The police often get the short end of the stick in terms of public perception but stories like this one show there are definitely good cops out there.
In my line of work, it’s not often that you can arrest somebody on multiple occasions and end up being friends with them.
On the flip side of the crime & punishment coin, the Federal government has abruptly decided to cut funding for a long-standing, very unique library at the Saskatchewan penitentiary in Prince Albert.
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Education and building reading skills are part of life and in prison, part of rehabilitation. It is so important to have such things available in order to work with the prison population to prevent re-offenders. This government is not working towards crime prevention… they are working towards punishment and re-offending.
What these stories have in common is simple – no matter your role in society – police officer, librarian, politician – the ultimate truth is that how you treat others, and particularly the most disadvantaged amongst us, reflects who you are yourself.