Mike Lester of the Rome News-Tribune in Rome, GA displays a cartoon with a policeman, presumably a captain or some ranking in charge, giving a speech to his officers. It is in a type of briefing situation, where the officers are given their assignments or information that is pertinant to their jobs.
In the first part, it shows the man in charge telling the other officers to "Be careful out there." That is something that you would expect, as the officers put their lives in danger every minute they are out on the job.
In the second part, the same man is speaking to the other officers but this time instead of an American flag in the background, there is a Mexico flag. One of the officers in the audience with a spanish phrase book. Instead of telling the officers to be careful, he is telling the officers to "Be politically correct out there." This is an observation on both the excessive emphasis being put on everything being politically correct. In this day and age, everyone seems to be sensitive about something and is getting offended by someone else that may or may not have intended to offend.
The second observation in this cartoon is how it is an expectation that Americans are having to make allowances for those from Mexico. We have to learn spanish and be observant of their culture and needs, but it seems that they are not forced to learn our language even though they are in America. This is a hot topic for many in the current state of affairs.
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