Kennedy on Cops

Re “Supreme Court Debates Traffic Violation Arrests,” Dec. 5: Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s attitude toward the cop who handcuffed and jailed a woman because she and her kids weren’t seat-belted was, “It is not a constitutional violation for a police officer to be a jerk.” How would he have felt if it was his daughter or granddaughter who experienced this trauma? If a policeman can be excused from such disgusting behavior by just admitting to being a jerk, then we’ll soon have a police state. This example of “conservative thinking” by one of the justices is frightening and should be an issue when the next nomination to the court is made.

CURTIS FEESE

Covina