Drug Testing of Police Officers
Chief Gates makes an eloquent distinction between the violation of civil rights versus the safety of the public, in the issue of random mandatory drug testing for law-enforcement officers. Gates deserves the gratitude of the public he seeks to protect in this issue.
Even as he praises his officers for the loyal execution of their duties, he seeks to maintain the respect of the public by this weeding of the ranks for officers who abuse their extraordinary powers vested in their calling.
SOPHIA WYATT
Los Angeles
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