Mississauga Musings

Regarding Kirkwood, Missouri:

FACT: At 2:23 pm today when I went to Google News and typed in the words "Missouri" and "shooting" I got "Results 1 - 10 of about 1,529 for missouri shooting."

FACT: At 2:25 pm today when I went to Google News and typed in the words "Missouri", "shooting" and "Freedom of Information" I got "Your search - missouri shooting "freedom of information" - did not match any documents."

That's all I have to say --I'll leave the rest for the pro-pundits. On to....

Today's Blog: "E MALAMA KAKOU"

I spent my last day on Maui visiting the Police and Fire Services stationed at the Lahaina Civic Center

I received permission to photograph and videotape their vehicles. Also bought a souvenir Maui Police badge for my Canada cap. I talked story with a Maui Police officer who even backed out her vehicle so she could take some pics of me beside her car.

Out of all the photos I'll share you the best of the lot because it's appropriate for today --as my response to the tragedy in Kirkwood, Missouri.

"INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, FAIRNESS, SERVICE"

Can you imagine how tough that motto must be to live up to? Especially when an officer has some Belligerent spewing a virulent "GO **** YOURSELF!" right in his face?

"INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, FAIRNESS, SERVICE"

I saw that Maui Police logo and immediately thought of Robert Browning.

“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?”

"INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, FAIRNESS, SERVICE" Ho Boy that must be one tough Grasp.

And then there's that Hawaiian inside the logo -- "E MALAMA KAKOU"

"E MALAMA KAKOU" --that's Hawaiian for "TO CARE FOR ALL".

"to care for all"....

Maui gets it. They know that it's not possible to "TO CARE FOR ALL" without the prerequisite "Infrastructure" "INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, FAIRNESS, SERVICE".

Signed,
The (Mahalo Nui Loa, Maui Police!) Mississauga Muse
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