Law enforcement oath to protect and serve

A statement of sympathy from South Carolina to Louisiana.  Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is passing on a prepared statement from his counterpart in Aiken County, Sheriff Michael Hunt, speaking for the South Carolina Sheriffs Association.  In part that statement reads, “The Sheriffs of South Carolina mourn for our fallen brothers in Baton Rouge and call for our citizens to support our law enforcement officers and stand against the anti-police sentiment. We all share the pain of the wounds that have been violently torn open and that continue to impact so many. We all must unite as law enforcement officers and people who believe in a just and fair society. It was just over a year ago that citizens in our State chose grace and forgiveness over anger and violence. We once again have an opportunity to show the country, and the world, how to embrace our differences and rise above senseless acts of aggression….”