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Going through old #LNK newspapers for a project I'm working on, and keep getting distracted by the absolute ruthlessness of the Free Press.
The Lincoln Star, 1913: "In America, the policeman is generally an object of suspicion, where he is not actually an object of detestation."
The Lincoln Star, 1913: "In America, the policeman is generally an object of suspicion, where he is not actually an object of detestation."
The old item goes on to say the attitudes of Americans towards police is demoralizing, and that departments will improve if they feel supported by the public.
Which...sounds familiar? https://journalstar.com/news/local/sheriff-on-morale-its-tough-to-go-from-hero-to-zero-in-a-week/article_a3ceff78-8703-50a9-a9c6-648916761e0a.html
Which...sounds familiar? https://journalstar.com/news/local/sheriff-on-morale-its-tough-to-go-from-hero-to-zero-in-a-week/article_a3ceff78-8703-50a9-a9c6-648916761e0a.html
But then it ends with this:
"...Lincoln is a typical American city, for there never has been a police administration in this city, at least not in recent years, that was not, during its progress at least, an object of execration."
"...Lincoln is a typical American city, for there never has been a police administration in this city, at least not in recent years, that was not, during its progress at least, an object of execration."
Reader, I had to look up execration, because I don't think I've ever heard or seen that word used before, and let me tell you, it's not something you want to be.
