Saw this on John Stewart last night!!! Wow!!
http://www.register-news.com/opinion/local_story_336094123.html?keyword=secondarystoryLaw enforcement hard at work to keep citizens safe
It must have seemed like a scene from a movie for Montgomery Township, N.J. police last week.
It all started when an alarm inside a local bank went off. Officers say they thought they saw at least one person inside. It was hard to see inside, as the blinds were drawn, according to the Associated Press.
What followed was a standoff, with police evacuating the three nearby apartment buildings, and using bullhorns and the telephone to try to make contact with the suspects — but no one ever responded to their repeated atempts at communication.
It was only after a SWAT team stormed the building it was discovered the possible intruder was actually a cardboard figure.
While the officers will probably laugh along with the rest of the world over the incident, it shouldn’t diminish the danger and work police do every day.
There very well could have been a desperate person or group of people inside the bank — someone who attempted a robbery, got caught and was now even more of a threat to citizens and law enforcement.
Every day police work in the front lines to keep people and their property safe. They see people at their worst, either while committing a crime or victims who are dealing with a crime.
Most days, their work is nothing to laugh about. So, let’s take a moment to laugh, then remember to support our law enforcement officials each and every day of the week.
