I am sure the police are no exception.

I passed a couple of police cars during the morning and then later in the afternoon pulled up to a stop light. A black and white was stopped on the other side. I decided to take action even though it was a small one. I rolled down my window and as the officer drove by I stuck out my arm and gave him a thumbs up.

Guess what? The officer gave me a thumbs up back with a smile as big as the size of Texas.

I could tell it made his day and you know what, it made mine too. I tried it two more times today with the same results.

What a great feeling it was to let someone know you appreciate them.

I would like to encourage you all to try the same if you see an officer or a first responder on the road. What we need right now is love and understanding, not violence and hate. I am calling my new grassroots movement “T.U.F.C.” or Thumbs Up For Cops.

Hope everyone is hanging in there.

Jim Kroeger

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