Take, for example, the comment posted today by somebody using the screen name "Mitch Cumstein."
He made a wisecrack about Thomas' build, joking that "the officer's staple of coffee and doughnuts paid off."

Hardy, har, har.

A man nearly lost his life and you joke about it? Where's your respect?

Another person, using the screen name of "chargingbear" has accused Thomas of profiling the suspect, a Native American, and stopping simply to cause trouble.

Are you kidding me? The officer was doing his job, trying to help a resident free his vehicle from the snow. This doesn't have a thing to do with the color of anybody's skin.

And yet another person, using the screen name of "marionw," disrespectfully asked, "So when do we build Thomas a new house?," a reference to former Cedar City and Enoch police officer Clint Kelly, whose former co-workers are building a home for his family in Enoch.

This isn't about a house. This is about a man's well-being.

I don't know Jason Thomas, but I have the deepest respect and appreciation for him. We all should.