On 02/19/2004, DPD Officer "Ron" sent a letter to Russ, which he then read on the air. The text of the letter is below.
Dear Russ,
I wanted to take a quick second to thank you for the support that you are giving to Dallas Officers like myself. This latest incident with the Mayor shows how little support we as officers get from the city. You have become the voice of police officers everywhere, and there is no way to thank you for that.
Needless to say all of us are embarrassed to see that the private sector has to come in and help us when our own city will not. All of the officers are so grateful to the Schepps company for stepping in and helping out a fellow officer. Myself along with every other officer.
I now feel as if this city does not respect its police officers, and now it is beginning to take shape in a very real way.
As hard as it was to listen to Officer Coffey's interview and to know that the city is hanging him out to dry, all of us listening were in tears from laughing so hard when you stated, "that's why I earn vacation time, is to go to Jamaica and have a shotgun stuck in my puss." That was CLASSIC. What an excellent way to show how absurd this new 13 week policy is.
Just in case you might be thinking about running for Mayor, which I think would be great. Yes you would get the support from the police and fire groups.
Mr. Martin, thank you for the support. It's from individuals like yourself that make this career seem meaningful, no matter what is going on.
Also, as I am sure you are aware, no matter how badly this city treats its officers, or how many times Dallas turns its back on us, we will continue to show up to work each and every day.
We will continue to protect those who that cant protect themselves.
We will continue to help those that need help.
That's the job I've taken.
That's the job that I've sworn to do.
I am a police officer.
Sincerely,
Ron
DPD
Dear Russ,
I wanted to take a quick second to thank you for the support that you are giving to Dallas Officers like myself. This latest incident with the Mayor shows how little support we as officers get from the city. You have become the voice of police officers everywhere, and there is no way to thank you for that.
Needless to say all of us are embarrassed to see that the private sector has to come in and help us when our own city will not. All of the officers are so grateful to the Schepps company for stepping in and helping out a fellow officer. Myself along with every other officer.
I now feel as if this city does not respect its police officers, and now it is beginning to take shape in a very real way.
As hard as it was to listen to Officer Coffey's interview and to know that the city is hanging him out to dry, all of us listening were in tears from laughing so hard when you stated, "that's why I earn vacation time, is to go to Jamaica and have a shotgun stuck in my puss." That was CLASSIC. What an excellent way to show how absurd this new 13 week policy is.
Just in case you might be thinking about running for Mayor, which I think would be great. Yes you would get the support from the police and fire groups.
Mr. Martin, thank you for the support. It's from individuals like yourself that make this career seem meaningful, no matter what is going on.
Also, as I am sure you are aware, no matter how badly this city treats its officers, or how many times Dallas turns its back on us, we will continue to show up to work each and every day.
We will continue to protect those who that cant protect themselves.
We will continue to help those that need help.
That's the job I've taken.
That's the job that I've sworn to do.
I am a police officer.
Sincerely,
Ron
DPD
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