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Every cop’s nightmare is to have to fire their
weapon at another human being…and then finding
out that you took the life of an innocent
person. This happened in Arkansas over the
last year. It was a tragic mistake and one that
I’m sure that the officer regrets. The question
is, “Had he been a PBA member, would the PBA
have assumed his legal representation in the
matter, even though it was a bad shoot? The
answer is, “YES”.
We have continued to spread the message about
the PBA. Kimmons Gray has been tirelessly
canvassing the state in an effort to let cops
know about the services that the PBA provides.
The PBA is the organization to belong to, if you
are a working cop. They are there for you.
Just ask the members in Arkansas that have had
to use the PBA and they will tell you that the
response time and service is phenomenal. There
are other associations and organizations that I
belong to but none can match what the PBA does.
I belong to each of these other organizations
for different reasons. Reasons such as, I get
great optical and dental coverage with one
organization that I belong to but they can’t
help me if I get into a shooting, traffic crash,
civil suit, or if I’m disciplined unfairly.
That’s why I belong to the PBA… for me.
To take care of any legal expenses that might
arise out of me doing my job. If you are
a cop in Arkansas and you are reading this and
you think that your department is going to back
you up when you make a bad decision, then my
friend you are living in a fantasy world.
Stop and think--If you are right when do you
need anyone to stand behind you? It’s when we
are wrong and when we make mistakes that we need
support. And lets face it, when we need it, we
need it… NOW!!
The PBA is laying the groundwork to
become active in the decision making process
with Arkansas politics. You’ll see us at the
capitol shaking hands and getting to know the
people who make the decisions that effect law
enforcement in our state. We’re just building
bridges that in the future will help us to get
the legislation passed that we need to benefit
our profession. Everybody wants to gripe about
the current situation of law enforcement in the
state of Arkansas but it seems that no one wants
to do anything about it. The PBA is the vehicle
that we need to propel us forward on issues such
as our retirement, working conditions, medical
care, and any other issues that are concerns for
the working cop on the highway. Anyone who
wishes to contact me about the PBA may do so by
calling 870-875-1089 or 870-866-6722. You may
get my answering machine or my voice mail but I
work for a living too and I’ll return your
call. You may also reach me by email at
aspf22@arkansas.net
Jeff
Hust
AR.State Police
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