3 years ago I wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Minnesota Star Tribune Newspaper
Living in Perth Western Australia I had no way of knowing if the Letter was Published.
Yesterday I was trying to find another letter I wrote so I Googled my name.
Lo and Behold, my Letter to the Star Tribune was published in July 2017.
Re Justine Damond killing by Policeman Mohamad Noor
The Letter
Police Killings
On July 19 in Western Australia, a police officer was attacked with a Samurai sword and received a deep cut across the top of his head, fracturing his skull. He lost a litre of blood and required 25 stitches.
His partner subdued the attacker with a Taser. In this instance, lethal action may have been justified. But the professionalism of our police force found another way.
A member of the public in Minneapolis rings 911 to report a disturbance. On attending, approaching the squad car, she is shot dead because the officers were spooked by a noise.
Seems to me the lack of alternative methods to defuse and restrain is leading to too many innocent citizens being killed going about their lawful lives.
Yesterday I was trying to find another letter I wrote so I Googled my name.
Lo and Behold, my Letter to the Star Tribune was published in July 2017.
Re Justine Damond killing by Policeman Mohamad Noor
The Letter
Police Killings
On July 19 in Western Australia, a police officer was attacked with a Samurai sword and received a deep cut across the top of his head, fracturing his skull. He lost a litre of blood and required 25 stitches.
His partner subdued the attacker with a Taser. In this instance, lethal action may have been justified. But the professionalism of our police force found another way.
A member of the public in Minneapolis rings 911 to report a disturbance. On attending, approaching the squad car, she is shot dead because the officers were spooked by a noise.
Seems to me the lack of alternative methods to defuse and restrain is leading to too many innocent citizens being killed going about their lawful lives.
