Radisewitz: 'Let's be Rock County respectful'

To the Editor:
This past week our home in Luverne was vandalized. Someone trespassed onto our property, tore a Biden/Harris poster off the fence and stole our U.S. flag. How sad is that?
I’ve had conversations with others in Rock County who shunned the protesters in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, for wrecking property. We look down our noses at those people because of the actions of a few protestors. After what happened to my property, I don’t know that we’re much different in Luverne. Some bad apples from one party are out to loot and destroy private property of others they don’t agree with.
We’ve proudly flown our U.S. flag in honor of family members serving in harm’s way halfway around the world. Now it’s gone – stolen. The fact that someone would vandalize and steal from us because we support different candidates is not the Rock County I’ve enjoyed being part of over the last three decades.
We all need to take a deep breath, relax and drop the “in your face” commentary that is occurring on social media and in our community. Believe what you want, but understand that most Republicans and Democrats are good people whose beliefs are a little different. We need different views; we don’t need theft and destruction of property.
Let’s be Rock County respectful.
Cary Radisewitz
Luverne