its not easy being green

From: Ethan Chambers
To: My Boss
Date: 10/21/04 10:47AM
Subject: I'M SICK OF THIS

We need some kind of cheatsheet telling us how to do things when we run across something listed NCIC. I'm getting sick and tired of not knowing what to do or how to send hit confirmations or whatever. When it comes to wanted persons, stolen vehicles, stolen anything, or having to enter it in because it was stolen from our end, I pretty much screw up one way or another every time I have to do something. My notes that I've tried to gather are terrible and all Karl would say is to refer to the manual, which is freaking joke. That's like someone asking what the meaning of life is, and a response is to look it up in the Bible. I'm sorry I'm sounding so jerky right now, but whenever this happens, it makes me look like an idiot in front of County, our officers, BCI, and any other agency involved, which happened to be Spanish Fork today. Also makes UVSC look stupid too and I feel like quitting this job everytime I have to do it. Okay, I'm done venting now. Thank you for listening. I'm gonna go back to my wonderful job where I am priviliged to come to work and look forward to me getting bashed on by almost every employee that works in this department for my political views. And if not bashed on, they do a good job of trying to convince me of how wrong I am.

Ethan


From: Ethan Chambers
To: A4; A6; A2; Z4; A3; My Boss
Date: 10/23/04 5:16PM
Subject: My Turn

For those that care so much about my single vote that will not make any difference to anyone in this state, here is why I will vote for John Kerry. I was never at any time for the war in Iraq. I believed it to be wrong and was suspect from the start. I believe that any person who believes in this war and feels that it is justified is not qualified in my eyes to be the next president. Regardless of whether Senator Kerry has flip-flopped, or if President Bush has flip-flopped the same amount of times as the Senator, his current view is that the war was and is wrong. This is the type of attitude I believe America needs with respect on how our country is led. I do not care about tax raises 10 years ago, changing beliefs of Vietnam (were any of you aware or alive at the time to judge the decisions he made with respect to that war? were any of you in the shoes of a Vietnam soldier to understand what he is saying?), ribbons, metals, conversations you think someone had with the Senator which really are just bad chain emails, believing anything Michael Moore or Sean Hannity has to say without figuring stuff out on your own, catchy phrases that appeal to the easily convinced masses, or political science professors who believes a newly elected president will show the world that "bringing" democracy to the Middle East is too big of a task for us (however I was unaware that it was our responsibility to force democracy on the nations of the world in the first place. also, how will Kerry being elected show al-Qaida that we are weak? Kerry has never said he will back down from that fight.). What matters are the differences in current beliefs between the two candidates. This also applies to issues such as gay rights and marriage, abortion, and a number of other current topics. With respect to these, I agree with Senator Kerry and not President Bush. These are my beliefs, since you are all so concerned with them, and will not change because these beliefs have been with me for years. These issues, along with the current Supreme Court, are also the most important that the next president will face. I obviously want the president to make decisions that I agree with. President Bush is someone that I do not agree with. And I understand that most likely, no one in this police department has these same beliefs, however I respect that and realize that there is no point in trying to prove that you are wrong. With that in mind, I hope each one of you will vote on whoever and whatever you feel is right this year. In fact, I believe that Senator Kerry will not win the election this year, yet I must vote the way my morals lead me to. Feel free to have your lively discussions and questions with me if you'd like, however do not try to convert me to a president the majority did not vote for, or a political party who still believes in separate but equal when it comes to certain types of people. Its just not gonna happen.

Ethan