I can forgive him for being those things, if he was saying that he sees the wrongness of what he said, and that he is a more enlightened person today. I can give people a chance, because after all, society is redefining the standards as we become more culturally and racially pluralistic. We no longer hold the white, Judeo-Christian male views to be the only way . What bothers me about this whole issue is that we just don t know where Chief Kroeker stands. He simply says that his professional conduct is exemplary and that what he said in a Christian context should not matter.
Religion forms one s value system.
It dictates how an individual lives. Kroeker s parents were Mennonite missionaries in the French Congo where Kroeker was raised until he was nine. It is that deep. If my child goes to a church camp and dies from some form of punishment given to him, then I want to know that the death will be investigated with vigor for appropriate conduct by the camp staff. I want to know that the atmosphere at the police department where these officers work is family friendly.