Is the Lieutenant on our side?

     Not to long ago I wandered into an old town in mexico where shockingy enough there was a priest. The infamous whiskey priest was there giving a message to the people. They are bold to hold such a ceremony in times like these, even more so because the police were on their way. I had heard about the situation in Conepcion, a man who they call the lieutenant, takes a hostage until somone offfers up the priest, then he kills that person if no one offers up the preiest. This is what he did in Concepcion, and it's what he plans to do in every town that refuses to reveal the preist's wherabouts.

     One might call this man cruel, heartlesss and even evil, but I do not think so. I've seen the way he looks at the people, the detertermination in his voice when he speaks of the priest. He is no ordinary lieutenant. He arrieved at the town that was housing the priest. Just like in Concepcion he called everyone out of their homes, he searched the premesis and questioned them. And just like in Concepcion, no one gave the whisky priest up. At one point the liutenant shouted at the people, in a exasperated voice, "why won't you trust me? I don't want any of you to die. in my eyes-can't you understand-you are worth far more than he is. I want to give you'-he made a gesture with his hands...'everything."' These words convinced me that he is not the monster he is painted out to be. He cares for the people of Mexico. His way seems right to him, and he wants to protect us from the horrors he's connected with the catholic priests.

     Even though the lieutenant continued to take a young boy hostage, he seemed remorse about it. He truely is figting for th people's sake and I applaud him for his determination even though his ways are flawed. Maybe if we all had the determination he has of catching the priest, we would all have different stories to share now. The officer is not our enemy, though his actions might suggest otherwise. His strict outside apperance holds a boy who is bitter but caring. I stand by my observation of the officer but to each his own opinion. Who knows I could be wrong.