Recently, a Missouri Highway Patrolman was shot dead outside his home in Van Buren, Mo. While this is certainly a tragic event, I have a problem with the way some of the troopers prioritize their jobs when something like this happens. Perhaps it's just what they say to the media that makes me mad.
One of our local TV stations was interviewing one of the investigating patrolmen, asking him how the work was going. He mentioned that the work was physically difficult, but more emotionally draining. Then came the clencher- he said something to the effect of: 'we keep working, the adrenaline kicks in, because now our work has a real purpose'.
Unbelievable. I thought that in their job as public servants, ANY murder would have 'real purpose' and meaning. That one statement, probably unnoticed by many, speaks volumes to me about where Missouri civilians rank in the food chain.
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