Loss of an officer.....

Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuals was killed in the line of duty last wednesday. This marks a very sad occassion in Law Enforcement. The problems with a loss such as this is it puts a divide in the public between law enforcement and the general populace. The police become more distrussful and cautious around John Q. Citizen and the citizen likewise feels the cop is an overbearing jerk.

I've read a little about this man and he seemed to be very much the community police officer. I am pretty sure he wouldn't want the above scenario I mentioned to be a inadvertant legacy. I know if I was killed in that manner I would hope it wouldn't change things.

So if you are in law enforcement. Be careful, but be respectful. And if you aren't, please understand that the LEO's have a tough job, and they have their bad days, too.