I have to share this. My friend and former BNI colleague Gisele McKnight, opinion editor at the Daily Gleaner, wrote this editorial that appeared in that paper today. She has eloquently said what so many of us feel. Thank you Gisele. We stand by you We stand with you. That is the heartfelt message we send to the RCMP today. We support you. We grieve with you. We stand by you. We are finding it difficult to comprehend the horrific events in Moncton on Wednesday night that left three RCMP officers dead and two injured. It’s not news we ever expect to hear in New Brunswick. But it our reality today as the Codiac RCMP deals with the shocking loss of three colleagues. That news has left the province and the country reeling with outrage and sadness. There are many other things we want to say to the RCMP. We take you for granted until such an event as this. Then we remember your role in our lives - one that saw you run to the deadly scene as residents ran away from it. That is the mark of bravery and professionalism, and you demonstrated both throughout. It must be an overwhelming situation when your heart wants to grieve for lost colleagues but your brain and body must continue to search for a killer. Sadness is an unaffordable luxury when a manhunt is on. This past year has been a trying one for the RCMP, and in particular, for Assistant Commissioner Roger Brown who heads the RCMP in New Brunswick. He arrived in the province last summer from Saskatchewan and very soon faced the devastating case of the two boys killed by a snake in Campbellton. Two months later the RCMP was in the thick of a violent riot in Rexton over fracking. And in the midst of all this, two RCMP officers were making the news in the most unflattering of ways - one with post-traumatic stress disorder smoking medical marijuana on the job, and one pleading guilty to a cocaine-trafficking charge. And now this - the most devastating day in the history of the RCMP in New Brunswick. Which is why we ask our readers this - if you pray, then pray for the RCMP in this province. Pray for their well-being, their safety, their ability to cope in the aftermath of this horrible turn of events. Pray for the families of the victims. If you’re not the praying type, then hold them high in your thoughts. And when you have the opportunity, thank them for the job they do. To the RCMP we say, lean on your community for support, because you have it. We’ll end by doing something we don’t often do, quote the Bible: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Rest in peace.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:14:32 +0000
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