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Get your priorities straight... wrote on Oct 18, 2008 1:21 PM:

" Enough is Enough, obviously you need to re-evaluate your priorities. In what way or ways is it hurting you for the community to honor this man??? I ask you to ask yourself, what if it had been a friend or family member close to you??? What if it had been your son, brother, etc.? He is and will be remembered for the type of person he was and the contributions he made to this community. Get real and consider some soul searching because you definitely need it. "

Altavista Resident wrote on Oct 15, 2008 4:01 PM:

" Enough is Enough...didn't your mother teach you to "If you can't say anything nice, say nothing at all"?!?!?! This world would be a better place if everyone abided by that rule. If you don't like looking at all of the things honoring Jay, then get outta Dodge! "

Be constructive not destructive wrote on Oct 15, 2008 9:44 AM:

" "Enough is Enough" - I am sorry as well. But not for all of the wonderful recognition that Jason has received, but for your complete lack of respect and consideration for the family and friends of anyone who has experienced the devastating loss of a son and friend. Just because our great country allows you to post your personal feelings, that does not mean you always should. I applaud those who have taken the time to remember someone who is no longer here, and used their efforts for something constructive. "

Proud of em wrote on Oct 14, 2008 5:26 PM:

" As the mother of a law enforcement officer & the spouse of someone whom volunteers his time with the rescue squad I ask Enough is Enough if you would have said Deputy Saunders was driving in a reckless fashion if he had been responding to an emergency involving your family member. Would you criticize then? These brave men & women that wear the badge are not honored & respected enough, whether they have given their life in the line of duty or are still out there on the front lines day after day. Too often we see the disrespect & read about the frivolous lawsuits against these men & women. In my honest opinion the CITIZENS that are served by our law enforcement, volunteer rescue squad & volunteer fire departments, should hold a thank you ceremony every year in honor & remembrance of each of these men & women that answer the call to duty night & day, hour after hour, not knowing what danger they may face. Every day my son leaves for work I ask God to protect him. I also ask that through his job he make a difference in someones life. Enough is Enough, you may one day be the person that he protects and/or saves. Will you criticize then? And when was the last time you said thank you to one of these men or women? "

enough is enough is a joke wrote on Oct 13, 2008 10:55 PM:

" Come on! (enough is enough) Evidentally you didn't even know Jason in the least littlest perspective! There are plenty of grown men out that that haven't accomplished a third of what he did! I'm sure you are probably one of them. To be so young and to have worked as hard as he did he deserves much much more. I have a decal on my car and it will "Forever" remain there. He not only was a friend to alot of people but he was an inspiration as well! If people wanted to put a statue up to remember him I say go for it. It's a shame that he had to die the way he did, but he died doing what he loved! "

An old friend wrote on Oct 12, 2008 11:38 AM:

" "IT'S NOT HOW DEPUTY SAUNDERS DIED THAT MADE HIM A HERO, IT WAS HOW HE LIVED."

For you ("Enough is Enough") to say those disrespectful and rude comments... you must have not known Jay! And maybe we should bring that up about the statue and having a week to remember him, but the thing is, Jay was such a great person that he deserves MORE than a week!!!! "

JL Saunders friend wrote on Oct 11, 2008 2:48 PM:

" then maybe you should go to the Sheriff's Office and let them know how you feel..... "

Enough is Enough wrote on Oct 8, 2008 8:31 PM:

" I am sorry for the loss of this officer, who obviously was well thought of by the community, but this must to be said: the hero worship has got to stop. Car shows, window stickers, memorials, renaming a bridge? Let's just go ahead and build a 200-foot bronze statue of the man and shut down Altavista for an entire week while we fast in his honor. Give me a break. The man basically operated his vehicle in a reckless manner which resulted in his death while responding to a call, yet he has been heralded as a "hero" unparalleled to any other act in history. I am sorry, but this has gone waaaayyy beyond overkill. Other people in all walks of life serve other, the community, or their country without pay and without recognition, and don't get the presidential "lay in state" treatment this guy did. Move on, please. "