One thing I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but never really had the energy to do, is write letters about big issues. Alone it probably doesn’t make a huge difference, but when people get a deluge of letters either supporting them or condemning their stance on something, it most certainly can sway their opinion.
I think the first of the series of letters is going to Orem, Utah’s city council and police department, after their police department knocked down, handcuffed, arrested, and jailed an elderly woman… for not watering her lawn. The city attorney, most of all, should be written to, as (s)he still plans to prosecute her.
It’s pretty bad when someone gets arrested and beaten up for not giving their name to a police officer. That being said I’m not sure why she refused to give her name. The police do have some right to investigate things. But really isn’t letting a lawn go brown a matter that can be handled differently? This is the sort of event that causes people to lose respect for the law and for the people who are enforcing it.