Tuesday, July 28, 2009
News Police chief reaches out to frightened public
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM
The police chief spoke out today to reassure a frightened public after a high-profile crime.
Not Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington. Don't be ridiculous. He would never do something about leadership-ish as that.
I'm talking about Decatur police Chief J.M. Booker.
A carjacking in Decatur's Oakhurst neighborhood shortly before noon today has city residents on edge.
Chief Booker signed-in at Decatur Metro this afternoon to tell readers he recognizes how unsettling today's incident was.
Atlantans take note: Decatur's police chief managed to get through his entire letter without once mocking his fellow Decaturites. He didn't tell Decaturites their fears are based on the mere perception of crime, nor did he brag about how awesome Decatur is. He didn't even mention baseball!
He said today's carjacking troubled him a great deal and that he and his department are busting their collective backside to catch the people responsible.
An actual, sincere expression of concern without a hint smug defiance or phony indignation. How about that?
You should try it sometime, Shirley and Richard.
And not just when celebrities get killed either.
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