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

[TexasTowelie]

CHILDRESS, TEXAS -- 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 Texas Group.

[PoliticAverse]

1. NEWDOW v. LEFEVRE

http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FCO%2020100311142/NEWDOW%20v.%20LEFEVRE

we held the national motto, "In God We Trust," and the statutes requiring its placement on coins and currency, do not violate the Establishment Clause.

Court: 'Under God' and 'In God We Trust' are constitutional
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/03/court-under-god-and-in-god-we-trust-are-constitutional-/1

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

2. The question I have is "How will this affect violence in any way whatsoever?" n/t

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

3. Having those words on money is a wee bit different than having them on the vehicles in which

people who are supposed to 'protect and serve' you drive around. People who can kill you, and in most cases walk away with a brief paid vacation in response. That's not going to make atheists feel like they're going to get any kind of 'justice' from them.