By James Novogrod
KIEV, Ukraine - About 40 police officers defected (click here) to Ukraine's opposition and
marched into the heart of the protest encampment in the Kiev on Friday,
the day after violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces killed dozens....
The police have not turned against the country, they have joined their countrymen. They love their country and they hate the conflict. I am quite sure having police stand with any protesters calms the issue. I think the police are very wise to stand up for their oath to the Ukrainian people.
To say police defected makes the protesters sound criminal and illegitimate. They have clear ideas about their lives and their country and those ideas were violated and people sacrificed their lives to commit to that understanding. To say the police defected is to say they are wrong and they aren't.
It was the police that stated there are other officers sniping innocent people. It is honest and honorable to bring the truth to unjustified deaths.
To say police defected makes the protesters sound criminal and illegitimate. They have clear ideas about their lives and their country and those ideas were violated and people sacrificed their lives to commit to that understanding. To say the police defected is to say they are wrong and they aren't.
It was the police that stated there are other officers sniping innocent people. It is honest and honorable to bring the truth to unjustified deaths.
