Choosing courage: Builders or abandoners?

This is a particularly difficult moment for the belief in a justice founded on love, but perhaps instead of despair, this is a moment to recognize what is possible. Policing done properly is a gift of love, but how to achieve such a thing seems wholly beyond reach. Egon Bittner and Martin Buber offer insights that may help us realize a justice founded on love and, in particular, a policing worthy of serving our children.