Every one of us is a citizen of somewhere, and I’d hazard a guess that most of us are a part of many communities, beyond our cities and towns, be that school, work, sports team, hobby club, or volunteer work. And yes, sometimes we just want to keep our head down and roll with whatever we are experiencing, be that something so incredible we want to savour, or so awful we just want to push through.
I believe Sir Robert Peel was right when he said, “Police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” (Sir Robert Peel's Principles of Law Enforcement, 1829)
I feel we all have a responsibility to each other, including ourselves, to pay attention, to care, to avoid apathy or expect that someone else will notice something that needs noticing. It is important we all do our part, to keep our communities, and each other, as strong, safe, vibrant and healthy as possible. I wish we didn’t have tragedy as our teacher, but sometimes we do.
The following is an effective video to remind us of a somber reality when no one notices.
As always, thanks for stopping by. We’ll have another post next week.
Sarah and Dave
