Shirley Ellis: A vote regretted

Regarding the June 23 news article “Police: Durham council member should apologize”: I haven’t often regretted a vote, but there’s a first time for everything, I guess. Jillian Johnson for Durham City Council is my regret!

Since being elected, she has made clear her dislike for the police. As a community activist I suppose it is her privilege to march and protest, but she needs to remember that she was elected to represent the people – all the people – including law enforcement. If unable to do so, she should resign.

Her obvious bias against the police makes it difficult to respect her decisions as a councilor. As a taxpayer, I would remind Johnson that she no longer speaks only for herself.

We all need to remember that law enforcement personnel are prohibited from publicly expressing their opinions.

This story was originally published June 27, 2016 at 4:29 PM with the headline "Shirley Ellis: A vote regretted."