From time to time, I’ve been known to lurk around on the more conservative blogs out there in the Cheddarsphere, and while I find those folks to be generally decent (albeit misguided) folks, there are some folks who just can’t seem to pass up the opportunity to make broad, sweeping (and often negative) generalizations when it comes to liberals. Take mickey over at Badger Blogger. In an thread discussing the eight finalists for the Milwaukee Police Chief position, mickey decided to drop this bomb: “The LEFT of which Tommy the Tank Engine is a sworn member, has no interest in stopping crime.” Now putting aside mickey’s need to resort to name calling – which seems to be a common thing among some conservatives – it seems more than a little dubious to say that the left has no interest in stopping crime.
I’m proud of the fact that I’m a liberal, and while I may disagree with conservative folks on a lot of issues, I’d like to think there are some issues – both locally and nationally – that folks of all political affiliations can get behind, and stopping crime is one of those issues. Without getting into too many specifics, I’m a member of the law enforcement/criminal justice community, and as such I take my job seriously. Protecting the community is the number one priority of my job, and I don’t ever let my political beliefs get in the way of doing my job. Each and every member of our community – and our larger society – have a vested interest in stopping crime, because putting an end to criminal behavior benefits everyone, regardless of political affiliation. I take pride in doing my job – and doing it well, and I know plenty of “sworn members” of the left who take pride in the work they do to protect the community and fight crime as members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities.
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