SHERIFF’S W I T H
S H E R I F F
T R A C Y
WE ARE ALL ESSENTIAL
W
e are all essential! We find ourselves in uncharted scary times. The COVID-19 virus is proving to be a challenging adversary for all of us. Law Enforcement during this time is being presented with difficulties never experienced in most of our lifetimes. Those of us responsible for detention facilities are certainly concerned. We are not only responsible for the well-being of those we lead but with the health and safety of inmates in our care.
We are then asked to identify “essential
what is going on in the world outside our
essential” home. It doesn’t take long to
schools closed, and friends worried about
personnel” and send those deemed “nonunderstand that everyone here is essential to maintaining a successful operation.
It gives you an opportunity to really look
at many different areas of your operation and get a much clearer picture of how
walls. Watching businesses being closed, jobs. I’ve seen communities affected in ways I probably never really thought
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“community” really means.
I’m witnessing heartache and triumph.
not just the commissioned people in the
do and, at the same time, the best. I’m
contributions of everyone.
to their name and uphold the oath they
It has given me an opportunity to evaluate
I’m seeing some of the worst man can
organization but also the sacrifices and
watching as our public servants live up have sworn.
employee, and this tragedy has given
This virus will not defeat us; we will
I then applied this to my observations of
many other challenges. My hope is we will
me a much better picture of their worth.
WE ARE
of. I’m getting a better idea of what
each individual contributes to your team.
I have always known the value of each
M U R P H R E E
endure and learn from it as we have so
come out on the other side of this better for having gone through it. I hope as Americans that we end up with a clear understanding that if we are to maintain our way of life and live our American dream, we must realize that we are all essential. Take care of yourself, take care of your family, and take care of each other!
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