Not everyone happy with Douglasville blue light resolution

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.

People in a Douglas County city are using blue lights on their front porches to show support for law enforcement. Channel 2s Tom Jones talked to residents in Douglasville who say officers need their support now more than ever. "When someone catches some of them doing something wrong, it makes the news. You catch someone out here helping someone, very seldom makes the news," homeowner Ben Cureton said. It's why he installed two blue lights on his front porch. "To show our support for law enforcement," Cureton said. Cureton's neighbors have installed blue lights as well. The Douglasville City Council passed a resolution encouraging residents to turn on blue porch lights the month of April to show support for all public safety personnel. One of the co-sponsors says the resolution has nothing to do with the controversies surrounding officers shooting unarmed black men. "If we don't show our appreciation and our love for our first responders, who will?" Douglasville City Councilman Samuel Davis asked. The councilman said citizens and officers love the idea. But not Nathaniel White. He says he won't be putting up any blue lights. White says with local and national controversies involving law enforcement making the news, putting up a blue light is divisive. He says it sends a message people are taking sides. The police side, he said. White told Jones he's an advocate for a different color light. "I think it should be a white color for humanity to bring us all together. Symbolizing peace," he said. White also wondered if police would come to a home and not see a blue light and treat the homeowner differently. The Douglasville deputy police chief said his officers are professionals and will do their jobs no matter who has a blue light. Douglasville is asking residents to use a blue light in support of officers throughout the month of every April.

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Not everyone happy with Douglasville blue light resolution