Rules Now Reversed
Is it only I who recognizes the gross incongruity in many news stories? Am I the only one appalled?
In The Times we read that our city must pay the families of four criminals $44,000. These are bandits, caught at the scene of the crime and suspected of participating in “a string of restaurant robberies,” who pointed guns at the police.
I know that excessive force is sometimes used by police, but this is different. Criminals with guns were committing a robbery. The police not only behaved properly, but saved the taxpayers the $30,000 to $40,000 it would have cost to maintain each criminal in prison each year.
It infuriates me that my taxes are used to apologize for clever police work.
M. STEPHEN SHELDON, Studio City
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