Thank the police
“National Thank a Police Officer Day,” was started a few years ago as a way for our country to show support and appreciation to all of our law enforcement men and women. These officers, who comprise police departments across the country, put their lives on the line daily to protect and serve our communities.
On just about every call they respond to, they are given tasks that none of us would ever want to experience. They enter homes health inspectors wouldn’t touch, they coax confessions from child sex offenders and they comfort murder victim’s families. Some have come to your door in the middle of the night to tell you that you’re your child has been involved in a tragic accident, they work midnight, afternoon and day shifts all in the same week, they lose sleep over the beating death of a helpless baby and, yes, some face national public scrutiny for an action they will regret the rest of their lives.
All citizens across the country are being encouraged, on Saturday to take a moment out of their day to show appreciation to their local law enforcement officers through small acts of gratitude like a cup of coffee or by dropping off some snacks to their departments. If you are a teacher or parent of a young child have them write a short note thanking them or invite one of them to speak to your class. If you have a business display sign, honor them that day with a “Thank you.”
But on any given day, the smallest gesture of a “thank you” is what any police officer appreciates the most.
Mary R. Machesky
Uniontown