There are many unwritten rules in society, but one particular rule really gets under my skin. In Crawfordsville, citizens, blue collar workers and white collar workers, pay for coffee at convenience stores but law enforcement does not.
I understand that, for the most part, this isn’t a reflection on our law enforcement community, but rather the entrepreneur. Our police officers are guilty of being, somewhat, “elitist” in that they promulgate the situation by patronizing it.
This may seem like a trivial matter, and well, maybe it is. I can afford to buy a cup of coffee. What kind of a message does this send to a “financially” less fortunate person?
In ending, I say support support law enforcement. I say to law enforcement, be aware of your role in the community and don’t take advatage of it.
With warmest regards to our law enforcers.
John Elmore
Crawfordsville
