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TexasTowelie

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Fri Sep 4, 2015, 05:53 AM Sep 2015

Childress PD's 'In God We Trust' decals trigger constitutional debate

CHILDRESS -- Childress Police Department’s decision to place decals reading “In God We Trust” on police vehicles this week has been met with a mixed response.

Childress Police Chief Adrian Garcia said he is adding the decals in response to increasing violence across the country.

“I think with all the assaults happening on officers across the country and the two that happened in the past few days in Harris County and Abilene, it’s time we get back to where we once were,” Garcia told the Red River Sun, a newspaper serving the Childress area. “This is our nation’s motto ... it’s even on our currency. It’s nothing new.”

Repeated attempts to reach Garcia for comment Thursday were not successful.

Read more: http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2015-09-03/childress-pds-god-we-trust-decals-trigger-constitutional-debate

Cross-posted in the Religion Group.

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Childress PD's 'In God We Trust' decals trigger constitutional debate (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2015 OP
And exactly how is this going to reduce violence? Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2015 #1
There we go. Problem solved! longship Sep 2015 #2
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