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Regarding "Utah trooper who was shot three times is back at work" by Michael McFall:

This is a great story to show people that we can bounce back from the negative in society and make it a positive. Many officers today are targets for criminals, trying to make society believe that the officers are all racist and corrupt.

Officer Paul Kotter was shot three times for no reason, and so he fired back at the suspect before going down to the ground himself. A routine job duty that day turned into the officer fighting for his life due to a man who was upset.

With all the officer shootings and negative outcomes, I think it's time we get to see a positive in the news. This officer is back to work to protect our streets and he is making a statement for all fellow officers to be strong and stand your ground.

Kayden Mittelman

Payson