Page 2.....the rest of the story. The beautiful tribute I witnessed yesterday as hundreds and hundreds of law officers filed into the cemetery to pay respects for their fellow officer was an awe inspiring sight. However, it seems some of the officers present, in particular those directing traffic, revealed their over abundance, if not out of control, testosterone levels.
Guess what? The fallen officer's funeral was not the only funeral of the day. One family of an older woman, another family of a 45 year old man were doing the very same thing the family of the police officer was doing. They were driving to the cemetery to gather for worship. Only thing.....macho officers.....would not let the other families enter the cemetery!
Many of the other families in grief yesterday had to park across the street and walk long distances in order to attend their loved ones funeral service which meant the other funeral services had to start 30 or so minutes late!
Shame on those Dallas Police officers who humiliated and degraded other families on a day they should have been given the same respect and honor the fallen officer received. I for one will hold out for an apology by the Dallas Police Chief to the families that had no other choice but to share the cemetery yesterday.
Too much testosterone necessitates an apology, in this case!
2 comments:
I've long promoted the "slogan" that is applied to fallen police officers up here in Canada - "We are all family ..."
There would have been no better way to honour the gentleman who had fallen in the line of duty then to allow the families to mourn side by side ... it is indeed unfortunate, and it casts a pall over the day for everyone, but most particularly for the Thin Blue Line that we rely upon, and that in moments like this earns our respect by being respectful to the very citizens they pledge to protect ... death is the great leveler ... and this moment, standing by the grave of a loved one uniformed or not - we are all family!
An apology is necessary, and shouldn't have to be asked for - it should just come forthwith ...
I'm in Dallas at the Low T Medical Center and stumbled upon this post while searching news related to testosterone. I know it's an old post, but I was curious to know if an apology was ever issued.
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