Merriam, Kansas Outrage After Vote To Remove Police Flag Tribute

Friday follow-up confronts this political decision what mostly comprised a great deal of tap dancing from politicos.

THANKFULLY . . . 

Police supporters were a lot clearer with their message . . .

Critics of the decision aren’t so appreciative of the efforts to fix a problem they don’t see as an issue, and can’t help but take the decision personally – especially those who have lost a loved one in the line of duty.

“It’s been five years, 333 days and 3,110,400 minutes since my father’s untimely murder,” said Emma Rohrer, daughter of Wyandotte County Deputy Sheriff Patrick Rohrer, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on June 15, 2018.

“Why is the flag that is a small and simple gesture of the remembrance of my dead father such an issue?” she asked. “Why should one of the only signs of what my father [was] be taken away?”

Another apt quote . . .

Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith, spokesperson for the National Police Association, was utterly appalled by Merriam’s action.

“By stating that the thin blue line flag is something less than honorable is truly offensive, especially this week,” she said, noting it is National Police Memorial Week and that 282 names have just been added to the over 24,000 on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

“This is just so incredibly disrespectful of the fallen, of the families, and of law enforcement in general around the county and around the state.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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