I got this off of Rick Karle facebook post.
Something has been eating at me and I thought I'd share my thoughts with you.
The other day on the news we had a story about some hard-working police officers sent to a house to break up a large gathering that had gathered for a birthday party- officers estimated there were over 50 people at the party in Andalusia, so they rang the doorbell to remind the folks there that under Gov. Ivey's Stay At Home order, gatherings of over 10 people are not allowed.
As the officers talked to the woman who was holding the party for her child, the woman turned to the crowd and shouted, "Does anyone in here have Coronavirus?"
39-year-old Melanie Nicole Chambers then turned and coughed into an officer's face.
Very calmly the officers charged Chambers with violating the stay-at-home order, and then arrested and charged her with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
I understand that this is a very difficult time for all of us, but I'm coming to bat for our hard-working police officers. Their jobs are difficult enough without something like this to make it all the more difficult.
Here's an idea: As difficult as it is sometimes, how about we treat everyone, including police officers, with respect?
There are good and bad people everywhere, but I feel that law officers are at times under-appreciated.
Especially when someone is coughing in their faces.