In the wake of this week’s exercise in democracy, members of the belt and shoelaces crowd have been consoling each other on social media by sharing ways to cope with their overwhelming stress by working to make our planet a better place before they give up and move to Canada.

Of course, none of these meaningful activities involve supporting veterans or law enforcement. So I’ve decided to rectify that. (I’m nothing if not helpful.)

If you’ve been through the downtown or Greenwood in the last few weeks, you’ve seen them, but you may not have known what they were all about – those big blue ribbons and bows hanging from signposts, utility poles and trees.

A few Saturdays ago, several dozen wives, family members, friends and supporters of local and state police went around and hung the blue ribbons as a show of support for the men and women in blue.

Such gestures never used to be necessary. It was an article of faith, a given, that people respected and appreciated the police.
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