Sometimes I wonder if I should have hung around Helena-West Helena a bit longer. I really do miss being a police officer and I miss some of the people there. But recent events have reminded me of why I left in the first place, political chaos. As reported by the AP, Crime-ridden Arkansas town expands 24-hour curfew. Yep, the city counsel has voted unanimously to impose a city-wide curfew (seems more like martial law to me).
This is nuts! And, with great sadness I have to actually agree with a ACLU lawyer. There’s no way I feel this can be legal. And I really feel bad for the officers. They’re in a situation where they either lose their job or do something they’ll probably get sued over.
And to think, a couple years ago the citizens of the towns of Helena and West Helena thought it was a good idea to merge the cities. Yeah, I miss law enforcement, but I definitely don’t miss The Nation of Phillips County, Arkansas.
