Burt Jones for Georgia This week we celebrate National Police Week, a time to
pause and consider the many sacrifices our law enforcement officers and their
families make day in and day out to keep our communities safe.


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John,

I wanted to personally see my latest op-ed in the Daily Caller:


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This week we celebrate National Police Week, a time to pause and consider the
many sacrifices our law enforcement officers and their families make day in and
day out to keep our communities safe. Our law enforcement officers put their
lives on the line to protect our families, keep our communities safe, and leave
our state and our country better off. We are tremendously grateful for their
efforts.

Despite the incredible work our law enforcement officers do in Georgia,
they’re constantly under attack. They’re under attack from the criminals
seeking to destroy and disrupt our communities, and they’re under attack from a
radical left seeking to demonize and antagonize the very people working to
protect them.

Last weekend’s shooting of three brave Atlanta police officers is a harrowing
reminder of the risks our law enforcement officers face daily to keep us safe.
Far too often, these risks are overlooked and underappreciated. While we will
never be able to fully repay our brave men and women in blue for their
sacrifices, we MUST show our unwavering support and fight back against the
radicals who would rather blame our country’s ills on law enforcement instead
of on the criminals they’re trying to stop.

"Back the blue" is a slogan used often to signal one’s support for law
enforcement. While I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment, I also believe
in turning that phrase into action. Backing the blue is not simply a phrase to
be uttered on the campaign trail. Backing the blue is about creating tangible
ways in which we can show our support to law enforcement and allow them to do
their jobs to the fullest.

While Democrats and those on the left seek to villainize law enforcement, in
Georgia we have made tremendous strides to ensure that we do everything we can
to back our brave police officers. In Democrat-run cities across America, story
after story is published about restrictions on police that hamstringing their
ability to do their jobs effectively and the skyrocketing crime rates that are
putting more and more pressure on law enforcement.

I am determined to do everything in my power to ensure that law enforcement
officers in Georgia are not only supported but are also free from disastrous
pro-crime policies that hinder their ability to keep the public safe.

I am proud that the Georgia General Assembly passed the Back the Blue Act
this legislative session. This law establishes the Back the Blue Fund, which
enables vehicle registration applicants to make voluntary contributions to fund
bonuses for deputy sheriffs and jailers. Having been a proponent of the Back
the Blue Fund since my time as a state senator, I was especially proud to see
its passage.

In addition to the Back the Blue Act, the General Assembly also passed Senate
Bill 63, which keeps violent and repeat criminals off the streets. This
commonsense, tough-on-crime approach to our bail system allows our law
enforcement officers to truly focus on public safety by getting violent
criminals away from the general public.

These are two of the many ways that we have fought to support and defend our
law enforcement in Georgia.

This week, stop and thank some of our brave police officers for their
sacrifices. Without their bravery, families in Georgia and across America would
be less safe.

I am extremely grateful for their service to our communities, our state, and
our country.





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