From the article, a family with an attitude that should give anyone hope. Yes, they are “putting their money where their mouth is”.
Mark Hale, 52, who works the third shift at the Hilton hotel downtown, said he was driving home and stopped by on his own to pick up trash.
“Instead of being part of the problem, I wanted to be part of the solution,” he said. “I figured if I started picking up trash, other people might do the same.”
“Hale, who is black and his lived in the city his whole life, said he attributed the fires to businesses and squad cars to “a lot of idiots who don’t have jobs and don’t want to have jobs.”
Hale said he has four grown children, three of whom are in training or studying to be in law enforcement.
“Point blank, I support the police,” he said, adding that, from what he has heard, the officer who shot the suspect was justified.”
I read that...good for them.
Nothing wrong with taking out the trash AFTER the battle...but DURING the battle, the primary job is to survive.
Those are the people I really feel bad for. There is a significant portion of people in those areas who want to work, make a living, pay their bills, and support a family.
People like him don’t see a problem with the police enforcing the law, and aren’t going to support some no-load who is drugged out and committing crime over the police trying to enforce the law.
Problem is, I bet he can’t come out and say that in a lot of cases without putting his life or health on the line.