The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-10-24

paper saw III TO condemn all
members of the Miami Negro
police force, because of what al
legedly was the action of a few.
In his effort to discredit the work
OF all of the policemen, the writer
painted a very black picture, and
made no exception to any indi-
vldual or group of individuals
who now serve as law enforcing
officers on the city's Negro police
force. Among other things, the
writer said:
Cali the Negro police of Miami
are very adept in making dates
with mattresses and bar maids. or
picking UP women on the streets
for their own personal pleasure. +"
Anyone reading the writer's
slap at the local police who did
not know the true facts himself.
would certainly get a horrible
impression of the services rem
dered by the local police officers.
AS one of the first five men,
bers of the force appointed to
serve this community, I strongly
deny that what the writer said
is true of all of the policemen,
and challenge him to prove his
case to the complete satisfaction
of this community. do not deny
that some (and this "some" rep
resents only a very small per-
centage of the total number) Of
the members of the force have
not always used the best judge
ment when making arrests. But
I hasten to emphasize the equally
true fact that the vast majority
of the men on the police force are
courteous, decent, respectful,
clean-living, family men, who are
held in high esttem of not only
their immediate acquaintance,
but of the entire community. The
majority of the men on our force
are just as clean and decent mo-
rally as the best of the men in
our community and better
than many of these. This, I chal-
lenge anyone to disprove.
Such reckless and sweeping
charges as those made last week
by this weekly, are not only I'M
fair to the majority of the men,
bers of our force, but they come
dangerously close to being down.
right and unwarranted untruths.
The taxpaying citizens of Miami
should know this.
In any and all large organiza-
tions, there are bound to be some
good members and some otherwise.
The Negro police force Is no ex-
ception - and indeed, neither
are our newspapers, which also
fall under the category OF having
some good editors. and otherwise,
There are also some good insur-
ance men. and some not so good.
But for one to condemn all Of
the members of any organization
because of the wrong doings Of
any obvious few. is not only I'M
fair and un-American. but 1t also
positive proof that such a person
is totally unqualified to render
judgement upon any condition,
and should therefore leave such
matters to others who are better
qualified to judge them.
Adding insult to injury, the
weekly also published In this
connection an unsigned letter,
which he claims was written by
a friend of his who attended the
recent National Negro Insurance
Convention in Miami. The letter
further purports to condemn me
entire force for the action or an
obvious few. AS said above. the
letter was not signed which not
onlv makes II invalid. but also
leaves a grave doubt In the minds
of the INTELLIGENT readers that any
such letter was ever written.
f this writer really wants 70
nerform a community service as
he claims he does. and knows OF
anv disrourteous or ruthless art
ions on the part Of anv police Of
60 h .hni1ld name the Offl-