[Peter Libra]

Nobody more grateful for the presence of “Those who protect and serve”, than myself. I would not like my neighborhood to be at risk to the kind of losers that exist. Cowardly louts whose target is always someone weaker and defenseless. Trouble is possibly the length of the training which entails public expense. This would include screening for the sociopath. This type of person is clever in paying lip service to the system. The savings of short cuts likely offset by the occasional horror story.

We have our own awful set back for police public relations in Canada a few months ago. A hitherto quiet teen male got on a Toronto Street car and brandished a knife. He exposed himself as well. The street car operator did a great job. He halted his transport and got everyone off safely.

A police officer jumped on board. He screamed "drop the knife" then he pumped three shots into the youth. The youth hit the deck and then the officer pumped six more shots into him. Then he hit the youth with the taser.

The youth died. Only a public outcry brought about charges for the officer. We are waiting to hear his side of the story. Nobody wins here.

Excuse this ramble, but I went to my Ancestry.com and traced the records of Monroe Isadore. He was a human being.

[Peter Libra]

To self. Whoops!

My quotation marks were fouled up because we are sold a "bilingual keyboard". Hit the caps lock twice and that is what we get. (Sad smile).