Back in the 1960s, one significant quote. Martin Luther King expressed a dream of “living in a society where men are judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.” Today, I send this message with an extrapolation. So, I’m now strongly advocating that we practice “character profiling.” When someone serves in any government position of authority, it is imperative that conduct promotes confidence and trust. We must assert that our public agencies serve with the consent of the governed. Anyone exhibiting overzealous or outrageously unscrupulous behavior must be removed.
We cannot tolerate any chronic social environment which engenders an irrational fear of authority. Now, those criminal opportunists who loot and vandalize private and public property also merit character, and not racial profiling since different groups participate.
OK- who decides to remove that someone, who has the power to remove that person and who actually removes that elected official? Words are nice, reality and law are quite a different thing altogether.
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OK- who decides to remove that someone, who has the power to remove that person and who actually removes that elected official? Words are nice, reality and law are quite a different thing altogether.
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Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
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Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
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